Welcome to Brink Genetics’ 2024 Bull & Female Offering
We would like to say Thank You to our customers and visitors from the US and around the world. Our Fleckvieh genetics are throughout the United States, in 27 foreign countries along with bordering neighbors Mexico and Canada. It is your input and conversations about your operations that assist us in building Fleckviehs to generate profit for you. This marks our 34th year of breeding Full Blood Fleckviehs. Our 120 head cow herd is of Full Fleckvieh breeding from the German and Austria herd book.
2023 was another year of increased operating cost and for the weather, it was dry. We found ourselves feeding additional hay in means of extending pasture life, something we are not use
to. The alfalfa and row crop fields fortunately caught timely rains to be optimistic. We are now
in the heart of our calving season, it started during record low temps and now currently in record high temps for the month of February. We are just along for the ride when it comes to mother nature. Somethings we can’t control, but others we can. One can’t stress enough the importance of profit driven decisions. With margins tight throughout the industry, knowing costs, days on feed, and marketing qualities will enable you to lock in that return.
The young bulls and heifers of this crop possess all the ingredients to put the producer in the
right direction. There are bulls for every kind of program, whether you need to add performance and send offspring to town quicker or need a bull to make those cows tougher and longer lasting. Fertility and early maturation is what elevates Fleckvieh. They can do more great things at a young age compared to the competition. They start cycling sooner, marble sooner, and will not be over fat under proper management. Their marketing window is wider which allows for marketing flexibility while still remain efficient to heavier weights if you choose that direction.
Feed efficiency data tells the truth and it’s hard for us not to repeat this. 90 head that were sired from Brink Fleckvieh genetics were able to convert 5.67lbs. of feed per pound of gain. Industry avg. is over 7lbs of feed per pound of gain. WE ARE GENERATING BIG SAVINGS! This group of cattle were 13 months old weighing 1387lbs. Industry average age at harvest stated by packers is over 22 months. We continue to get reports of 15 month old steers weighing 1500 plus pounds. Grow fast efficiently and harvest at a young age with good kill sheets.
The yearling bulls and heifers in this year’s offering are something special to say the least. They’re uniform in kind, have extra muscling, sound on feet/legs, and carry that extra depth of body. Find a bull that compliments your cows and see the difference upfront and personal. There are six polled bulls being offered with two of them being diluters. We are total herd enrolled within the American Simmental Association and 100% DNA tested.