RAISING ANGUS WITH RELIABILITY
Our focus at Western Icon Angus is to produce cattle that travel & excel on the range with no creep feeder assistance while delivering robust, high weaning weight calves. Our herd stems from a powerful cow family with great udders, fertility, and disposition that consistently delivers superior performance year after year.
The FOUNDATION
WESTERN ICON HI-IMPACT
Hi-Impact combined a 70 pound birth weight with an adjusted 205 day weight of 717 pounds for a weaning ratio of 101, gaining 3.54 pounds per day for an adjusted 365 day weight of 1,283 pounds for a yearling ratio of 104 with a phenomenal %IMF ratio of 130 and an adjusted 365 day ultrasound rib eye area measurement of 15.1 square inches for a URE ratio of 113 with an adjusted 365 day scrotal circumference measure of 37 centimeters and a moderate 5.7 frame score.
This is a docile, long and deep bodied, low birth weight, easy fleshing, moderate framed carcass bull, that is stacked with maternal goodness covers all the bases and combines the optimum balance of functionality with performance excellence.
HI-Impact at the Origen bull facility in Huntly, MT.
HI-Impact as a yearling before sale day
WESTERN ICON HI-dEFINITION
Hi-Definition is a REAL WORLD RANCHER'S BULL! He's got an outstanding 16.5" ribeye & calving ease that's off the charts! He came into the world weighing 75 pounds and weaned at 712 pounds. His yearling weight was an impressive 1307 pounds with NO CREEP FEED! He's easy fleshing & docile from a proven high fertility cow family. He comes from generations of RANGE HARDENED females who consistently wean off top end, heavy calves! This cow family is long, deep & wide with a perfect size frame.
WESTERN ICON EFFICIENCY
As a first calf heifer, Western Icon Efficiency, by the ABS Global outcross sire, CAR Efficient 534, is deep ribbed, robust and the right size for real world ranch production and longevity. She is able to travel and excel on the range without any creep feeder assistance, and still wean a calf 1/2 her body weight while maintaining her fertility.
S A W FINAL QUEEN
Grand Dam of HI-Impact, Final Queen, is a S A V Final Answer 0035 daughter from the Wicks Angus Herd who delivers beautiful calves year after year. She comes from a herd that has been bred to thrive on the ranges of South Dakota & continues that tradition with the Western Icon Angus family of cattle.