Sale Pen for Running Arrow Farm LLC

Latest update: 6/1/2013

A deposit will hold an animal until weaning or delivery/pickup arrangements can be made.

Girls are OCV'd, vaccinations, deworming, and registrations are/will be current and provided.

It is possible that I could deliver for $1.50 per loaded mile.

We have several steps that we employ to narrow down the the different jobs for the young bulls and/or calf crop.

step one: evaluate from birth to weaning age at approximatly 6-7 months of age for dispostion, horn, weight gain, pedigree, color and dispostion.

step two: by weaning they have been worked 1 or 2 times for their calfhood vaccinations. bull calves that are slow gainers of their peer group which normally gain closer to the 1 pound per day gain instead of the 2 pound a day gain are sorted out at weaning time to go for recreation ropers or if they are fancy colored and have a good dispostion, then they could go for pasture pretty steers if one wanted.
Even if they seem to be a total package, if they fail the dispostion area, I have and do band them. I will give my heifers extra chances to work thru any issues. But for the boys it is critical for them to have good manners for me or anybody else.

step three: bulls are watched from weaning until they are 2 years of age. many are sold during step one and two, these that make it to step three are ones that I would consider for my own herd if I didn't have to keep my focus on my own breeding plans. These are young bulls that we will also rent out for breeding 1st time heifers when they are 14 months of age or older, or for registered breeding stock too.

step four: because of our limited pasture space and persistant drought conditions, we have a final job that these bulls will fill. That is to go into the RAF Farmers Market Freezer. It's not that I want these bulls to have this job. It is that since they are still here and I am running out of time for the tenderness factor for their heart healthy lean steaks, I need them to be under 24-30 months of age for the freezer.

So you see, we try our very best to fit our longhorns to a particular job that they will be good at. This applies to our females as well, I try to match what you are wanting to do with what I am selling. I need for you to be a satisfied customer.

NOTE: If you spot a bull that you like, speak up for him. Because I will not let you know until after the fact that he is gone. I do not believe in selling good registered stock for sale barn prices in a private treaty sale. If you want sale barn prices, please, go to the sale barn. We have worked hard to put together a quality herd.

Quality is what I want to have and Quality is what I want to sell.

Latest update: 6/1/2013

DELTA MAE DOB: 2/12/1994 EMPEROR x DELTA BUNNY Delta Mae now has a nice colorful "BAR B Q" son at side as of 12.20.12 Needless to say the old girl at 18 years and 10 months of age producing this calf is what Longhorns do. Both Mae's last heifer and bull calf are being retained and will go into our elite program that we are building. She was exposed to "TOTEM POLE" (76.125" t2t & 104" total horn 10X Bronze Winner) from 2/6/13 thru 4/29/13 (82 days) Deposit will hold her until I wean her bull calf. Possible 2 in 1. Bred by Johnny Hoffman himself with F.M. Graves Breeding. This is top of the line horn genetics even at her age. She and all of her calves are MFE. TTT: 67.3750 on 12/16/2010	RAF Spock's Shamrock Image DOB: 3/14/2009 ROUNDUP'S BLUE SPOCK x Salida Sleek Just calved a nice colored up bull calf by Rockytop Diamond. Exposed to 10X Bronze Winner "Totem Pole" starting on 4/29/13. For a possible 3 in 1 package deal. TTT: 43.0000 on 09/26/2011	RAF Rockytop's Shamrock DOB: 4/16/2009 Rockytop Diamond x RAF SPOCK'S SHAMROCK Out of our valuable dam line of "Salida Sleek" a "Salida Slick" grand-daughter. This cow line produces for us. Add in Owen McGill breeding from her sire and you have a girl that will be a corner-stone cow. Plain tan wrapper but a quality girl. Has a nice Red Magic 28 bull calf at side and headed to 10X Bronze Winner: Totem Pole's pasture. Or can be held open for your own bull. She and all of her calves are MFE. TTT: 34.6250 on 10/05/2010
RAF Spock's Worshipper DOB: 5/20/2009 ROUNDUP'S BLUE SPOCK x Shadow Worshipper 5/29/13 roan bull calf by Red Magic 28. Will be going into our 10X Bronze Winner "Totem Pole" pastue next. Unless you want her open. "Roundup's Purple Sage", "The Shadow", "Ozark Mountain Queen" and a bottom dam line that has Butler genetics. She and all of her calves are MFE. TTT: 33.2500 on 10/05/2010	RAF Rockytop's Gracie DOB: 2/12/2011 Rockytop Diamond x SD Miss Gracie 53.0" at 20.2 months of age at the TLBAA 2012 Horn Showcase for the TOTAL Horn Entry. She had heavy competition from an El Coyote bred girl who took 1st, a Brent Bolen bred girl took 2nd and our girl did get 3rd. We had fun. She also got 2 seconds of film time on channel 5 news. Due to drought conditions continuing I am offering her for sale for now. Exposed to Rockytop Diamond for 2013.	RAF TRAIL'S HERSHEY BAR DOB: 4/8/2011 TRAIL DUST 40 x RJL HERSHEY BAR For Sale: We have used Trail's Hershey Bar on a select group of our virgin heifers this past winter. Because we are keeping back 2 younger half brothers to him we will let this one go. He and his offspring are Millennium Futurity Eligible. The combination of Trail Dust 40 on top of Bar B Q daughters is a proven sucessful combination.
RAF Rumble's Blue Shadow DOB: 4/18/2011 RUMBLE x RAF SPOCK'S BLACK SHADOW SALE PENDING: A true blue roan Rumble son. Blue has 5/8ths of the valuable "Owen McGill" breeding on his topside and has 3/8th outcross of "Good Friday" who is the dam of "The Shadow", along with "Ozark Mountain Queen" and "Classic Bluffer" in his dam lineage. This is a bull calf that I will love to watch mature. His roan could/should speckle in as a lot of McGill breeding does.	RAF Bar B Q's Twin A DOB: 4/23/2011 BAR B Q x SH PEACH RESPECT 1st born of bull twins, I have kept this one back to watch his horn shape grow. His tips are rolling over again. Small for his age due to not only being a twin but going thru our severe drought for over 2 years. He still carries the top McGill genetics for an outcross on your herd.	RAF Bar B Q's Shamrock DOB: 8/3/2011 BAR B Q x RAF SPOCK'S SHAMROCK This bull calf is a result of mating my best total horned 2007 heifer to 3x Horn Showcase Winner "BAR B Q". You know the quality BAR B Q puts on his calves.
RAF Tango's Salida DOB: 1/16/2012 RAF Tango Rattler x RAF Spock's Shamrock Image Our best son of RAF Tango Rattler. Combination of Boomerang CP, McGill and Gunman breeding. This is a nice bull. Good natured. Easy to work. He should put color on a solid colored cow.	raf tango's sleek DOB: 3/27/2012 RAF Tango Rattler x RAF Rockytop's Shamrock This heifer is a 3rd generation of our good "Salida Sleek" dam line in our herd. The middle half of her pedigree is filled with Owen McGill/Johnny Wilson breeding with Boomerang CP and Gunman influence for the outcross. She will be a good producer.	RAF BarBQ's Sassy DOB: 7/29/2012 BAR B Q x Blue Mountain Sassy Only because of our persistant extended drought conditions am I offering a Bar B Q daughter. She is showing horn twist. Don Anderson told me Q's best were out of Butler lineage females which her dam is with just a touch of "Phenomenon". Plain red wrapper but a nice solid girl with a great future ahead of her. Gentle and easy to work. McGill/Wes Watson/Phenomenon combination for her breeding.
rockytop diamond x spock's shamrock image DOB: 4/22/2013 Rockytop Diamond x RAF Spock's Shamrock Image Sells with dam for a possible 3 in 1 package deal. This dam line produces color more often than not. This bull is a great blend of 5/8 ths Owen McGill breeding on top part of his pedigree. With the 25% bottom dam line being DCCI via "Salida Slick". Throw in a touch of the great "Ozark Mountain Queen" dam line in the mix. He has potential.	red magic 28 x rockytop's shamrock DOB: 4/24/2013 RED MAGIC 28 x RAF Rockytop's Shamrock Nice flag on his forehead. Hunt's Command Respect 3x, Smoky Diamond, Salida Slick, and Roundup's Purple Sage. Doug Hunt and Owen McGill are over 3/4 of his pedigree on top of 12.5% DCCI breeding on the bottom dam line. He will develop into a nice bull. He is MFE.	BAR B Q X Shadow Worshipper DOB: 5/1/2013 BAR B Q x Shadow Worshipper A true Black and White Line Back. Valuable "Roundup" genetics on top of "The Shadow" daughter. Born BLACK and will stay Black. He will deepen your colors and keep a nice body. Brings top quality genetics. Gentle, already coming to the fence line to see me. 50% Owen McGill on top of 50% DCCI breeding. Deposit will hold him until weaning time.