Trophyclass was brought to Hoover Angus as the phenotypic standout of Tyler & Meg Scales' 2021 bull crop. His phenomenal producing dam was still going strong at 16 years of age!

The first Trophyclass daughters came into production in 2025, and they have superior teat size and shape, a nice temperament, and are motherly young females. They held their flesh well and are standout females with optimum growth and carcass qualities. We expect Trophyclass daughters to leave a legacy for not only phenotype, but fertility, structure, fleshing ability, and the ability to thrive and perform in fescue country in part due to their hair shedding qualities. A Trophyclass daughter ties as the 2nd top indexing cow at Hoover Angus!

Trophyclass stamps his calves with unprecedented rib shape and adequate frame size. Several Trophyclass daughters will sell in our February 2, 2027 sale.

Trophyclass is a proud bull that offers excellent structure, a wide stance and chest floor, bold muscle, big testicles and superior foot shape. When I first saw the bull as a yearling, I knew he was the next “great one” for the Hoover program. My decision was solidified when I discovered his dam was in her teens and still going strong!

Trophyclass' EPDs aren't earth shattering, but more important, they are REALISTIC, BELIEVABLE, and ACHIEVABLE. As our breed constantly chases wild EPDs and outlier marbling genetics, we wanted a bull that hits an “optimal” target for carcass genetics while prioritizing maternal qualities. Trophyclass does that! Better yet, he set the weaning weight record at E L K Angus in a dry year! Trophyclass thrived on the tough sagebrush country at the base of the Bighorn Mountains in Scales’ herd that is built around the commercial cattlemen's satisfaction. Trophyclass progeny are expected to work well at elevation as he has one of the best PAP EPDs of any Hoover-owned sire.

Trophyclass traces back to Walt Hoover's foundational herd sire, the 1936-born Revolution's Bell Boy.

Jim Stampfel of Pine Coulee Angus, breeder of Trophyclass' dam, has this to say about her, "The 16 year-old Black Annie U7 cow is definitely in the discussion as the best cow to be raised at Pine Coulee. She passes on a ton of muscle and style with very good feet, udder, and excellent fertility. She can travel, she can forage, and her production record is excellent. Lastly, her disposition can't be beat, calm and mature." U7's natural calves average a moderate 96 birth ratio, yet whopping 110 weaning ratio and 108 yearling ratio. She sold in the 2018 Ladies of the Beartooth Sale for $31,000, and has produced over $150,000 in progeny sales including the Lot 1 bull in the 2018 Pine Coulee Bull Sale.

Trophyclass froze semen on his second collection at just 13 months of age, and was flushed to one of the most high-profile cows in the Hoover herd. Then in the fall of 2022, after being away from cows or collections for 3 months, he froze just shy of 500 units in his first walk-in collection!

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