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Optics was one of our largest sire groups in 2022 and 2023, and they have not disappointed yet!These calves were fun to wean, as they showed excellent growth and the added frame and length of body our customers like.They represent a completely new pedigree for our repeat customers. Our February 6, 2024 sale will once again offer a large sire group of Optics bulls and females.
Optics sired the #1 adjusted weaning weight bull calf of our 2022 crop at 915 pounds!The 4th top weaning weight bull was also by Optics. In the heifer division (non-ET calves), Optics sired the #2, #4, and #6 top weaning weight heifers! Once again in our 2023 crop, Optics calves performed well – they dominated the top end of our ET bull calf weaning weights, and 2nd top weaning weight heifer of the entire crop was by Optics.
In our quest to find the most “optimal” bull to be sold in the spring of 2021, Optics met the mark! Although he is notextremein any one area, we feel he isoptimalin nearly every area! His EPD package instantly drew our attention, his video further sparked our interest, and by the time we evaluated the bull in person as well as FOUR of the females in his pedigree, we knew this was the bull to own!
Before we purchased Optics, we saw his dam, grandam, and great grandam, and were impressed with each generation. His grandam has earned Pathfinder honors, and his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation dams have all served as donors for Raml Cattle. His great grandam is still going strong at 10 years of age, and she produced the $28,000 Raml Rugby 7103 owned by ABS. She is a beautiful uddered, excellent footed, smooth walking female.
Hoover Angus purchased Optics for $29,000, then partnered up with the runner-up bidders after the sale, Panther Creek Ranch and Cattle Visions, to make the owner’s slate complete along with the Raml family. Optics quickly froze over 500 units of semen as a yearling bull before turn-out.
Optics weaned at 812 pounds, WR 112, YW 1420 lbs., YR 113, and had a 41 cm scrotal. He is wide based, thick, smooth shouldered, and offers the frame and stretch that is hard to find in the breed today. His pedigree is a complete outcross to our program, and the vast majority of current Angus pedigrees.
Sire Rangefinder was the $29,000 selection of ABS in the 2018 Raml sale. Three impressive Rangefinder sons in the 2021 Raml sale averaged $15,500.
Semen is available through Cattle Visions for $30/unit and $40/certificate.