Long, Wide, Expansive Ribbed, Big Footed, Stout Boned, yet Feminine, Gentle, Moderate, Sound, and Fertile…. She’s Nearly Perfect.

A stunning female in the flesh, Myrtle 8H is a remarkable beast regardless of breed on the hoof and in the entire IGS Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation— the database where EPDs for 22 million head of seedstock beef cattle are evaluated, representing 4 countries on 3 different continents— she can’t be matched.

Yes, her combination of breed complementarity and genetic resume is that rare. 

As the American beef industry evolves and calls on Shorthorns to fill the void of a lack of true maternal options, Shorthorns first have to step up and be consistent & dependable for calving ease, and Myrtle 8H writes the kind profile that can get us there, just like her dam, the most prepotent cow in the Gilman Shorthorn’s program. Combine that with her elite carcass yield & merit predictions and outstanding advantages in Stayability, all the while being a female you can use to inject well above average growth while keeping mature size in check, you simply have a cow that cannot be matched in the population. Just try it– run the sorts. Nothing else meets her genetic specs.

Further, she is a proven dam of awesome sons. Her first son was 79 lbs. at birth and ratioed over 100 (above average) in his historic contemporary group for WW, YW, REA, and IMF; he scanned an unbelievable 122 ratio for Marbling… and to top it off, he sold into a respected commercial herd for $9,000. Her second calf is a highlight of the 2024 Gilman sale offering; weighing 83 lbs. at birth, yet ratioing 108 for WW at 726 lbs. This calf is highly admired by visitors for his beautiful foot & leg assembly, squareness of hip and smooth shoulder.

Just the facts: Myrtle 8H is the Shorthorn breed’s most elite genomically-stacked donor female for ideal genetic progress.

BSG Dottie 2120 of 15A is rare bird in the beef Shorthorn business. Who says maternal cattle can’t be breed leaders for carcass excellence? Visually, this female is so wide pinned and broad hipped and she maintains that advantage forward down her top and keeps it at the center portion of her skeleton and all the way to the ground.
One scan of her digitalbeef.com profile proves you can have it all. From visual style and three-dimensional body design to cow family, to her actual performance information, we couldn’t be more excited than we are with Dottie 2120. And she walks the talk. Her performance ratios prove she can flat get it done: 117@WW, 112@YW, 111@REA and 136@IMF.
Braiding the western Canadian Myrtle 83N & Goose 32R cow families on the top side of her pedigree with the globally famous Dottie tribe, added with our American cow line known for extreme longevity—the the Rosewood lineage—all take cow family greatness to extreme significance. BSG Dottie 2120’s granddam Dottie 29X was an import from Alberta after being developed in the historic Alta Cedar program. Many breeders across the Shorthorn spectrum have had great success with their Dottie’s and so have we as evidenced with Dottie 2120. The dam of Dottie 2120, BSG Dottie 1766, was Wes Wise’s pick of our herd in 2018, so the phenotypic quality is certainly generational. BSG Dottie 2120 represents the next generation of female greatness in Greens Fork, America. Never before has a female been so destined for the donor pen in our program.

Rarely does one come across a cow so balanced and well-rounded in EVERY SINGLE category for donor-pen analysis, but 458B hit nearly every single target on the bullseye. Phenotype, Outcross Pedigree, Unmatched & Proven Production Record, EPDs, $Value Indexes, Fleshing Ability, Color, Docility; you name it and 458B gets an ‘A’ every time. The dam of our power sire, RUSHMORE, 458B is writing her own chapter in Shorthorn history quietly. Watch for more progeny at BSG and Spry’s in Australia.

The day we came across 2024 in the pasture at Rensselaer, I whispered to Phil, “Game Over.” I have never seen a Shorthorn cow in the flesh as impressive as 2024. Ever. The true Power Cow of the American Shorthorn population today, and one of the most unique performance females of the entire 20 million head in the IGS Multi-breed Genetic Evaluation. This is why we don’t just flush her Shorthorn, but to bulls of other breeds as well; her genetic value is of interest of anyone wanting to maximize the profit of beef seedstock, regardless of breed. Think of everything a Power Cow should look like and 2024 does it; stout-boned, huge-hipped, massive barrel, but also jerk-fronted and feminine. Some of the wisest stockmen we know have invested in 2024, that’s why you can find her influence nation-wide in the USA, up in Canada, over in Europe, and down in Australia. She is getting up there in age, inquire early about her influence, and don’t be afraid to reap the benefits of her ShorthornPlus contribution.

Owned with Schafer Angus Ranch, Orland, CA. 1244 has always been at the forefront in our eyes as one of the really good daughters produced by Stampede. Being a Rosewood, she has Stayability built in; that cow family has been in the herd for all 25+ years we have had the Shorthorns. She is the dam of the great BSG Stayability at Leveldale who produced some of Les’ high $Value brood cows in his time. After beef quality? This cow is a genetic freak for Marbling, being one of the breeds very best. You can find progeny from Indiana to Iowa to California. Look in if you want to add quality look, brood cow design and carcass merit to your program.

Owned with Y Lazy Y Shorthorns, Corvallis, MT. If you’re looking pounds in the right package, you have come to the right place. So moderate in scale and frame but still ranks in the Top 1% for both WW & YW. Talk about fleshing ability, 441B and her progeny can get fat off of air and water! She has been the pick of many visitors over the years, and because of her daughters has recently entered the donor program.

Here is a cow that needs little introduction as she can be found in hundreds of pedigrees nation-wide. 42U is the dam is the famous Taylor Made who has left a mark of calving ease and quality cows at the herds of Leveldale, BSG, Byland, & Peak View and who is the sire of numerous great ones, including Leveldale Boardwalk at Cates Farms, Shadybrook & Hill Haven. Still going at 13 years of age, this high ranking, profit generating, leading $Value Index cow puts so many good things together and there are always maternal sibs to Taylor Made available.

“The Dam of Great Sires” as Dr. Bert Moore put it. 73R’s story is best told through her sons like Task Force, Banjo, Mapleton Earl, Profitwise, Maximus, Wise’s Great Plains and others around the country. A cow that looked like a $Million every time you turned around and produced the high profit kind. A diverse portfolio of production, her son Task Force still ranks of as one of the breed’s Trait Leaders for Calving Ease and Profitwise maintains as a Trait Leader for Weaning Weight, while both being extraordinarily high for $British Maternal Index. She had it all, and we miss her roaming the hills in east-central Indiana. Few embryos left, but some still available.