H&K Acceleration F24

"Acceleration" is so named because of his low birth weight to high weaning weight spread. His first two calf crops have done just this - calves averaged a 98 birth weight ratio and a 102 wean ratio in 7 herds! This dropped his BW EPD and increased his WW EPD!

Acceleration has a hard-to-find EPD package with tremendous EPDs in 3 economically important (but distinctly different) areas: Growth (WW & YW EPDs), Maternal ($Weaned Calf Value), and Calving Ease (BW & CEM). He was the lead-off and co-top selling bull in our 2008 production sale selling to Palmer Angus, Wellman, IA and Hawleys Gen X Angus, Arcadia, NE.

Every animal in the bottom half of Acceleration's three generation pedigree is a Pathfinder! He has more Pathfinders in his pedigree than any other Hoover herd sire, and more than most of the Angus breed's top sires.

Dam X78 records 9-95 birth weight ratio, 9-110 wean ratio, and 9-106 yearling ratio. She maintains a 361 day calving interval. She is an easy fleshing, more moderate framed 377 daughter with a superb udder. If I were to pick out the top 10 cows of the herd each year, she would certainly be in those 10. . . every year. Her 2008 heifer calf, and full sister to Acceleration, was the 10th heaviest weaning weight heifer calf of the crop. X78's fifth feature son was purchased for $14,000 by Paul's Livestock of Edwall, WA.

Grandam S78 records 12 at 94 birth weight ratio, 12 at 103 wean ratio, 11 at 102 yearling ratio, and has a 364 day calving interval. Her sons have averaged a 15.1" ribeye. Current breed average for bulls is 12.36".