Breed Guidelines

Breed Guidelines - Necks and Shoulders

In this issue of Breed Guidelines we will be taking a look at the necks and shoulders of Longhorn cattle. The neck should be trim in cows and masculine in bulls. Very short or very long necks along with ewe neck is consider objectionable. The shoulders of a Longhorn should be free moving, smooth and [...]

Breed Guidelines

Breed Guidelines - Back

In this issue of Breed Guidelines we will be reviewing the back or top-lines of Longhorn cattle. A desirable back or top-line should be strong with a slope upward from the shoulders to hook bones. The back should show some flex or dip as the animal walks. This helps the animal to be able to [...]

Breed Guidelines

Breed Guidelines - Conformation

In this issue of Breed Guidelines we are going to be looking at the general conformation of Texas Longhorn cattle. The general type or form should exhibit good length of body with moderate depth and thickness of body. The top of the hips should be higher than the top of the shoulders. The body should have [...]

Breed Guidelines

Breed Guidelines - Hooks and Rump

In this issue of our Breed Guidelines we will be talking about the rear-end structure of a Longhorn. The hooks (or hip bones) should be broad and reasonably prominent with a downward slop toward the pin bones. You want to avoid narrowness in the hooks and extreme levelness from hooks to pins as these will [...]

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Breed Guidelines - Sheath and Navel

In this issue of Breed Guidelines we will be taking a look at the Sheath on bulls and the Navel on bulls and cows. The sheath of a Longhorn bull should have a small orifice and a retracted prepuce. The navel should be flat and small in size. You do not want to see a long [...]

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Email From Millennium Futurity Manager

I would like to thank Mr. Bill Davidson-Millennium Futurity Manager for his resent email about a post on this site. The email was very respectfull and he emailed me directly about correcting some information in the post, not a mass email to everyone. I am going to sure the important parts with you know…. He [...]

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Kentucky Issues Livestock Restrictions due to Texas VS Case

Notice from Kentucky regarding restrictions in place immediately, due to the detection of vesicular stomatitis in Texas.
 
If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Texas Animal Health Commission at 800-550-8242 or E.S. Rusty Ford at the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office at 502-564-3956.
 
Other states may place similar movement restrictions, so it is [...]

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Don L. King Attends Millennium Futurity

Don L. King, who was found guilty of misappropriating over $100,000 from the TLBAA seemed to be a welcomed guest at the recent Millennium Futurity.  This event is open to the public and Mr. King had the right to attend. But, by most accounts, he was welcomed with open arms by a number of those [...]

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Nation’s First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) for 2009 Detected in Texas

News Release     
Texas Animal Health Commission           
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719                                                 
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us
 
For immediate release:
 
Nation’s First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) for 2009 Detected in Texas
 
The nation’s first case of vesicular [...]

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Cattle Tuberculosis Confirmed in Texas

News Release     
Texas Animal Health Commission           
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719                                                  
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us
 
For immediate release: Cattle Tuberculosis Confirmed in Texas;
Check with States of Destination Before Shipping Cattle
Cattle tuberculosis (TB) has [...]

Industry News Shows and Sales

Cowtown Classic Sale

Lot #
Name
Consignor
Sale Price

1
Wyoming Warpaint Syndication
Rombeck-Bondon Partnership
?

2
JTW Super Sue
Bob Dube
$300.00

3
ZD Texas Rock
Sweetwater Cattle Company
P.O.

4
SDR Jenny
Dave Hovingh
$750.00

5
M Arrow Coach’s Miracle
Joe & Carolyn Wissel
P.O.

6
Sherly Temple
Tracy Caruth
$850.00

7
HL Blues Lobby Lady
Red Peak Ranch
$500.00

8
Southern Pali
Concho Ranch
$900.00

9
Rex Anne Leigh
Joe & Carolyn Wissel
P.O.

10
ULC 212
El Coyote Ranch
$1,200.00

11
Stalkers Kitty
Tracy Caruth
$1,000.00

12
LR Jasmine
Panther Creek Ranch
P.O.

13
SDR Rios Coco
Dave Hovingh
$5,000.00

14
EOT Imperial Star
Mountain Creek Longhorns
Scratch

15
Wiregrass Debutant
Richard & Jeanne Filip
Scratch

16
JL Prairie [...]

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Email From Millennium Futurity Manager

I would like to thank Mr. Bill Davidson-Millennium Futurity Manager for his resent email about a post on this site. The email was very respectfull and he emailed me directly about correcting some information in the post, not a mass email to everyone. I am going to sure the important parts with you know…. He [...]

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Kentucky Issues Livestock Restrictions due to Texas VS Case

Notice from Kentucky regarding restrictions in place immediately, due to the detection of vesicular stomatitis in Texas.
 
If you have questions, please feel free to contact the Texas Animal Health Commission at 800-550-8242 or E.S. Rusty Ford at the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s Office at 502-564-3956.
 
Other states may place similar movement restrictions, so it is [...]

Featured Industry News Straight Talk

Don L. King Attends Millennium Futurity

Don L. King, who was found guilty of misappropriating over $100,000 from the TLBAA seemed to be a welcomed guest at the recent Millennium Futurity.  This event is open to the public and Mr. King had the right to attend. But, by most accounts, he was welcomed with open arms by a number of those [...]

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Nation’s First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) for 2009 Detected in Texas

News Release     
Texas Animal Health Commission           
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719                                                 
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us
 
For immediate release:
 
Nation’s First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) for 2009 Detected in Texas
 
The nation’s first case of vesicular [...]

Longhorn Photos

Photo Contest Entries

Here are some of the early entries in the photo contest. The Deadline is June 1, 2009 so keep those photos coming. First prize is $100.

“Speckled Pot at Sunset” submitted by Annie Morgan of Hooker Longhorns from Adkins,TX

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Photo Contest

The Longhorn Round-Up News and Views will be hosting a spring photo contest. Dust off your cameras and hit the pastures. The contest is open to all photos of  Longhorn cattle. First place will receive $100 and will be featured on our website. Second place will receive $50 and will be featured on our website. All [...]

Longhorn Photos

Welcome To Photo Gallery

Welcome to the Longhorn Photo Gallery. We will be posting interesting photos of Longhorn cattle for your enjoyment.

Horns on the Horizon

Industry News Shows and Sales

Cowtown Classic Sale

Lot #
Name
Consignor
Sale Price

1
Wyoming Warpaint Syndication
Rombeck-Bondon Partnership
?

2
JTW Super Sue
Bob Dube
$300.00

3
ZD Texas Rock
Sweetwater Cattle Company
P.O.

4
SDR Jenny
Dave Hovingh
$750.00

5
M Arrow Coach’s Miracle
Joe & Carolyn Wissel
P.O.

6
Sherly Temple
Tracy Caruth
$850.00

7
HL Blues Lobby Lady
Red Peak Ranch
$500.00

8
Southern Pali
Concho Ranch
$900.00

9
Rex Anne Leigh
Joe & Carolyn Wissel
P.O.

10
ULC 212
El Coyote Ranch
$1,200.00

11
Stalkers Kitty
Tracy Caruth
$1,000.00

12
LR Jasmine
Panther Creek Ranch
P.O.

13
SDR Rios Coco
Dave Hovingh
$5,000.00

14
EOT Imperial Star
Mountain Creek Longhorns
Scratch

15
Wiregrass Debutant
Richard & Jeanne Filip
Scratch

16
JL Prairie [...]

Shows and Sales

Millennium Futurity Sale Prices

Lot#
Price

1
9000

2
2000

3
4500

4
po

5
po

6
2750

7
1250

8
3250

9
1750

10
3000

11
1100

12
1500

13
2900

14
800

15
1500

16
2200

17
2250

18
4000

19
po

20
900

21
750

22
po

23
5000

24
4750

25
1600

26
6700

27
po

28
800

29
po

30
2100

31
2900

32
1250

33
2000

34
1600

35
15000

36
800

37
6000

38
5500

39
800

40
900

41
2100

42
2000

43
3500

44
out

45
1500

46
po

47
2500

48
1300

49
1300

50
1750

51
1800

52
4700

53
6900

54
1600

55
1400

56
1000

57
1400

58
po

59
2900

60
1900

61
2300

62
3250

63
1100

64
2000

65
7000

66
1000

67
3000

68
po

69
out

70
out

These are not the official prices but were noted by someone who attended the sale.

Featured Industry News Shows and Sales

Donated Heifer To Sale At Indian Territory Sale

The Indian Territory Texas Longhorn Association will be hosting their Annual Sale on June 27, 2009 at the Red River Livestock Auction near Marietta, OK. The sale will feature approximately 135 lots of top quality cattle from across the nation. Among these lots there will be a beautiful April 2008 heifer by Win By Shadow and out of Brindle Rose, who [...]

Shows and Sales

Lazy L Longhorn Ranch Sale Results

These sale results were obtained from people that attended the sale and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. This is not an official sale report.
 

Lot #
Name
Consignor
Sale Price

1
LLL Max’s Gracie
Lazy L Longhorns
3600

2
S.R. Splash O Shadow
Steffeck Ranch
700

3
LLL Max’s Paige
Lazy L Longhorns
8000

4
Pacific Parry
Fairlea Longhorn Ranch
scratch

5
S.R. 989
Steffeck Ranch
600

6
BW Desire
Broken Wagon Cattle Company
1600

7
LLL Max’s Mocha
Lazy L Longhorns
6000

8
7 Bar [...]

Shows and Sales

Midwest Invitational Sale Results

The following email letter was sent out by Mr. Mike Bowman
 
Longhorn Breeders;
 
Debbie and I would like to thank all the consignors and longhorn breeders that came to the Midwest Longhorn Sale and all the longhorn breeders that watched, bid on and/or bought cattle over the Internet this year. I want to thank our auctioneer Joel [...]

Featured Industry News Straight Talk

Don L. King Attends Millennium Futurity

Don L. King, who was found guilty of misappropriating over $100,000 from the TLBAA seemed to be a welcomed guest at the recent Millennium Futurity.  This event is open to the public and Mr. King had the right to attend. But, by most accounts, he was welcomed with open arms by a number of those [...]

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Selecting Sires For Horn and More

By Russell Hooks
 
 
In an earlier article we discussed selecting for more than just horn in Longhorn females. Now let’s talk about Longhorn bulls. Some breeders think the tape measure is the answer to selecting the best bull. Once again that is not the case. There are numerous bulls in the industry that are in the [...]

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Selecting Cows for Horns and More

        In today’s Longhorn market it is not always easy to judge the true value or quality of the cattle. There are cattle selling for prices ranging from $400 dollars all the way up to $170,000.  What is the difference between the bottom and top prices?  The answer is HORNS… not necessarily overall quality.  We [...]

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Facts Not Emails and Rumors

Over the last couple of weeks a number of TLBAA members have received messages from Joe Graddy (who served on the Board under Don L. King) which leads us to believe that the TLBAA is going broke.  That is NOT the case.  Below is his most recent email, with a very misleading title; it includes [...]

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TLMA Having Financial Troubles?

The TLMA is in great need of financial support, which is evident by their search for “new investors”.  Only the inner circle of the TLMA truly knows how bad their financial situation is because the TLMA financial status has not been made public.  The “members” of the TLMA do not know the financial status of [...]

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Best Of Texas Longhorn Sale

Lot #
Name
Consignor
Sale Price

 Lot A
Wiregrass Aideen
Wiregrass Longhorns
$1,800.00

 Lot A
 
 
$900.00

1
Licorice Spice
Deer Creek Longhorns
$500.00

2
LLL Max’s Evy
Lazy L Longhorns
$500.00

3
Muscatel 9/7
Michael Perry
$500.00

4
MK French Kiss
Hudson Longhorns
$1,600.00

5
Texas S Independent Gal
Benny & Joyce Hruzek
$2,500.00

6
See Of Cotton
Agee & Karen Spidle
P.O.

7
Wiregrass Arcadia
Wiregrass Longhorns
$1,700.00

8
JP Grand Pretty Girl 2
Johnnie & Pat Robinson
$2,500.00

9
Rosey Drifter
Bob Dube
$800.00

10
She’s A Slam, PRTL
Ross & Tricia Polk
$300.00

11
306-HCC Golden Gal
H.C. Carter
$500.00

12
JP Grand Starstar
Johnnie & Pat Robinson
$1,000.00

13
TX [...]