All black bulls matter, but some matter more than others. There is black, and blacker, and less black. Sometimes black is hard to breed for, yet if done with a good black-plan in mind black can be easy and profitable. This is LINE UP, one of the great black sires at Dickinson Cattle Co. He was bred by Brian Brett of Brownwood, Texas for two years, and now serving in Ohio. Conventional semen is $50 and female is $150. (DCC always has bargain semen prices.)
https://www.texaslonghorn.com/inventory/index.cfm?con=id&IDNo=15103&BreedCode=T&Category=Reference_Sire
SHOWMAN is black with black in between more black. He is homozygous black so every calf will be black or black spotted even when bred to the lowest value dirt colored cows. Check his DCC ranch site for details. Scroll down and see every calf black or more black. ttps://www.texaslonghorn.com/inventory/index.cfm?con=id&IDNo=15546&BreedCode=T&Category=Reference_Sire
Semen is $100 conventional and $150 female. If black is important, Showman makes black mighty easy, yet priced low for entry level producers.
When planning the 2025 AI season, if you like black, and most do, here are some other choices of different black genetics.
To make AI plans for 2025, select "one-owner" semen from the great proven sires at Dickinson Cattle Co. Here is the link. Savor it and give a call for any additional info. https://www.texaslonghorn.com/inventory/semen/index.cfm
