Sansom Angus

Unique, out-of-the-box thinking, creative financing...what ever you call it, I believe in these bulls and the genetics that back them up. To prove it, I will accept payment on these bulls with heifers sired by them - commercial or registered. Not many people will wait until you get weaned calves by a bull before the bull is paid for. I know these bulls are bred for fescue country and will produce the type of replacements you need, and I quite frankly want more of their kind in my herd as well. Naturally, you can pay for the bulls when picked up and keep all their calves - or contact me about this unique idea.

We lost Octoraro Fabron 454 - but he lives in the semen tank. Just pulled a large stash of top quality semen on him. Future sons and daughters will still be coming - as well as those on the ground now and those due to be born in 2009. If you have a need for semen, just call or e-mail - when it is gone - it is gone!

Many of you know I sold all mature Cows a few years ago to a good grass-fed producer in LA. I have kept only the daughters of Fabron 454 as the new herd. Had some funds, so thought I would sample some of the highly advertised breeders programs. Not to slam any breeder - no names are given here, but they came in from MT and SD from highly promoted grass only programs. MISTAKE! I bought top end heifers sired by their best bulls, bred to their best bulls and they had all winter and spring to get acclimated to KY and fescue. It does not take a set of scales to see the massive dissappointment I brought in here. No milk, no growth, hard keeping cows that are struggling to make it with calves that look horrible. Select the cows and bulls for your program from like minded and like managed breeders in your "general environment". Shipping cattle across the nation is expensive and has proven to be a major waste of investment. I am just hoping their future calves that are sired by Fabron 454 will be an average producer in my herd - their moms will probably always be at the bottom. Selection for KY heat, humidity, and production on Fescue and clover is a feature I had never really appreciated until going thru this production problem with shipped in heifers. Hope it saves you some trouble in the future.

Many have asked about frame, weights, measurements on Fabron 454. "Attempted" spring of 2007 - 5 year old mature bull. My platform scales are in the alley on my working pens- works great for calves - but tight on mature bulls. Fabron was rubbing all sides as he was being weighed. Weighed over 1,900 lbs - Exact weight ??? I do not know / nor care - he is NOT for sale by the pound!

54Inches hip = 4 frame
42 cm scrotal

"Gerald Fry measurements"
Top line = 91 inches Rump= 28 inches Neck to Shoulder 30 inches Heart Girth = 92 inches
Therefore his top line equals his heart girth, and balanced with 1/3 rump, 1/3 neck etc.

Width measurements were not done as this meat wagon was rubbing all sides of the chute! Way better than Geralds recommendations of shoulder = 2 inches wider than rump length and shoulders 44% of hip height. This bulls ratios were done at a yearling when he was purchased and fit all of Geralds ratios then and now as a mature bull.

Slick Hair, Calm disposition, good feet, great pedigree, proven daughters, sons and grass finished steers!

Hope you find these different links interesting as you read more on grass fed, no antibiotic, no hormone, low input type cattle.

www.eatwild.com great info on grass fed beef!

www.spiritviewranch.com especially good "articles"

www.stockmangrassfarmer.net great magazine you should get + check out Allan's blog also!

www.tallgrassbeef.com a leader in the industry

www.pharocattle.com good info - also sigh up for his newsletter by e-mail

www.5barx.com a good discussion board

www.octoraroangus.com another good Angus breeder in PA.

http://shoshoneangus.homestead.com/home.html good breeder of Angus in WY

And naturally you can e-mail me at angus@larrysansom.com
or get more info at www.larrysansom.com

Just like the 8-N our cattle are low maintenance, low input, and last a long time.

When I bought Fabron 454, I saw his mother with her next calf, his 16 year old grandmother, and 18 year old greatgrandmother -ALL with a calf at side and heading back to the flush center! And they do it just as as my herd works - ON FORAGES ONLY - NO GRAIN!

With today's skyrocking production cost - using bulls with 3-5 generations of Forage Only production and testing is the only way to make a profit in the cattle business. Stop by and see the bulls available- they will sire super replacements for you and make the best forage only steers you have ever raised. Plus DNA tested for Tenderness!

A yearling son we are using on the Fabron daughters. This will be half brother - half sister mating for intensive breeding of the goodness in the 6 star tenderness bull Fabron 454. Sons like him are for sale. semen is also available on Fabron 454 

This is the nucleus of our new herd. We are breeding heifers sired by Fabron 454 for spring and fall calving. Sorry no heifers are for sale, but their half brothers by Fabron 454 are available. Once you see these heifers - you will want to use their brothers! 

Fabron 454 as a 4 year old. Just after we exposed him to all our mature cows before they were sold and delivered to a grass fed producer in Louisiana. Still in great shape and looking for more! We have a farm full of his daughters that will be the base of our linebred herd. Semen and sons of this 6 star DNA Tenderness Test bull are available. 

This is a 2006 Fabron 454 daughter and her mom - A full brother to this heifer is working as a yearling breeding his half sisters for our linebreeding program of the fabron 454 genetics.

FERTILITY COWS - What is that??
We have checked our cows for many things, but this has been the acid test for fertility - the ability to calve on First Heat for 4 or more consecutive years. That means dry years, hot years, wet years... We expect our cows to calve in their 60 day calving season, but I also wanted to know which cows are more fertile and never miss conception on their 1st heat with the bull. We never sell heifers from these cows, and their access is only through their sons. Fertility - Isn't that why you buy a bull?

Octoraro Fabron 454 - the sire of all bulls we have for sale, plus the service sire of all cows on our farm. GeneStar Tenderness DNA test = All 6 stars out of 6 star potential for Tenderness!! This bull is the perfect sire for grass finished cattle , plus his $EN+30 makes him one of the breeds all time great as a heifer sire. More info on his linebred pedigree, plus pictures of his sire, dam, great dam and great-great dam are at our web site www.larrysansom.com Semen and sons are available - just call. 

Rear View of Octoraro Fabron 454 as he was ready to go to work with the fall calving cows in 2004. He had just finished breeding the summer calving cows and got about a 30 day rest - pretty good condition for a bull that has bred cows every 6 months since he was a yearling!