If you’re building cattle for the long haul, it starts with cow families.

BK 242 Load Up 541 is a bull backed by generations of proven maternal genetics, combining some of the most respected calving ease, maternal, and performance bloodlines in the Angus breed.

His dam is a daughter of the legendary Coleman Bravo 6313, one of the most influential breeding bulls in the Angus industry. Bravo was the $450,000 all-time record-selling bull and the featured Lot 1 bull in the 2018 Coleman Angus Ranch Sale. More importantly, he has earned a reputation for producing productive, feminine daughters with beautiful udders, structural correctness, and longevity.

Bravo is out of the renowned Coleman Donna 714, one of the highest income-producing cows in Coleman Angus Ranch history. The Donna cow family has become synonymous with fertility, productivity, and maternal excellence, making Bravo one of the breed’s most trusted female-making sires.

On the top side, 541 is sired by BK Load Up 242, one of our home-raised herd bulls and a bull we are extremely excited about. From the day he was born, 242 stood out for his depth, rib shape, width, and overall eye appeal.

242 is by GDAR Load Up 7104, a proven calving ease sire with more than 400 calves in his proof. Load Up has become known for producing cattle with:

✔ Excellent feet and structure
✔ Moderate, easy-fleshing body type
✔ Strong performance
✔ Productive daughters
✔ Outstanding calving ease

His sons have been very well received by commercial cattlemen, while his daughters continue to impress us with their maternal ability and longevity.

Adding even more strength to the pedigree, 242’s dam, BK Miss Erica 601, is a daughter of the influential Connealy Confidence 0100. Confidence was the high-selling bull of the 2011 Connealy sale and became famous for combining calving ease, carcass merit, maternal value, and phenotype into one package. His daughters have proven themselves time and time again as productive, dependable cows.

When you stack Load Up, Confidence, and Bravo into one pedigree, you get a bull bred to make the kind of cattle that stay in the herd and pay their way.

BK 242 Load Up 541 is moderate, deep-bodied, stout-made, and backed by some of the most productive cow families in our program. He represents the kind of genetics that work in real-world conditions and continue to add value generation after generation.

Maternal power. Calving ease. Proven cow families.

“You can buy performance, but great cow families build a herd.”