Purebred Hereford yearling bull for sale
2025 Bulls for Sale

516N – BJK 2912 NEW STANDARD 516N

This goggle-eyed New Standard son is thick-chested and deeply made. His maternal and carcass EPDs are excellent, with Udder Suspension (UDDR), Teat size (TEAT), Ribeye Area (REA) and Marbling (MARB) all in the top 2% of the breed. His granddam is a very powerful cow purchased from Churchill Cattle Co. and is one of our best-looking cows. 

Available January 2026.

Purebred Hereford yearling bull for sale

Pedigree

Registered with the AHA: P44706174

Sire: BIRDWELL NEW STANDARD 2912 ET (2912) P44358760

Birdwell New Standard 2912 ET is a high-impact homozygous polled Hereford bull who is setting a new benchmark in the breed for carcass merit and maternal quality. He consistently ranks in the top 1% of the Hereford breed for Ribeye Area (REA), Marbling (Marb), the Baldy Maternal Index (BMI) and Certified Hereford Beef Index(CHB). With an actual birth weight of 77 lbs, he is used as a “spread bull,” offering calving ease while maintaining significant growth.
Purebred Hereford sire

Dam: BJK 0280H ROUGHNECK 326L (326L) 44471386 (Photo coming soon)

This cow has been great since she was a heifer – she was our entry in the 2023 Iowa State Fair Horned Junior Hereford Heifer class.

Granddam (photo coming soon): CHURCHILL LADY 1157J (44268904) is a powerful cow purchased from Churchill Cattle Co. and is one of the best-looking cows on the farm. A Long Haul daughter, this female is bred for maternal efficiency, specifically high-quality udder structure and moderate frame size. 

Grandsire: CHURCHILL ROUGHNECK 0280H ET (44198621) is thick-topped, square-hipped, solid red with excellent eye pigmentation, and sound-footed. He sires progeny with exceptional length of body and muscle shape. His dam and daughters excel in udder quality and ease of gain. He ranks highly within the Hereford breed for multiple EPD traits, often falling in the top 5% for calving ease, scrotal circumference, udder quality, ribeye area, and marbling.

Purebred Hereford sire

EPDs

27 Jan 2025

Birthdate

84 lbs

Birth weight

748 lbs

Weaning weight

Check out these EPDs! 516N leads the breed in value indexes, with BMI, BII, and CHB ranking in the top 6%, 4%, and 5% respectively. He would make a great producer of herd females. Note that he works best for cows, not heifers – see our other listings for some really calving-ease-friendly bulls.

Hereford breed EPD chart
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