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to the Angus bull SAV Platinum to increase the heterosis in
the herd. The cows have been clean-upped to a son of SYES
User Friendly. The AI bred heifers start calving around March
10 and the AI bred cows start about March 20. The rest of
the cow herd calves for about 60 days starting April 1.
Living in South Dakota they had the availability to feed what
their farm produced and were able to background their calves
until they weighed about 850 pounds before selling them. The
calves where sold at the local sale barn and many times they
were purchased by the Symens Brothers for their feedlot.
Since moving to Montana in 2015, they have sold their calves
at the Billings Livestock Commission’s “Best of the West”
Feeder Calf Sale each November. In 2018, their heaviest
calves weighted 542 lbs. and sold at the top of the market
that day. “Ty Thompson and the folks at BLS have done a
great job promoting the calves each year,” said Greg.
To help give potential buyers more Limousin cross calves to
select from at that sale, they have joined forces with fellow
commercial Limousin cattlemen Joe Foran, Grass Range,
Montana. Together the two operations can offer potential
buyers over 200 head of Limousin sired calves. “Joe’s been
great to work with and I think selling our calves in the
same sale has benefitted both of us,” Greg explained.
The Stamp’s Montana ranch encompasses about 4,000 acres
of short grass country. While the move was a big change
from their eastern South Dakota roots, the Stamps know they
made the right decision to relocate to Big Sky Country.
Branding day with Greg, his daughter Morgan, right, and the
help of a couple local high school boys.
“The cattle are our true love and we really enjoy the
opportunity to concentrate strictly on them. In South Dakota it
was always a battle between the farming and ranching sides of
our operation. . . we have a lot less stress today,” Candi stated.
The cow herd has handled the move well too. “These
Limousin cows are very hardy and have adapted
well to their new environment,” Greg observed.
It’s a safe bet that Limousin genetics will continue to
play a strong role in the Stamp’s breeding program.
“Limousin bulls adds pounds through genetics, you
don’t have to feed it on,” Greg concluded. I
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