Just last year, Band 174 sired the heaviest Adj. WW sire group of bull calves! He also sired the second heaviest ADJ. YW sire group!
BAND 174 Advancing the Bandolier Legacy Establishing the Eldorado Sire Line
“Band 174” (Band 116 of Ideal 2118 7174 ), born in 1977, built an outstanding performance record with his progeny demonstrating superior growth and excellent growth on forage. He impressed through the growth of his calves and through his phenotype. The late Dr. Bob Long, highly respected Animal Science researcher & professor, and expert on cattle growth and muscle development, once said that “… (Band 174) is the most phenotypically impressive bull that I have ever seen.” His sire, “Band 116”, was out of a Rito 72 daughter with small teats & a well-attached udder and who earned Progeny ratios of 106 WW & 106 YW. The dam of Band 174 was an excellent Rito 149 daughter with Progeny ratios of 111 WW & 110 YW. So, it should be no surprise that Band 174’s individual performance caught the attention of the Angus breed. His 661 lb. Adj. Weaning Weight earned a 122 ratio in the Jorgensen herd and was 161 lbs. heavier than the average for calves born in the Angus breed in 1977. His 1,154 lb. Adj. Yearling Weight earned a 121 ratio in the Jorgensen herd and was 273 lb. heavier than the average for the Angus breed that same year. Band 174 calves earned a 103 WW ratio and a 104 YW ratio, and his daughters earned a combined 101 WW ratio. Band 174’s next accomplishment was through a flush to an excellent “Rito 206” daughter who had earned Progeny ratios of 108 WW & 105 YW. From this flush came a son, Eldorado 156, and a sister, Rito 154 of Ideal 6173-174. Eldorado 156 continued his sire’s legacy of length, growth, and great daughters. The full sister of Eldorado 156 went on to be a very productive cow (Progeny ratios 116 WW & 116 YW) and the dam of Rito 549 (sire at Fink Angus), Ideal7318 (herd sire at Jorgensen & Mosier Angus), and to serve as a donor for Beartooth Ranch, M Diamond Ranch, and for the Mary Ann Booth herd. EVEN TODAY, HIS GENETICS WORK: Forty-seven years after his birth, his performance was demonstrated in our 2024 bull calf crop. BAND 174 SIRED THE HEAVIEST ADJ. WW SIRE GROUP OF BULL CALVES — beating out bull calves sired by Resource, Renown, Encore, All Pro, Quarterback, Rainfall, and other sires. In addition, these same sons earned the 2nd heaviest Adj. YW sire group, coming in at only 4.9 pounds less than the sons of Resource. In addition, we are excited to watch see the impact of the Band 174 sons on our herd and the herds of our customers, and we’re eager to see calves from his daughters in our herd, for years to come. The legacy lives on!
Black Bardolier (AAA 480833) was the 11th Great Grandsire of Band 174 and would be the name sake of Lot 1G in the 2025 Top Cut Bull Sale. Black Bandolier of Page (AAA 414212) was the 13th Great Grandsire of Band 174 and is regarded as the father of the Bandolier and Bardolier Sire Lines across the Angus breed, and the namesake for Lot 1H in this sale.
Black Bardolier
Black Bandolier of Page
Rito 149 of Ideal 808 72
Rito 154 of Ideal 6173-154
Bandolier 234
Photos of Black Bardolier and Black Bandolier of Page courtesy of Kurt Schaff & The Angus Hall of Fame. Angus Legends Volume 1 — The Bulls, pages 82 & 94
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