DROVER HILL FARM
Registered Angus and Highland Cattle, Pasture Raised Beef & Pork, Bed & Breakfast

William and Stephanie Lipsey
1014 Earlville Road
Earlville, NY  13332
Phone: (315) 691-2327
     Fax: (315) 691-2495
Email us at  droverhill@aol.com

 

                

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William & Stephanie
Lipsey

1014 Earlville Rd.
Earlville, NY 13332
Telephone:
(315) 691-2327
Email:
droverhill@aol.com

 

CENTRAL BULL TEST

 

In 1999 Drover Hill Farm started the first Central Bull Test. Top bull calves from around the country were placed on the 140 day feed test. In May of 2000 the bulls were sold in a record setting sale. The bull test has continued, with this the sixth test. Five bulls have gone on from the test to be National Champions in the show ring and many more have are working in pastures around the country producing top calves for their owners.

This year there are 14 bulls on the test. Once again the quality of the bulls is stout, with show and herd sire prospects.

The Central Bull Test ended on a high note when13 bulls and 11 females were offered for sale on May 11th in Mercer PA. Starting the day was the high indexing bull Black Watch Cody (AI) consigned by Black Watch Farm, Weathersfield VT. Cody is a son of a former top indexing bull, SBH Jock of Springbrook, and had a final index of 108. The bidding was fast and furious for this great young bull and when the gavel fell a Francis Azur of the Vermont Highland Cattle Company purchased the bull for a breed record $12,000.

 The second high selling bull of the day was Ledyards Glen Grant. This February 22, 2007 son of Sunset James was consigned by Ledyard Farms in King Ferry NY. He was the top marbling bull on the test and sold for $6250 to Ayrshire Farm in Upperville VA.

 The next high seller was the second top indexing bull, Zorrow 3rd of Dundonald, consigned by Dundonald Farm in Three Rivers MI. This bulls was sired by Zorrow 2nd of Dundonald and is a third generation performance tested bull. He sold for $5250 to The Vermont Highland Cattle CO.

At the end of the day 5 bulls sold for over $4000 each and the bulls averaged $3282. Volume buyers included the Vermont Highland Cattle Co, Ayrshire Farm, Charles Ogle of Rockbridge OH, and Paul Woetzel of Contoocook NH.

 

                   
    Central Bull Test              
                   
Initial Data 2007-2008                  
      Date Farm Birth 205   In Start weight
Tattoo Name Sire Dam of Birth Name Weight Weight Color Weight 11/30/07
C5U Spring Flight Xanadus Baron Bert of Glen Haven Spring Flight Xanadu 4/1/07 Spring Flight Farm 67 NA Red 369 435
C7U Spring Flight Basil Bert of Glen Haven Ridge Top Star Varden 4/19/07 Spring Flight Farm 71 NA Red 352 436
ALF3U Almosta Farms Harley Spring Flight Connecticut Yankee ND Harley 02(AI) 4/5/07 Almosta Farm 89 NA Red 441 524
DUN4U Zorrow 3rd of Dundonald Zorrow 2nd of Dundonald Spring Flight Moonlight Yarrow 4/3/07 Dundonald Farm 64 NA Red 470 536
V2U Black Watch Cody (AI) SBH Jock of Springbrook Ainsworth Eilidh 1/23/07 Black Watch Farm NA NA Red 564 670
WP7U Osceola Urus LEA Asa Osceola Naughty Lass 4/3/07 Osceola Farm NA NA Red 496 595
WPU3 Osceola King of Tarsus LEA Asa DH Alexandria 3/29/07 Osceola Farm NA NA Black 473 576
LEA32U LEA Due Dilligence Owl Rock Xyris LEA Burnt Umber 4/17/07 LEA-White Farms 84 504 Red 433 523
LEA14U LEA Dire Straits LEA Becket LEA Apparition 3/29/07 LEA-White Farms 93 558 Dun 452 561
DMW8U WF  SBH Jock of Springbrook WF Mac's Silverbell 4/22/05 Wadsworth Farms 78 NA Dun 425 482
MMA1U Meldrim Meadows McFadden Glen Havens Spencer Hannay Hesperis 3/31/07 Meldrim Meadows 80 535 Red 572 599
LDC2U Ledyard's Glen Grant Sunset James Trafalgar Rozenn 2/2/07 Ledyard Farms NA NA Red 606 677
LDC5U Ledyard's Glenrothies Sunset James Osceola Ruby's Gem 4/5/07 Ledyard Farms NA NA Red 474 520
CWLU2 Dewey of Mossy Rock DH MacIntosh 8H Camhill Irene 1/18/07 Mossy Rock Farm NA NA Dun 717 773
                   

 

                    Final Report                  
                                       
                      Final Results                  
Tag   Date Birth 205 Start Weight Cumul. ADG   WPDA Yearling Yrlg Wt Scrotal Semen       REA/ Ending Final
No. Name of Birth Weight Weight Weight 04/19/08 ADG Ratio WPDA Ratio Weight Ratio Circ. (P/F) Back fat REA %IMF 100 lbs. Frame Index
605 Black Watch Cody (AI) 1/23/2007 85 NA 670 994 2.30 114 2.01 103 819 102 34.0 P 0.17 14.00 2.52 1.41 4.0 108
604 Zorrow 3rd of Dundonald 4/3/2007 64 NA 536 843 2.18 108 2.04 105 848 106 32.0 P 0.12 10.80 1.67 1.28 5.0 107
606 Osceola Urus 4/3/2007 84 NA 595 888 2.08 103 2.10 108 872 109 31.5 P 0.18 9.90 2.23 1.11 4.5 106
610 WF Duncan 4/11/2007 80 518 482 786 2.16 107 1.89 97 769 96 32.0 P 0.14 9.60 2.30 1.22 3.5 101
607 Osceola King of Tarsus 3/29/2007 79 NA 576 862 2.03 101 2.02 104 817 102 32.0 P 0.15 10.80 2.02 1.25 4.5 101
613 Ledyard's Glenrothies 4/5/2007 70 NA 520 816 2.10 104 1.96 101 787 98 35.0 P 0.13 9.10 2.53 1.12 3.5 101
611 Meldrim Meadows McFadden 3/31/2007 80 535 599 866 1.89 94 2.04 105 825 103 30.0 P 0.13 10.30 1.87 1.19 4.5 98
601 Spring Flight Xanadus Baron 4/1/2007 67 NA 435 736 2.13 106 1.74 89 723 90 29.0 P 0.15 9.50 2.06 1.29 3.0 98
609 LEA Dire Straits 3/29/2007 93 558 561 826 1.88 93 1.89 97 824 103 33.5 P 0.12 11.40 1.44 1.38 3.5 98
608 LEA Due Dilligence 4/17/2007 84 504 523 795 1.93 96 1.93 99 789 99 30.5 P 0.09 9.50 1.44 1.19 3.5 97
614 Dewey of Mossy Rock 1/18/2007 70 NA 773 1028 1.81 90 2.10 107 835 104 33.0 P 0.11 11.60 1.96 1.13 3.5 97
603 Almosta Farms Harley 4/5/2007 89 NA 524 800 1.96 97 1.87 96 772 96 33.0 P 0.11 11.70 2.11 1.46 3.0 97
612 Ledyard's Glen Grant 2/2/2007 70 NA 677 927 1.77 88 1.94 99 818 102 32.0 P 0.18 12.00 3.13 1.29 3.0 95
602 Spring Flight Basil 4/19/2007 71 NA 436 719 2.01 100 1.77 91 717 90 29.0 P 0.12 8.70 1.62 1.21 3.0 95

 

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