Legends of the Butler Bloodline

Rose Red was a early embryo transfer donor cow. She was worked in ET with the first million dollar bull, Classic. This mating produced a number of outstanding straight Butler offspring.

Bold Ruler sold for a record price of $32,000 back in the 1980's. He would later be syndicated for $2.5 million. He was the only Butler bull used on the government's Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge (WR) in Oklahoma.

One of the original Butler bulls from the late 70's. His daughter were great producing cows.

 Dixie Hunter is one of the top son’s of Classic and Rose Red. In the mid 80’ Dixie Hunter was sold at private treaty for a reported ($75,000) industry record price. He measure near the 60” mark. He consistently produced offspring with good horn growth as well as good conformation. The mating of Dixie Hunter and the great Butler cow, FM Graves 102 produce some of his most sought after offspring with embryo pregnancies from this pairing selling for $9,000 and up. Today there are numerous big horn cattle that trace back to Dixie Hunter. A lot of these animals are from the breeding programs Johnnie Hoffman, Ace Cattle Co. and Owen McGill. A limited amount of Dixie Hunter semen can still be found and is being used today. 

Rockette was the high selling lot at the first Butler Breeders Invitational Sale. Her matings with Ace's Mojo produce a number of high selling offspring , including Little  Ace's Swamp Guinea (Butler Sale High Seller), Dalgoods Rocket Man, Dalgoods Rocky and several others. Not only do her offspring  command top prices but they have also  had a positive impact on the Bloodline. 

She is a daughter of Monarch and the twisty horned FM Graves 52. She is also the dam of the herd sire Sage Dode.

She comes from DeWitt Meshell's foundation herd. She the dam of MF TNT who is the dam of the great herd sire FA Field Marshal

He is proving himself as one of the leading sires of modern times. He has produced numerous high selling daughters. 

She was a high seller at the Butler Breeders Invitational Sale. She is a daughter of the high selling Delta Rockette. She is the dam of Dalgood-BLC Kulik who is the highest selling bull in the history of the Butler Sale.

Highest Selling Bull in the history of the Butler Breeders Invitational Sale. His dam and grand dam were both high selling. He is the sire of Rising Star TH.

 Farlap Chex is a new generation bull built from old proven bloodlines. His sire is the linebred Bevo bull, Monarch. His dam is by a linebred Conquistador bull, R3 Dylan and out of a linebred Man O’ War cow. His dam has been a high-seller the two times that she has sold at auction, $24,000 at the Butler Sale and $63,000 at the Red McCombs Sale. She is not just a high-seller but a producer with one of her daughters topping the Butler Sale at $30,000. Farlap Chex’s has produced multiple winners at numerous horn measuring events. Much like a lot of today’s horn producing bulls he has a pedigree filled with old time proven genetics. Semen is available.  

This type of horm twist was fairly common in the early Butler cattle. 52 can be found in the pedigrees of a number of the greats in the Bloodline thru her daughters ClasseyBlu Butler and Monarch Miss.

Monarch sired one of the first 70 inch cows, Delta Diamond which was a great example of crossing pure Butler genetics on one of the other original seven Families. He also sired a number of great straight Butler daughter. One of his best son's is Farlap Chex. 

He was a corner stone of DeWitt Meshall's program. Mr. Meshell purchased his foundation cattle directly from Milby Butler, including the sire of Blue Horns. Due to Blue Horns siring ability he was syndicated for 1 million. He is the sire of Superior, who has not only had a major impact on Butler cattle as well as non-Butler.

Beauty was original from Milby Butler's herd. She has probably made more history than any other Longhorn. She produced a number of sons that set records. Including Classic who was the first Longhorn to measure 60 inches tip to tip and the first Longhorn bull to be syndicated for 1 million. 

Bred and raised by F. M. "Blackie" Graves is a great example of Butler cattle. She is the dam of several outstanding daughters and sons. One of her top daughter is Classey Blue Denim who has also been a top producer. 

She is a daughter of the great Classey Blubutler FM 386 and Ace's Dayton Desperado. Her pedigree combines some of the best of F.M. "Blackie" Graves herd. When she and her dam sold at Mr. Graves Dispersal they were the high selling lots at over 20k each. Their high value and the high interest in them is what inspired the formation of the Butler Breeders Sale.   

 Bevo sired the Longhorn industry’s first 60” horn bull, Classic. Bevo also produced several other note worthy sons but his two most famous ones were Classic and Monarch 103 (measured in the upper 50’s). Bevo’s semen was syndicated for 1 million and the syndicate hosted the Bevo Syndicate Sale. Bevo came out of the breeding program of Milby Butler the founder of the Butler Bloodline of Longhorn cattle. Semen is still available. 

She is a daughter of the legendary Bold Ruler bull and out of the great Meshell bred cow, MF Blue's Jumbo. Lady was a high selling lot at the Butler Sale and the dam and grand-dam of several high sellers. Her production has had a strong impact on today's Butler cattle.

Dark Star might just go down in history as one of the best producing cows. She was a high seller at the Butler Sale and is the dam of Evening Star BR3(record high seller at Butler Sale), Farlap Chex, Dark Star Chex and others. Her genetics can be found in not only some of the best Butler cattle but also in some of the best blended cattle. She is a great example of  the benefits  of pure Butler genetic on the Longhorn breed.

 Ace’s Mojo is one of only two AI certified sons of the great Bold Ruler. He is a good example of Bold Ruler cross on one of the other Butler families. Mojo only measured in the 50” range. He is also an example of a bull that can consistently out produce himself in the horn category with numerous offspring measuring in the 60-70” range and they command top prices. He produced quality daughters and sons. Semen is limited and not easy obtained. 

 Ace’s Black Magic Man is the result of a magic mating of Ace’s Mojo on the Legendary FM Graves 102 cow who is probably one of the all time great cows of the Longhorn breed. Magic Man’s use was very limited in his early years. Later he was used in the herds of Stanley Cattle Co, Hooks Longhorns and Rocking B Ranch. They maintain numerous daughters in their herds. He is a full brother to Ace’s Medicine Man who was the foundation herd sire for the Triple R Ranch of Kim and Robert Richey. Semen is available.  

He is a full brother to Ace's Black Magic Man and was the foundation herd sire for the Triple R Ranch of Robert and Kim Richey. His daughters have played an important roll in the success of the Richey's great program. Including his daughter, Evening Star BR3 who is the highest selling female in the history of the Butler Breeders Sale at $30,000. She is the dam of Rising Star who is the herd sire for Hooks Longhorns & Thate Cattle Company. 

FM Graves 102 is considered by many breeders to be one of the greatest producing females in the Butler bloodline. She produced numerous sons (Ace's Black Magic Man & Ace's Medicine Man) and daughters that have had a major impact on the breed and the Butler bloodline. At on time she held the record for the highest selling Longhorn at over $60,000. Her last natural daughter, Little Ace Tupelo Honey was a high seller at the Butler Sale 

Spice is a daughter of the great Ace's Black Magic Man and the two time high selling cow SCC Pumpkin Pie. Spice followed in her dams hoof prints by being a high seller as well. 

 Classic was the first bull in the Longhorn industry to record a tip-to-tip horn measurement of over 60”. He was also one of the first Longhorn bulls to be syndicated for 1 million dollars. Classic sired many highly valued offspring. He produced a large number of offspring that measured 55”-60” out of females that only measured in the 40” range. Some of Classic’s best offspring were produce when he was mated to the great Butler cow Rose Red. A number of today’s big horn animals trace back to Classic. Semen on Classic can still be found. 

Evening Star BR3 holds the record for the highest price at the Butler Sale at $30,000. She is a daughter of Ace's Medicine Man who is by Ace's Mojo and out of FM Graves 102. Her dam Dark Star was a high seller in the Butler Sale and the dam to Farlap Chex and Dark Star Chex. Evening Star's daughter Five Star BR3 was a high seller at the Butler Sale. Evening Star is also the dam of Rising Star TH who is making his mark on the bloodline. 

 Dode’s Boy was used in the Graves’ herd on Classic and Monarch daughters as an out cross on the Bevo Butler genetics of those two bulls. This turned out to be a very good cross for Mr. Graves’ herd. It produced more color and frame size while maintaining good horn growth. Semen is available. 

 Jumbo Horns was another note worthy son of Bevo. He was used in several well known and respected breeding programs back in the 1980’s. I have found Jumbo Horns to be a carrier of the twist horn gene. I believe that it is coming from his dam’s side of the pedigree. I have been using him in order to preserve the tight twist horn genetics that we are losing due to the popular belief that a weanling should have straight out horn that is passed the end of the ears in length by weaning. Limited amounts of semen can still be found.  

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 Most people in the Longhorn industry today are familiar with the straight Butler bull, Coach. He has been a consistent producer of quality offspring. He has sired too many 60-70 animals and high sellers to list here. His dam is a full sister to Classic’s Majestic and Classic Thunder. One of his sons that is really generating interest in today’s market is FA Field Marshal. Coach generally adds horn growth and a nice conformation to his offspring. He is not real tall so keep that in mind when using Coach in your program. Semen available.

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