At Santa Elena, we have a no-nonsense program, based on economics for us and our customers. We measure and evaluate our herd sires on their overall performance including birth weight, weaning weight, yearling and mature weights and scrotal circumference as well as EPDs. The physical traits of structural soundness, conformation, fleshing ability, muscling and disposition are also emphasized. In all our herd bulls, each animal's genetic base plays a major role in the decision to keep or cull. Sire and dam summaries provide performance data necessary for consistent production of outstanding progeny. Our goal is to produce sires that consistently produce the best kind of progeny--the kind that make money for the purebred or commercial breeder.

Bulls carrying the VL brand have been sold as far north as Oregon and Nevada and as far south as Central and South America with outstanding results.

Many of our bulls have been selected for crossbreeding programs as well as for use in other Brahman-based breeds, and of course, Santa Elena sires can be found in other registered Red Brahman herds.


 

3x Sophisticated Millionaire 80/3
Registration Number #558426

Accomplishments
- American Brahman Breeders Association Register of     Renown Bull
- Weaning Weight and Milking Ability Trait Leader
- Sire of Many International Champion Bulls and Females
- Sire of Many Champion Around the World.
- EPDs: BW: 5.4 WW: 26.6 YW: 45.8 Milk:14.4

Description
80/3 is a bull you will like for his exceptional frame, length of body, correctness, bone and elevation. His daughters are impressive in term of femininity, fertility and angularity. He sires sons that are big and growthy and transmit strong maternal traits. His progeny have earned him the right to be called a breed leader and his popularity among breeders continues to increase. He has produced a line-up of champions through the years including many national and international grand and reserve champions, and get-of-sire championships, which give additional credibility to his role as a leading herd sire. His list of champions is too long to list here, but he has produced as many, if not more show winners as any Red Brahman bull to date. Besides his unequaled reputation for producing show winners, 80 has excelled in the pasture. He clearly demonstrates his ability to outbreed himself.

Recommendations
80/3 should be used on medium frame females that have muscle. You can count on him to add bone and size, along with the maternal traits of femininity, fertility, mothering and milking ability.

VL Rojo Designer 10/9
Registration Number #793659

Accomplishments
-100 % American Red Brahman Bulls
- Sire of National Champion female
- Possesses a Low Birth Weight Trait
- EPDs: BW: 1.5 WW: 3.8 YW: 9.2 Milk: 1.3

Description
10/9 is a medium frame bull, loaded with color, muscle and breed characteristics. He offers the Red Brahman industry, an outcross option on Millionaire bred females. Plus his daughters have superior milking and mothering ability. His steers have posted outstanding average daily gains in the feedlot. His calves are low in birth weight making him highly desired by commercial cattleman He had a a desirable birth weight of 85 lbs. going on to weigh 625 at weaning and 910 at yearling as a mature bull weighs 2,175 lbs and stand at a 61 Hip Height.

Recommendations
We recommend this bull for large framed females that need additional muscle. We also recommend him to commercial producers who want the management advantage of low birth weights and desired feedlot weight.

VL Rojo Bravo 2/28
Registration Number #693824

Accomplishments
- 2001 National Carcass Contest Trait
- Leader for Ribeye Area and Overall Carcass Quality
- Sire of National National Champion Bull
- Sire of Progeny with Outstanding Ribeye Area scores
- EPDs: BW: 0.1 WW: 1.7 YW: 1.4 Milk: 10.2

Description
2/28 offers a very stylish and muscular package. His pedigree carries some of the most popular, proven genetics are several generations. On his sire side, he goes back to Wards Bravo 1/09 and Warrior 666, an International Champion. His dam is VL Elena 107/0, a very feminine and fertile cow. His calves are thick, deep in their quarters, stylish and loaded with eye appeal. VL 2/28 has everything that will make the outcross sire for the Red Brahman World He has a great birth weight of 78 lbs. followed by a 575 lbs weaning and 895 lbs yearling. As a mature bull he stands 63.5 and weighs 2,350 lbs.

Recommendations
We think 2/28 works best on large frame cows with clean underlines. He produces medium frame cattle with large muscle as well as strong top lines. His offspring are easy fleshing and he will sire calves sure to add to a commercial program's bottom line.

VL Rojo Tinto 3/180
Registration Number #716394

Accomplishments
- Trait Leader for Weaning Weight and Milking Ability
- Sire of many International Grand Champion Bulls
- Sire of International and National Grand Champion Females
- EPDs: BW: 3.9 WW: 31.5 YW: 53.4 Milk: 21.1

Description
3/180 was a young bull, when he claimed the prestigious Grand Champion title in Houston. His pedigree is unequalled, starting with 12 register of renown individuals with strong EPDs. He is an extremely well made, balanced bull with impressive muscle, color and eye appeal. His data shows a 100 lbs birth weight; 683 lb weaning and 1,080 yearling weight and as a mature bull weighs 2,500 lbs and stands at 64 inches.

Recommendations
This bull, in our opinion, should be used in small and large frame cows, he will incorporate bone structure, desirables top lines, plenty of muscle, good color and eye appeal.

VL Rojo Bueno 4/115
Registration Number #727623

Accomplishments
- Sire of a National Grand Champion Brahman Cow.
- Sire High Performing Performing Steers in the feedlot
- His Progeny possess Outstanding Ribeye Area Measurements
- EPDs: BW: 1.1 WW: 26.4 YW: 33.1 Milk: 11.1

Description
VL Rojo Bueno 4/115 is quite possibly the best producing son of 3 X Maxi- Millionaires 56/3. His dam, VL Elena 23/4 is one of our favorites and one of our most consistent producing donors ever. She is very clean in her lines, and is a maternal award winning cow with an excellent udder and very desirable teats. She boasts an MPPA number of 109.9%, VL 4/115 will impress you with his tremendously long, flat hip, heavy hind quarter and desirable feet and legs, a trait strongly identified with the entire Santa Elena herd. His calves rise to the top weaning weight and exhibit the same outstanding muscle structure as 4/115. His numbers show an 85 lbs birth weight, 575 weaning and 925 yearling. As maturity he weighs in at 2,475 and is 65.5 inches tall.

Recommendations
We feel 4/115 should be used on solid red cows with medium to large frame size. He will add muscle, bone; breed characteristics, while improving udder and teats on the females. Plus he will clean up the underlines and add power in the hindquarter.

VL Rojo Designer 4/128
Registration Number #734419

Accomplishments
- Sire of Heifer Calf Champion at San Antonio Livestock Show
- Possesses a Low Birth Weight Trait
- Sires steers with strong ADG figures
- EPDs: BW: 1.3 WW: 7.5 YW: 12.5 Milk: 1.1

Description
He is sired by VL Designer 92/1, a bloodline for muscle and clean lines. It is also on of the most proven and long lasting lines of cattle at Santa Elena. Descendants of this line are noted for their good udders and desired teat size. His dam, 98/7 is recognized for her milking ability, fertility and strong maternal traits He had a birth weight of 85, weaning weight of 587 and a yearling weight of 900 lbs. As a mature bull he is 2,020 lbs and stands 60 inches.

Recommendations
We suggest you use 4/128 for muscle, outcross genetics and his color as he is one of the darkest pigmented bulls in the Red Brahman world and we are confident he will be an excellent cross to produces 100% American Red Brahman.

VL Rojo Grande 4/95
Registration Number #721429

Accomplishments
- American Brahman Breeders Association Register of Renowned Bull
- Weaning Weight Trait Leader, ABBA Sire Summary
- Sire of many International Grand Champion Females
- Sire of many Champions, at Home and Abroad
- EPDs: BW: 2.6 WW: 35.4 YW: 51.1 Milk14.2

Description
He is a tremendously heavy-muscled bull plus he has a strong top line, and is extremely correct in term of structure. He has ideal breed character and is well suited to meeting the needs of the Brahman Breed in the tropics. His dam, VL Elena 23/4 is a very fertile cow and the best producing cow on the ranch. His sire is the immortal Red Brahman bull, 3X Sophisticated Millionaire 80/3. His daughter are very feminine and fertile, in addition they are strong milkers. We have retained many of his daughters in our herd because of their excellence. His birth weight was 95 lbs, followed by a 725 lbs weaning and 1,1,75 yearling. He stands at 68 inches tall and at 2,890 lbs at maturity.

Recommendations
We recommend 4/95 for use on medium frame females with muscle and clean line. He will incorporate frame, color, and structure into you herd, plus the high economic trait of fertility and milking ability.

VL Rojo Bravo 6/125
Registration Number #762450

Accomplishments
- Sire of International and National Champion Get of Sire progeny
- Sire of International and National Champion Produce of Dam progeny
- Sire of Highest Performing Steers in Feedlot
- Sire of Progeny with Excellent Ultrasound Results
- EPDs: BW: 3.1 WW: 22.4 YW: 25.7 Milk:12.8

Description
Although still young, he already has accomplishments to his credit. He has powerful genetics makeup with a number of proven Register of Renown individuals in his lineage. In addition, individuals in his pedigree are recognized for their strong EPDs and desirable phenotype. 6/125 displays tremendous muscle, a clean sheath and excellent top line. He is a beef bull and has been a favorite of many prominent cattlemen. In addition to his other accomplishments, he also claimed the National and International Champion bull titles. He add a birth weight of 78 lbs, weaning weight 625 and a yearling weight of 1,010 lbs. His mature weight is 2,575 lbs and a hip height of 65.6 inches.


Recommendations
We feel 6/125 is best suited to be used on large frame cows that need muscle. He will change size and improve top lines, while adding muscle and breed character.

VL Rojo Elegante 80/2
Registration Number #824582

Accomplishments
- National and International Champion Bull in USA
- All American Brahman Show, Champion Bull
- Highest Performance Bull at Santa Elena Ranch
- EPDs: BW: 3.8 WW: 31.5 YW: 43.7 Milk: 18.9

Description
Elegante is by our great bull, VL Rojo Bravo 6/125 and is dam is VL Elena 3/140, a superb cow in our ET program. She has proven to be a top producer and transmits high fertility, desired mothering ability and lots of growth, 3/140 is a 3X 80/3 daughter also. He is a dark red, tremendously heavy muscled bull, plus he has show great fertility at young age- a trait that he will pass on his progeny. He has all the bone , breed characteristics you would ever want, plus his pedigree, performance and EPD data are very favorable. His birth weight was a 85 lbs. with a 720 lb weaning weight, 1,095 lbs yearling weight and a mature height of 64 inches with a mature weight of 2,295 lbs.

Birth Weight: 85 lbs
Weaning Weight ( 205 Days ) : 720 lbs
Yearling Weight ( 365 Days ) : 1,095 lbs
Mature Weight ( 26 Months ): 2,295 Lbs
Hip Height: 64 inches

Recommendations
We recommend 80/2 to be used on females that you want to improve the muscle, bone and increase the numbers on their progeny's performance numbers, as well as EPDs.

 

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