11/28/2025
Our first consignment to the 2025 Western Select sale is Lot 12 - PLNS Mercedes 8M
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8M is a moderate female out of Balamore Hickory 060H, a herdsire who has been and will continue to be heavily utilized in our program. 8M is a balanced female, with abundant rib and muscle expression. Like the rest of our Hickory calves, she has ample capacity and is sure to be a high producing female.
We have been impressed with how the first Hickory daughters have been milking. Her dam, 65H has an ideal udder, similar to that of her paternal sibling PLNS Henessy 69H, who was successfully campaigned in the fall of 2022. With good milking females on both sides of her pedigree, it’s no doubt that 8M will be a high producing cow.
Mercedes is safe in calf to Balamore Mac 446M, with the resulting calf being homozygous polled. This calf will be one of the few Mac calves that will be born, as we unfortunately lost Mac during breeding in the spring.
8M is homozygous polled and has been 100K tested.
Observed bred to Balamore Mac 446M on May 16, 2025.
Due February 26, 2026 (286 day gestation)
Confirmed 35 days in calf on June 22 (Safe to May 16 breeding).
Confirmed 4.5 months in calf on September 27.