J.D. Hudgins – Forgason Cattle Company is offering the opportunity to pick between two haltered show prospects. When it came time to select, we couldn’t decide which one to put in so Lana Jo was generous enough to offer the buyer the right to pick.
JDH Lady Manso 490/1 #1004595 is a more moderate, darker pigmented heifer that is heavier structured and comes with a more performance-oriented pedigree. The pedigree of 490/1 includes +JDH Mr. Manso 854/4 who has sired winners around the world, the International Champion and Vanguard Sire (+) JDH Karu Manso 800, JDH Mr. Manso 579/4, and JDH Lady Manso 49 (the dam to lot 9). JDH Lady Manso 490/1 ranks in the top of the breed for nine traits to include Growth, Milk, Ribeye Area, Marbling, and Tenderness which gives her much versatility on how to be bred and how she can be used.
JDH Lady Manso 493/1 #1004598 is the growthier, longer, and more feminine of the two. She is sired by JDH Mr. Manso 16/1 “The Professor” who is a son of the many time champion and proven herd sire JDH Mr. Manso 105 and out of JDH Lady Manso 241 who is one of the top females for J.D. Hudgins-Forgason Cattle Company that is the result of crossing the Pecos bull and +JDH Lady Manso 286/4 who has produced show winners and 3 influential herd sires. The dam to 493/1 is a daughter of the former show bull JDH Mr. Manso 887/4 and one of the most maternally oriented females in the herd that is a cross of the Maternal Performance Sire (=)JDH Winchester Manso and the Register of Renown +JDH Lady Manso 598/1.
There is no right or wrong, pick them like you like them! Selection needs to be made by May 1 or as soon as it is safe to travel and visit with others.