The power of heterosis.
Why Simmental × Angus works
Simmental Bull
Cow
× Angus Calf
The first cross captures maximum heterosis — no other mating on an Angus cow gets you more.
“Heterosis is the only free lunch in the cattle business.”
Heterosis
Cross two unrelated breeds and the calf outperforms both parents. Bred in on day one — no extra cost.
Breed Complementarity
Angus brings marbling and marketing power. Simmental brings growth, muscle and milk. The cross gets both.
Maternal Advantage
Keep the F1 heifers and you've built the half-blood cow — more fertile, longer-lived, heavier-weaning.
Added Pounds
More live calves, more calves weaned, more pounds per calf. It shows up on the scale first.
Carcass Merit
F1 calves feed efficiently and hang carcasses with both yield and marbling — the kind feeders ask for.
Purebred Simmental or SimAngus?
Both are right — for different cow herds. We sell both.
Purebred Simmental Bull
- • Maximum heterosis in the F1 calf.
- • Biggest one-generation infusion of growth, muscle and milk.
- • F1 heifers make the famous half-blood cow.
SimAngus Bull
- • Simplified crossbreeding — one bull, no rotation.
- • Retains hybrid vigor in Sim-influenced herds.
- • Smooths and moderates a mixed calf crop.
Know your cows, know your goal — and if you want help sorting it out, call the sale office.