Purebred Charolais

Ben and Ellen Martens have been raising purebred Charolais cattle since 1989. The focus has consistently been on breeding for the following traits:

• Thick, growthy calves
• Strong maternal females
• Calving ease
• Sound feet and frame
• Quiet temperament

All bulls and replacement females are sold off the farm by private treaty.

Bulls

Yearling Bulls for Sale - 2023 (Updated May 8th, 2023)

Yearling Photo	Tag No.	Name	Sire	Dam	BD (2022)	BW (lbs)	CE	WW (8 Nov 2022)	YW (11 April 2023)	CE EPD	BW EPD	WW EPD	YW EPD	Milk EPD	Maternal EPD	Scrotal Circumference (cm)
Click image to enlarge.	11K	BEM 11K	SCX Triumph 2135Z	BEM Specialist 53X	30 Jan	109	1	908	1320	2.5	2.3	57.5	108.9	17.7	46.5	39
Click image to enlarge.	13K	BEM 13K	SCX Triumph 2135Z	BEM Dateline 16B	30 Jan	103	1		1290	8.3	0.2	52.7	102.6	16.7	43.1	38
Click image to enlarge.	23K	BEM 23K	SCX Triumph 2135Z	BEM Bullet 76D	4 Feb	106	1	832	1365	6.7	0.0	48.4	99.5	17.4	41.6	39
Click image to enlarge.	24K	BEM 24K	HBSF Specialist 108U	BEM Phylis 13C	4 Feb	118	1	926	1330	2.7	2.7	41.3	83.5	21.3	42.0	40
Click image to enlarge.	28K	BEM 28K	HBSF Specialist 108U	BEM Dateline 29Y	5 Feb	113	1	798	1205	3.1	3.1	43.5	80.7	19.4	41.2	38
Click image to enlarge.	40K	BEM 40K	HBSF Specialist 108U	BEM Downtown 47F	8 Feb	115	1	786	1245	2.2	3.3	48.2	91.2	18.7	42.8	38
Click image to enlarge.	48K	BEM 48K	BEM Specialist 48X	BEM Dateline 92Z	11 Feb	105	1	768	1195	6.9	-0.8	36.8	76.0	20.0	38.4	36
Click image to enlarge.	52K	BEM 52K	JWX Downhome 6D	BEM Rome 72F	12 Feb	113	1	886	1345	2.1	1.8	49.3	88.9	24.9	49.6	39
Click image to enlarge.	53K	BEM 53K	JWX Silver Bullet 524W	BEM Specialist 36E	13 Feb	115	1	844	1225	2.5	2.6	44.1	94.0	21.9	44.0	40
Click image to enlarge.	54K	BEM 54K	BEM Highwayman 11H	BEM Gridmaker 11G	13 Feb	113	1	882	1265	4.1	1.2	48.4	92.8	22.4	46.6	38
Click image to enlarge.	77K	BEM 77K	BEM Roundeasy 5G	BEM Triumph 18H	26 Feb	105	1	838	1260	6.1	-0.9	51.2	95.3	17.0	42.6	37
Click image to enlarge.	81K	BEM 81K	LCY Gameday 45G	BEM Specialist 48C	28 Feb	98	1	714	1140	6.8	-1.2	42.5	93.6	17.8	39.1	37.5
Click image to enlarge.	96K	BEM 96K	LCY Gameday 45G	BEM Dateline 34B	12 March	102	1	790	1145	9.4	-0.6	45.0	94.5	22.8	45.3	35

2 YO Bulls for Sale - 2023 (Updated Feb 2, 2023) - Using the bar at the bottom of the table, scroll to the right to see the EPDs

Yearling Photo	Tag No.	Name	Sire	Dam	BD (2021)	BW (lbs)	CE	WW (11/16/21)	YW (4/21/22)	Homozygous Polled (PP) or Heterozygous Polled (HP)	CE EPD	BW EPD	WW EPD	YW EPD	Milk EPD	Maternal EPD
Click image to enlarge.	4J	BEM VELOCITY 4J	KAYR Velocity 812Z	BEM Specialist 6Y	01/23		1	922	1435	HP	2.7	1.9	46.5	82.3	20.3	43.6
Click image to enlarge.	21J	BEM JETHRO 21J	BEM Roundeasy 21G	BEM Velocity 57G	02/02	68	1	748	1355	PP	11.0	-3.5	41.3	76.5	19.2	39.9
Click image to enlarge.	26J	BEM TRIUMPH 26J	SCX Triumph 50B	BEM Velocity 17E	02/02	83	4		1500	PP	4.4	1.4	54.0	103.2	13.0	40.0
Click image to enlarge.	31J	BEM ROME 31J	PCC Rome 437B	BEM Bullet 10C	02/04	103	1	818	1430	HP	0.0	4.0	41.2	88.4	28.7	49.3
Click image to enlarge.	48J	BEM DOWNHOME 48J	JWX Downhome 6D	BEM Bullet 135C	02/08	107	1	1025	1605	PP	-1.9	4.4	52.8	95.7	20.4	46.8
Click image to enlarge.	49J	BEM HOOEY 49J	SOS Hooey Pld 127D	BEM Dateline 59Y	02/08	88	1	922	1565	HP	7.3	1.4	45.7	93.2	14.5	37.4
Click image to enlarge.	53J	BEM BULLET 53J	JWX Silver Bullet 524W	BEM Specialist 36E	02/09	90	1	926	1445	HP	2.1	3.2	44.8	95.4	21.7	44.1
Click image to enlarge.	58J	BEM MAVERICK 58J	HRJ Maverick 556C	BEM Specialist 34Y	02/10	100	1	802	1520	PP	0.4	4.0	49.5	96.0	24.9	49.7
Click image to enlarge.	86J	BEM BULLET 86J	JWX Silver Bullet 524W	BEM Velocity 51E	03/05	100	1	828	1705	HP	-0.3	4.1	46.9	97.6	20.3	43.8

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Cows

Stay tuned! Information about our purebred Charolais females is coming soon.