Senior Champion Bull
JMVP Mr. Hugo
Our herd sire by Mr. Electric (a Quincy son)
out of an Olmo daughter
Two-Time Piedmontese Association of the United States
National Grand Champion Bull
at the 2001 and 2003 Georgia National Fair
Senior Champion Bull
Houston Livestock Show
February 2001
National Grand Champion Bull
Georgia State Fair
Perry, Georgia
October 2001
For more information on Hugo, click here.
Beaver Creek Farm
Beaver Creek Farm was founded in 1997, by Patrea Pabst and Bob Kalkreuter, in northeast Georgia, near the South Carolina border. We originally got into the Piedmontese cattle because we were looking for a high profit animal, in a market notoriously low in profit margin. It is our firm belief that the consumer is looking for lean beef that is also tender. The fullblood Piedmontese has many advantages in addition to lean beef (see our page on why Pieds are so lean and why the genetics are so easy to utilize). Being in the south, we are particularly in need of cattle that are very heat tolerant. With their dark pigment (skin, hooves, tongues, eye rims), short light colored hair, and thin skin, the Pieds are out there grazing all day while less heat tolerant cattle are lying in the shade.
The Pieds have an easy going temperament. We keep our cattle tame with a little extra feeding and through stringent selection for temperament. We're crossing the best of the Italian genetics with our best natural calving animals (a combination of well known U.S. lines as well as more recent Italian genetics), to select for fullbloods that are well developed and calve naturally. Females must breed in 60 days, calve unassisted, raise a calf and re-breed. No excuses. We cull at least 70% of our bull calves, retaining only those with top pedigrees and ADG at the time of weaning.
Up until 2006, we have had a small herd of purebred Fleckvieh Simmentals that we used to produce Pied crosses. The results are shown on our sale page. These calves are large, heavily muscled, solid colored, extraordinarily calm, and bring top dollar in the branded lean meat programs.
Our Goal
Our goal is to produce the best quality possible, at a reasonable price, for the commercial cattleman. Call us at (706) 213-1197 or email us if we can be of assistance.
Patrea Pabst and Bob Kalkreuter
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