Customer Testimonial:  "The bulls that I have purchased at the Black Gold Sale have worked well for us. These bulls produce moderate size calves at birth and have explosive growth. We retain ownership of our calves; the feed performance and carcass data has improved our bottom line. The bulls themselves mature well and hold up in mountain range conditions. These traits have also increased the quality of our cow herd due to the high percentage of replacement females that we keep on a yearly basis. " -Jim Violini, Manager Violini Brothers  (Salinas, California )

"TECHNICIAN’S OPINION (rib-eye): There isn’t anything I can say other than the size and quality of the ribeyes are truly solid. Very nice bunch of bulls that exceed in this trait. I would not hesitate to say that any of your top ranking bulls will not only improve overall sizes, but clean up and improve the quality of ribeyes in any herd. The Riviera Bull produces some of the best ribeye attributes I’ve seen in the Charolais Breed and any commercial program should benefit from his offspring." - Brett Setter of Setter Ultrasound & Angus

"TECHNICIAN’S OPINION (yield): The estimated Yield Grade Scores on this set of bulls is spectacular. They are putting the weight where they need to put it. Virtually no sub-Q fat on any of them. If customers are looking for genetics that will give their herd weight and little or no fat, these bulls will do it… Tremendous weights, tremendous ribeyes, and little or cover is key to success when selling on the grid. Your feed out program is working extremely well and these bulls should pass on genetics that will be profitable for the commercial cattleman." - Brett Setter of Setter Ultrasound & Angus