Our Philosophy
Tired of flat muscled fine boned cattle, we sure are. After years of trying to breed cattle based on pictures of bulls with great looking EPD scores we have learned its far more profitable to look at the cows that produce these bulls to find those cows with muscle, bone and great feet. We also don’t spend as much time with EPD’s as we do looking for bulls with smooth front shoulders. While EPD’s show birth weight they do not help much when it comes to calving easy. If we have to choose we would rather have a heifer with a long heavy calf that came easy vs a short 65 lb calf that we had to pull.
Performance is a big part of what we do here. We raise cattle that are attractive on a strong foot, good structure and full of red meat. We achieve this through AI and embryo transfer. When it comes to sire selection we try to find those good bulls that not a lot of others are using. It keeps our pedigrees fresh and the Angus breed has had a few problems over the years with everyone using the same bulls from the same herd.
Performance is a big part of what we do here. We raise cattle that are attractive on a strong foot, good structure and full of red meat. We achieve this through AI and embryo transfer. When it comes to sire selection we try to find those good bulls that not a lot of others are using. It keeps our pedigrees fresh and the Angus breed has had a few problems over the years with everyone using the same bulls from the same herd.
Pathfinder Cows:
51 Fountains Stacy Rita 14 Reg# 15750515 by Fountains Fortress 52 with 5 calves @117
Three bulls working in three states, 2010 heifer by Woodhill Admiral we kept and her 2012 calf by ONeills Black Baron might be the best of our crop sold to Arial Phillips. Bred to Prowler
65 Fountains Ariel Mary 36 Reg# 16467072 by Papa Universe 515 with 3 calves @106
2013 Danny Boy heifer going back in the heard. 2014 May heifer by Danny Boy listed on heifer sale page, already over 500 lbs end of September. Bred to Black Baron
11 Fountains Caffeine 20 16463445 6 calves @ 106
Her EPD's are not much to look at but she keeps producing cattle that look better and grow faster than most everything else we have. Bred to Jindra Double Vision
28 Fountains KP 28-29 Reg# 15593638 by C A Future Direction 5321 with 9 calves @109, thats 9 calves in a 368 day calving window.
Sold her 2011 heifer at the Wisconsin State Angus sale only because we already have two cows out of KP and they both have produced heifers, a very fertile cow line for us. Vaclav heifer calf I think is the best Vaclav I have seen and her best heifer to date.
Three bulls working in three states, 2010 heifer by Woodhill Admiral we kept and her 2012 calf by ONeills Black Baron might be the best of our crop sold to Arial Phillips. Bred to Prowler
65 Fountains Ariel Mary 36 Reg# 16467072 by Papa Universe 515 with 3 calves @106
2013 Danny Boy heifer going back in the heard. 2014 May heifer by Danny Boy listed on heifer sale page, already over 500 lbs end of September. Bred to Black Baron
11 Fountains Caffeine 20 16463445 6 calves @ 106
Her EPD's are not much to look at but she keeps producing cattle that look better and grow faster than most everything else we have. Bred to Jindra Double Vision
28 Fountains KP 28-29 Reg# 15593638 by C A Future Direction 5321 with 9 calves @109, thats 9 calves in a 368 day calving window.
Sold her 2011 heifer at the Wisconsin State Angus sale only because we already have two cows out of KP and they both have produced heifers, a very fertile cow line for us. Vaclav heifer calf I think is the best Vaclav I have seen and her best heifer to date.
Donor cows
92 FV Queen Anne S042 Reg#+ 15335750
A tremendous daughter of Leachman Right Time out of one of the all time best daughters of ONeills Renovator that was a full sister to the $24,000 ONeills Renault. The Pathfinder granddam also produced Baldridge Oscar. While at ONeils SO42 produced a $7,000 son going to Aylwin Kissner of Minnesota. Her 2012 daughter is the high weaning and yearling female and the highest combination of ribeye and marbling in the 2012 ONeill heifer calf crop. 2015 heifer was our top yearling wt. Currently raising a bull calf by HF Thunderbird.
Her Equator daughter is bred for Feb 2018 to Mitford Prowler.
A tremendous daughter of Leachman Right Time out of one of the all time best daughters of ONeills Renovator that was a full sister to the $24,000 ONeills Renault. The Pathfinder granddam also produced Baldridge Oscar. While at ONeils SO42 produced a $7,000 son going to Aylwin Kissner of Minnesota. Her 2012 daughter is the high weaning and yearling female and the highest combination of ribeye and marbling in the 2012 ONeill heifer calf crop. 2015 heifer was our top yearling wt. Currently raising a bull calf by HF Thunderbird.
Her Equator daughter is bred for Feb 2018 to Mitford Prowler.
"Molly" Champion show heifer for Katie Chapman Reg: 17315318 full sister to the $20,000 ONeills Envious Lad owned Terry Little of Missouri and Steve Sarmento of California. Thames Angus Farm in Mississippi has another full brother. Flush sisters are at Pine Row Herd in Tennessee, Schaefer Angus in Iowa, Rick Podzimek in South Dakota and Jesse Shelton of Colorado. Two other outstanding full brothers are working in the John Fagen herd in Iowa and the Josh Scheckel herd in Iowa. A NO Miss Female that goes back to the phenomenal Roughage Converter "72E," 7 times.
2017 Sept bull calf by Mitford, watch for him this summer. Being flushed to Primo
2017 Sept bull calf by Mitford, watch for him this summer. Being flushed to Primo
59 Fountains Barista 59 Reg# 16438625
A Future Direction daughter by the many times Champion heifer of Dana May Fernvale Plowess 203. Her last bull calf by Fountains Danny Boy was 4th highest over all breeds at IBEP. is due to have a heifer in April to SAC Conversation
A Future Direction daughter by the many times Champion heifer of Dana May Fernvale Plowess 203. Her last bull calf by Fountains Danny Boy was 4th highest over all breeds at IBEP. is due to have a heifer in April to SAC Conversation
49 Fountains Sophia SH Blackcap 17095704
Big bodied, big boned and very pretty. Currently raising a heifer by ONeills OMAI King AAA# 16478826
I need to get a better picture taken of her, everyone who sees her thinks she is the best cow here.
due in March to Primo
Big bodied, big boned and very pretty. Currently raising a heifer by ONeills OMAI King AAA# 16478826
I need to get a better picture taken of her, everyone who sees her thinks she is the best cow here.
due in March to Primo
20 Fountains Stephine 20 Reg# 14737523
We have two great daughters from this cow Sophia and Caffeine. She is the mom cow of Mitford by Prowler.
Next calf due from Hy-View Phantom
We have two great daughters from this cow Sophia and Caffeine. She is the mom cow of Mitford by Prowler.
Next calf due from Hy-View Phantom
The future looks strong
Fountains Kayla 51 Reg: AAA 17282028 dam is Pathfinder Fountains Stacy Rita 14 and sire is ONeills Black Baron. Kayla was the Reserve Spring sale heifer at World Beef Expo. Sold to Ariel Phillips. So good that we just got her back on half int and bred for February 2018 to Black Granite
Fernvale Plowess 002-264 Reg: AAA +17291207 out of the great 002 cow, 002 also the mom of Vaclav. Another one of the powerfull 002 calves. 2016 heifer by S A V 8180 Traveler 004 is very good, breeding her to MSF Journey. Embryos due in March by MSFJourney and Black Granite. She is due to Hy-View Phantom
Flush sister to 264 from the dam of Vaclav, Fernvale Plowess 002-221 Reg AAA +17262078
Bulls we currently use on cows:
ONeills Black Baron Reg# 16721322
I saw this bull walking in the yards at the 2011 Denver Stock show and I followed him back to his stall to find out what he was and how I could get to use him. An animal with this much muscle and dimension that just glides when he walks is very impressive. Plus the bull has a perfect 3.96 Gene Star feed efficient score. Each calf we get is longer than everything else, strong top with great structure.
ONeills Frontiersman Reg: 17281878
$50,000 flush brother to our top performing bull from a past WBIA bull test Fountains Shrek 58. Frontiersman is the heaviest yearling weight bull ever produced at ONeill Angus, 1744 lbs. Other flush brothers include Pacesetter Calf Champion 2014 Denver Bull Sale and Impressive a top seller at the 2014 Black Hills Stock show.
Jindra Double Vision 16748826
My pick of the display bulls in the yards at the 2013 Denver Stock show. Big bull, big feet and moves like a cat. Small at birth because they come early, 7-10 days early.
Ascent Totally Different 177 Reg# 16880344
He is the best Dameron First Class son I have seen. My calves have been born small and early, at about 30 days they explode with muscle, hair and get growing. They look like little tanks.
ONeills Envious Lad Reg# 16717555
Not only do these cattle do great on grass, he works on heifers and is the sire of our Top Indexing bull at the 2012 IBEP bull test. His flush sister is one of our Donor cows.
HF Prowler 43U 16894092
After I saw the pen of bulls that Boss had on display in 2013 I started thinking about using him. Then I stopped at Boss and saw the bull, he looks even better than his photo's and its easy to see why his off spring look so good. Expecting several calves in 2015. Small at birth because they come very early, 10-14 days early.
Wilson Total Value AAA 15962982
I am not a strong believer in EPDs since many of the popular bulls can't match their numbers. Here is a bull that has strong growth numbers and out performs them with good structure. 110 lb birth to yearling spread RADG .33 DOC 34 $ Beef 134
Connealy Imprint 8317 Reg# 16204970
My pick of all the bulls I saw on a Genex tour spring 2012. Long, heavy muscled, free moving bull and his DNA markers are very good. Good length, still one of the best bulls I have used from the Genex line up.
I saw this bull walking in the yards at the 2011 Denver Stock show and I followed him back to his stall to find out what he was and how I could get to use him. An animal with this much muscle and dimension that just glides when he walks is very impressive. Plus the bull has a perfect 3.96 Gene Star feed efficient score. Each calf we get is longer than everything else, strong top with great structure.
ONeills Frontiersman Reg: 17281878
$50,000 flush brother to our top performing bull from a past WBIA bull test Fountains Shrek 58. Frontiersman is the heaviest yearling weight bull ever produced at ONeill Angus, 1744 lbs. Other flush brothers include Pacesetter Calf Champion 2014 Denver Bull Sale and Impressive a top seller at the 2014 Black Hills Stock show.
Jindra Double Vision 16748826
My pick of the display bulls in the yards at the 2013 Denver Stock show. Big bull, big feet and moves like a cat. Small at birth because they come early, 7-10 days early.
Ascent Totally Different 177 Reg# 16880344
He is the best Dameron First Class son I have seen. My calves have been born small and early, at about 30 days they explode with muscle, hair and get growing. They look like little tanks.
ONeills Envious Lad Reg# 16717555
Not only do these cattle do great on grass, he works on heifers and is the sire of our Top Indexing bull at the 2012 IBEP bull test. His flush sister is one of our Donor cows.
HF Prowler 43U 16894092
After I saw the pen of bulls that Boss had on display in 2013 I started thinking about using him. Then I stopped at Boss and saw the bull, he looks even better than his photo's and its easy to see why his off spring look so good. Expecting several calves in 2015. Small at birth because they come very early, 10-14 days early.
Wilson Total Value AAA 15962982
I am not a strong believer in EPDs since many of the popular bulls can't match their numbers. Here is a bull that has strong growth numbers and out performs them with good structure. 110 lb birth to yearling spread RADG .33 DOC 34 $ Beef 134
Connealy Imprint 8317 Reg# 16204970
My pick of all the bulls I saw on a Genex tour spring 2012. Long, heavy muscled, free moving bull and his DNA markers are very good. Good length, still one of the best bulls I have used from the Genex line up.
Bulls we currently use on our heifers:
Fountains Vaclav 65 Reg# 16991996
See him on the front page of the web site. Has some of the best feet and bone that I have seen on a bull in awhile and he is the flush brother to a Badger Kickoff Champion heifer
Fountains Fortress 52 Reg# 13246306
A bull I raised who spent his career at Accelerated Genetics (only a few straws left). UW-Platteville bull test graduate gained 5.0 lbs a day and still works good on heifers
ONeils Jock Reg# 16964416
We used him last year with great success. Now that he was on display at Denver this year I think a lot more people are now using him.
Connealy Black Granite AAA 17028963
Black Granite is a 6 frame curve bender whose calves are born easily, are jet black, and have a mellow dispossession. He was an $80,000 feature at Connealy’s 2012 Spring Bull Sale.
See him on the front page of the web site. Has some of the best feet and bone that I have seen on a bull in awhile and he is the flush brother to a Badger Kickoff Champion heifer
Fountains Fortress 52 Reg# 13246306
A bull I raised who spent his career at Accelerated Genetics (only a few straws left). UW-Platteville bull test graduate gained 5.0 lbs a day and still works good on heifers
ONeils Jock Reg# 16964416
We used him last year with great success. Now that he was on display at Denver this year I think a lot more people are now using him.
Connealy Black Granite AAA 17028963
Black Granite is a 6 frame curve bender whose calves are born easily, are jet black, and have a mellow dispossession. He was an $80,000 feature at Connealy’s 2012 Spring Bull Sale.
