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.
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 becoming a top cow here.
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 becoming a top cow here.
"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.
2018 Sept bull calf by Prowler. Being flushed to Express n HF Long Shot
2018 Sept bull calf by Prowler. Being flushed to Express n HF Long Shot
The $20,000 ONeills Envious Lad owned Terry Little of Missouri and Steve Sarmento of California.Reg: 16717555 full brother to Molly above
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. At her young age she has done it all, heifers, steers and bulls. Her heifer calves have topped our last two production sales and her last bull was 4th high seller over all breeds Purdue bull test, 211 entries.
Due 5/13/2019 to PVF Surveillance
AAA# 16478826
Big bodied, big boned and very pretty. At her young age she has done it all, heifers, steers and bulls. Her heifer calves have topped our last two production sales and her last bull was 4th high seller over all breeds Purdue bull test, 211 entries.
Due 5/13/2019 to PVF Surveillance
AAA# 16478826
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 2019 to Braxton
Fernvale Plowess 002-264 Reg: AAA +17291207 out of the great 002 cow, 002 also the mom of Vaclav. Her 2018 embryos by MSFJourney and Black Granite won the Produce of Dam at the WI State Fair. Her 2018 natural calf is a heifer by Hy-View Phantom, lots of power, might be the best heifer born here in 2018.
Bulls we currently use on cows:
Hy-View Phantom Reg: 16711328
He is the fix for little cattle. 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.
Lazy JB Tito 4914 17878270
He is a powerhouse for muscle shape and body dimension plus he is an out cross bull.
GCC King George 650A Reg 17769354
Body, body, body
Conley Express 7211 Reg 18941522
The bull I'm using on our big power cows for no compromises in phenotype and he is an out cross with no First Class.
HF Long Shot 71D 18610758
Body, muscle and style, good looking Hot Lotto son.
LMF Vision 416 Reg# 18466833
Added shot of body, bone and size over his sire Bushs Unbelievable 423
He is the fix for little cattle. 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.
Lazy JB Tito 4914 17878270
He is a powerhouse for muscle shape and body dimension plus he is an out cross bull.
GCC King George 650A Reg 17769354
Body, body, body
Conley Express 7211 Reg 18941522
The bull I'm using on our big power cows for no compromises in phenotype and he is an out cross with no First Class.
HF Long Shot 71D 18610758
Body, muscle and style, good looking Hot Lotto son.
LMF Vision 416 Reg# 18466833
Added shot of body, bone and size over his sire Bushs Unbelievable 423
Bulls we currently use on our heifers:
SAC Conversation 17808532 Reg# 17808532
These come very easy, small head with narrow body and finer bone. He is one of the many bulls that are different than what his EPDs show. His EPD for CE isn't good for use on heifers, but my experience says different
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.
These come very easy, small head with narrow body and finer bone. He is one of the many bulls that are different than what his EPDs show. His EPD for CE isn't good for use on heifers, but my experience says different
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.
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.
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.
