Tarentaise cattle have an international reputation as a superior mother cow. Less widely known is their proven ability to produce consistently high yielding carcass' that grade Choice or Hi-select with the moderate size that 'fits the box'.

In all breeds of cattle the ability to marble is blood line specific, and after more than 20 years of selective breeding on this continent, the marbling trait is readily available in Tarentaise, yet the high yield trait has been maintained.
    --American Tarentaise Association


Here's what a few Feedlots have said about Tarentaise:

"Tarentaise are comparable with the average of the cattle we feed in gain and efficiency of gain, and better than average in carcass yield characteristics. They are definitely the better end of the cattle in our feedlot."
    --Alan Janzen, Circle Five Feedlots (14,000 hd)

"In our operation, when figuring projections and looking at close-outs, we can say a Tarentaise cross is what we're looking for when buying and feeding cattle in today's industry."
    --Dan Webster, Webster Feedlots, Inc., Greely, CO (20,000 hd)

1999-2000 TCSCF - GA Challenge Rod Bentley October Steers

Tag Color TCSCF Name Home Tag Breed of Sire Breed of Dam Birth Date Ind Geo Wt IA Del Wt % Shrink from
Home to Feedlot		 Delivery Body
Condition Score		 On Test Weight
Nov 16		 Wt. Dec 28 Ave. Disp Score Warm Up
ADG		 Overall
ADG		 On Test
ADG		 ADG
Ratio		 Wt/Day
of Age		 WPDA
Ratio
Orange 652 Seven Lakes Tarentaise 8003 TA TA 3-Nov-98 850 822 -3.3% 3.5 920 1110 1.0 2.88 3.79 4.52 115 2.64 107
Orange 653 Seven Lakes Tarentaise 9011 TA TA 10-Dec-98 750 732 -2.4% 4.0 820 1006 2.0 2.59 3.61 4.43 113 2.63 107
Orange 654 Seven Lakes Tarentaise H923 TA TA 15-Sept-98 830 818 -1.4% 4.0 980 1152 1.0 4.76 4.39 4.10 105 2.46 100
Orange 655 Seven Lakes Tarentaise 854 TA AN 5-Dec-98 740 748 1.1% 5.0 860 1054 1.0 3.29 4.03 4.62 118 2.72 110
Orange 656 Seven Lakes Tarentaise 852 TA AN 10-Dec-98 710 674 -5.1% 4.0 820 978 1.0 4.29 4.00 3.76 96 2.55 104
Orange 657 Seven Lakes Tarentaise 857 TA AN 2-Dec-98 680 658 -3.2% 4.5 790 962 1.0 3.88 4.00 4.10 105 2.46 100
1999 - 2000 Average 190 Head All breeds ---- ---- ---- 12-17-98 661 631 -4.6% 3.47 748 913 1.2 3.44 3.70 3.92 100 2.46 100
---- Minimum ---- ---- ---- ---- 9-10-98 470 444 -13.2% 2.5 550 696 1.0 -0.47 1.74 1.00 26 1.78 72
---- Maximum ---- ---- ---- ---- 5-30-99 860 838 4.0% 5.0 990 1152 2.5 6.76 5.66 5.52 141 3.01 159


Prepared by: Darrell Busby, ISU Extension Livestock Specialist for SW Iowa
Tel. (712) 769-2600