KAKE Negotiator 148N

Born April 20, 2025 @ 96 lbs
Black | Double Polled | F94L: 2
BW Ratio: 112 | WW Ratio: 108

ON HIS PEDIGREE: KAKE Apollo 82A: The maternal grandsire of KAKE Fiat 11F, who ranks #2 in the breed for birth weight (see 13N) and #7 for calving ease on heifers, and the sire of KAKE Keystone 7K (see 33N, 42N, 72N and 148N). We used him on heifers for nearly a decade.
• KAKE Keystone 7K: There's a time to lean on EPDs, and a time to set them aside. When we decided to keep Keystone, it wasn't because of what a set of numbers said about him. The first two generations on his pedigree reached back twenty years, and we had a long history of the bulls and cows on those two generations and beyond. We knew his muscle and performance wasn't a fluke, even though they didn't match his EPDs. He was the kind of calf commercial cattlemen and women are trying to raise year after year. Not to top a sale or a show, but to do well at the sale barn and in the feedlot, with the structure and soundness to be a staple in a breeding herd for 10+ years.
• KAKE 109Z: A JCL Lodestar 27L granddaughter who weaned her last calf at 13.
• KAKE 15C: A quiet example of maternal power, with milk that doesn't run out or break down an udder, excellent disposition, fertility that doesn't miss, and longevity that increases profitability with every calf she weans. She's given seven daughters to our herd; three of those produced bulls in this year's offering (see also 8N and 43N). She ranks in the top 1% of the breed for birth weight and both calving ease traits.

ABOUT THIS BULL: Despite being the youngest in the pen, the later start has not hindered him. He was a standout early on.
Wide across the back and deep in the belly with a good disposition.
He ranks in the top 3% of the breed for dry matter intake, and top 10% for yield grade and fat thickness. He ratioed 108 at weaning.

HOW WE’D USE HIM: He's homozygous for the F94L myostatin gene, so he'll pass his muscle on to every calf.
A little heavier at birth, he'll be a great terminal option on mature cows, and his calves should grade well and be highly efficient.
If you're keeping daughters, you can expect them to be around for the long haul.