This week’s the start of Texas major show season so I’m posting the breed summary for those up north who have never dealt with it.
I’ve posted this before but enough has changed to post it again. Nobody is going to pick a breed based on this list. It’s just a summary of the Texas major show breed systems for Midwesterners who have never dealt with it.
Why does a person need a summary of breeds? Because it’s convoluted as hell.
The only two shows that use the same breed format are San Antonio and Houston. Well, unless you have a Polled Hereford, in which case you’d show as a Hereford at San Antonio. Of course, the Polled Herefords have their own breed in Fort Worth like all British breeds, well, other than Red Angus which shows with the exotics.
Take that Red Angus calf that would actually class Red Angus as another example.
In Fort Worth it’s a European Crossbred. The next Monday in San Angelo it’s an English. In San Antonio and Houston it’s a Red Angus. In Austin it’s a British. In reality, Red Angus steers just skip the other three and go to San Antonio or Houston.
Shorthorn is one of only two breeds to have their own breed at Austin in large part because they're really not British anymore and they're not actually European either but they still show with the English cattle at San Angelo.
And most of us love it.
It’s odd and confusing if you’ve never been exposed to it but the net effect is positive. There’s a spot in a show for just about any type of steer you can think of.
Where does each type of animal show?
Breed |
Odessa |
Fort Worth |
San Angelo |
San Antonio |
Houston |
Austin |
Angus |
Does not show. |
Angus |
English |
Angus |
Angus |
British |
Red Angus |
Exotic |
Red Angus |
Red Angus |
Hereford |
Hereford |
Hereford |
Hereford |
Hereford |
Polled Hereford |
Polled Hereford |
Polled Hereford |
Hereford |
Polled Hereford |
Shorthorn |
Does not show. |
Shorthorn |
Shorthorn |
Shorthorn |
Shorthorn |
Brahman Cross |
American Breeds |
American Breeds |
Brahman |
Brahman |
Brahman |
Black Polled American |
Brangus |
Brangus |
American Breeds |
All Other Americans |
Gert Simbrah ABC |
Gert Simbrah ABC |
Red Crossbred |
European |
Other European |
Red Cross Limousin Simmental Maine-Anjou |
Red Cross Limousin Simmental Maine-Anjou |
AOB - Other |
Black Crossbred |
Black European |
Black Cross Limousin Simmental Maine-Anjou |
Black Cross Limousin Simmental Maine-Anjou |
Smokes |
Other European |
Other Cross Charolais ?Limousin? ?Simmental? |
Other Cross Charolais ?Limousin? ?Simmental? |