Superman 1024 and Crackerjack 1034 were both bred on Wendt
Ranch. Superman 1024 made a terrific impact on the Wendt herd as well as Santa Gertrudis herds
world wide. His son, Superman 1378, was a National Champion Bull in South Africa; his grandson,
Superman 1818, was a National Champion Bull in Brazil.
Performance Testing has been the backbone of the success of this
Santa Gertrudis cattle operation. Only gain tested bulls were used on this herd since 1958.
Dan operated a commercial feedlot in Markham, Texas, for 17 years and all his keeper bull
calves were gain tested there. They have also been tested at King Ranch, Luling, Goliad,
Phillip Couch's and other locations. All bull calves are closely evaluated at weaning for
cleanness, conformation, structural soundness, muscle and testicle development. Top herd
sire prospects are put on 112 day gain test. Ultrasound measurements are taken on all
bulls at end of test. The bottom end is slaughtered and only high index bulls are kept
for sales and replacement bulls at the ranch.
Dandy 4881 (pictured above) weaned at740 lbs. with no creep
feed, 205 day adjusted weight 685 lbs. Weight at 2 years 1840 lbs. with ribeye over 18 inches.
Extensive records are also kept on females. All calves are weighed at weaning and measured for
frame scores. Yearling heifers are bred to calve at two years. Fertility and milking ability
are musts at Wendt Ranch. The Wendts have records on Santa Gertrudis females in their herd 19
years old with 17 consecutives calves.
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