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Angus
- Origin: Scotland
- Color: black, some red (recessive trait)
- imported to Kansas in 1873
- most registered breed
- found in every state
- polled (naturally have no horns)
- known for high marbling
- maternal breed of moderate size
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Hereford
- Origin: England (polled in Iowa 1901)
- Color: white face with red hair
- imported to New York in 1840
- hardy and excellent forages
- white pattern is dominant in cross breeding
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Shorthorn
- Origin: Northern England
- Color: red, white, roan
- imported to Virginia 1783
- docile
- excellent milking
- high yield grades (1=good)
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Devon
- Origin: Devonshire (brought by the pilgrims)
- Color: red
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Simmental
- Origin: Switzerland
- Color: white face with tan to dark red bodies
- most popular breed in Europe
- docile, very maternal
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Gelbvieh
- Origin: Germany
- imported to US in 1971
- excellent growth and muscling
- good milking, fertility, temperment
- don't marble well
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Charolais
- Origin: French
- Color: white to blonde, pink skin
- larger frame
- high cutability
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Maine-Anjou
- Origin: France
- large frame
- late maturing
- calving problems due to large claves
- high cutablility
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Chianina
- Origin: Italy
- Color: black or white, black skin
- largest framed breed
- lean
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Limousin
- Origin: France
- Color: light yellow color (lighter eyes and legs)
- high cutablility
- lean
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Salers
- Origin: France
- Color: both red and black
- good breeders
- disposition problems
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Blonde d'Aquintaine
- Origin: France
- Color: blonde
- heavy muscling
- high rate of gain
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Chiangus
- Breeds: Chianina and Angus
- Color: black
- polled
- lean and maternal
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Brangus
- Breeds: Brahman and Angus
- Color: solid black or red
- polled
- good moms and feed efficiency
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Brahman
- Color: light to medium gray coat, black skin
- developed for hot climates
- poor meat quality
- maternal
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Texas Longhorn
- Origin: Columbus
- lots of different colors
- rodeo cattle
- low birth weight
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Galloway
- Color: black, red, dun (solid, white park, and belted)
- long wavy hair/ thick undercoat
- hardy
- quiet temperament
- good mom and meat quality
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