​​​​​Traits​​
Excellent Feed Efficiency

Adaptability

High Carcass Yield

Low Birth Weight​

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Breed Characteristics

Coloration: The breed has two colors: the more traditional color is golden-red to brown, and in black. They are lighter around their eyes and muzzle, under their stomach, inside their thighs and anus, and at the end of their tails    Around the neck, the bulls are deeper in color.

Weight: Mature Limousin females should average 1400 lbs and mature males 2200 lbs.

Body characteristics: Limousins, with their powerful-looking shape, display their muscular but rectangular bodies.   They are equipped with  a strong bone-structure that carries their muscle over the elongated square from the rump, chest and brisket.  Unlike the females, the bulls carry much more muscle all around their necks, shoulders and their hindquarters.  Being a genetically lean breed, there is not much fat carried in males or females.    

Head characteristics: Limousins are known for a short, small head yet have broad foreheads with a short neck and a broad muzzle. Bulls tend to have a broader forehead than the Dames.  Although Limousins have been known to have horns, breeders have breed them to be polled (no horns). The Limousin breed is set apart by the shape and distinction of their mouths.   At the side of their mouths, on their lips,  there is a recognizable  flatter,  trimmed-looking forming a straight looking lip. All Other breeds lips form a half- or quarter-moon shape.

Calving characteristics:  Female Limousins tend to produce calves with low birth rate giving ease to calving.      They also tend to be great mothers producing adequate milk.  

Growth characteristics:  As statistics show, Limousins have excellent growth rates regarding their carcass characteristics.