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YEARLING BULLS

80 DDGR INTEGRITY 203E 81 DDGR SPACE COWBOY 207E
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Homo Black • Balancer 75% • Polled • Bull Hetero Black • Balancer 75% • Polled • Bull
BD: 4/11/2017 BW: 101 Adj. WW: 825 BD: 4/11/2017 BW: 86 Adj. WW: 753
CRAN DREAM ON Y054 KKC NOBILITY 123Y
CKS MR DREAM C11 DDGR NOBLE MAN 79B
TLKG XTACY DDGR HOPE 245W
S A V IRON MOUNTAIN 8066
DDGR 116A DDGR 20Y B C MATRIX 4132
DDGR SWEET PEA 219X DDGR LADYBIRD 83W
CW
BW WW YW WW YW
CED BW M M TM YG CW REA REA MB FT FT FPI FPI CED BW M M TM YG CW REA REA MB FT FT FPI FPI
YG
TM CEM CEM
CED
MB
YG
CW
MB
CED
BW WW YW WW YW
TM CEM CEM
7 3.6 83 120 25 66 8 -0.40 46 0.51 0.19 -0.03 78.82 7 2.0 87 133 26 72 3 -0.40 51 0.56 -0.03 -0.03 78.25
This bull’s Iron Mountain dam did a great job with him, weaning him off at 825# without If you want consistency, the 20Y dam has had 5 calves all being bulls and all making the
creep. He went on to being one of the heaviest calves at the December weighing at over grade to be in the bull sale. This Nobleman son has extra length of body and has weaning
1000# for an April calf. and yearling EPDs in the top 5% of the breed.
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82 DDGR THUMBS UP 223E 83 CMR ANCHORMAN 225E
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Red • Purebred 88% • Polled • Bull Red • Purebred 88% • Polled • Bull
BD: 4/23/2017 BW: 80 Adj. WW: 809 BD: 4/26/2017 BW: 83 Adj. WW: 788
KKC NOBILITY 123Y KKC NOBILITY 123Y
DDGR NOBLE MAN 79B DDGR NOBLE MAN 79B
DDGR HOPE 245W DDGR HOPE 245W
DCHD GLDN BKL 030W WINCHESTER DCHD GLDN BKL 030W WINCHESTER
DDGR 18A CMR 15A
DDGR 203Y CMR 211Y
TM
CED
BW WW YW WW YW
BW
TM CEM CEM
MB
CW REA REA
CED BW WW YW WW YW M M TM CEM CEM YG CW MB FT FT FPI FPI CED BW M M TM YG CW REA REA MB FT FT FPI FPI
YG
CED
CW
YG
MB
9 0.4 78 113 31 73 6 -0.44 37 0.36 -0.21 -0.05 71.04 8 1.4 82 120 30 72 6 -0.44 42 0.33 -0.24 -0.06 71.20
This guy started at 80 pounds and weaned at an impressive 809 pounds. This is the 3rd Very good potential in this Nobleman son, with performance on the top side of the
bull in a row for the 18A dam, and they have averaged 74 pounds at birth and 762 at pedigree and calving ease on the bottom side. His dam has a weaning weight ratio of 107
weaning. Despite his younger age, you will want to check him out on sale day. on three calves.
EPD DEFINITIONS
Listed below are the defi nitions of American Gelbvieh Association EPDs and Carcass weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to
the units in which they are published. The EPDs with an asterisk (*) next to the an industry standard age endpoint.
name are available to members only.
Ribeye area (REA): Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and
MATERNAL TRAITS 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable.
Calving ease direct (CE): Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when
he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving Marbling (MB): Predicts the differences in the degree of marbling within the
ease. This EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of ribeye as expressed in marbling score units. Greater marbling numbers are
calves pulled in his herd. preferable and are an indicator of higher carcass quality grades.
Fat (FT): Differences for fat thickness, in inches, for a carcass over the 12th
Milk (Milk): The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed
in pounds of weaning weight. rib, smaller numbers of fat thickness are preferable as excess fat can be
detrimental to yield grade.
Calving ease maternal (CEM): Represented as percent of unassisted births in
a sire’s fi rst-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable WHAT IS AN INDEX?
calving ease. This EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it Indexes are tools that allow you to select for several EPDs at once, making
predicts which animals produce daughters with a genetic pre-disposition to selections more effi cient than selecting on one trait at a time. Indexes weigh
calve unassisted as heifers. traits based on their importance to a producer’s bottom line by using a trait’s
economic and genetic value. Indexes are a good way to put selection emphasis
GROWTH TRAITS on traits that are economically relevant.
Birth weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.
Total maternal (TM): An index that combines growth and milk information
Weaning weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight as a prediction of the weaning weight performance of calves from a sire’s
(adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator daughters. As an index, this value is not reported with an accompanying
of growth from birth to weaning. accuracy. A greater TM value means a mother that returns comparatively
higher weaning weights on her calves. TM Index = MK EPD + ½ WW EPD.
Yearling weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling
weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth Feeder profi t index (FPI): An economic selection index designed to aid
from birth to yearling. producers in selecting sires whose progeny will perform in the feedlot and are
CARCASS TRAITS sold on grade and yield. Well ranking sires for FPI have higher marbling and
carcass weight than their contemporaries.
Yield grade (YG): Differences in yield grade score, which is a predictor of
percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better As a terminal index, little emphasis is put on maternal traits such as stayability
lean to fat ratio. and calving ease.
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