Page 12 - Leland-Koester Red Angus Bull and Heifer Sale – March 11, 2022

REFERENCE SIRES
S LORENZEN WARRANT 8273 T VGW MEGATRON 403P
#3935401 • 2/6/18 • 100% 1A
#1696386 • 2/8/14 • 98.4% 1B

ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG M HPG CEM ST MARB YG CW REA ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG M HPG CEM ST MARB YG CW REA
110 35 75 13 -1.7 69 123 0.34 32 11 7 15 0.71 0.08 40 0.50 102 62 40 11 -1.6 68 110 0.26 24 11 6 18 0.63 0.07 23 0.18
21% 76% 5% 44% 50% 26% 11% 4% 8% 53% 50% 47% 8% 54% 10% 7% 29% 31% 39% 71% 52% 28% 28% 29% 58% 61% 74% 19% 15% 50% 48% 36%

U SCHULER CONFIDENCE C810 V C.JACOBSON WEIGH UP 8097
#3489944 • 2/23/15 • 99.2% 1B
#3954495 • 2/3/18 • 100% 1A

Udder Scoring – Suspension & Teat Size
ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG M HPG CEM ST MARB YG CW REA ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG M HPG CEM ST MARB YG CW
Red Angus’ two-score system allows for the separate evaluation of
• Udder scores should be taken within 24 hours after calving. REA
• Use a cow’s “ weakest” quarter to score teat size and udder
udder suspension and teat size.
42 3 39 16 -3.5 80 124 0.27 25 15 4 6 0.72 0.12 26 -0.06 58 2 56 7 1.4 67 108 0.26 26 10 4 12 0.77 0.16 34 0.08
suspension.
93% 97% 42% 19% 22% 6% 11% 25% 54% 11% 86% 99% 8% 74% 39% 80% 84% 97% 17% 96% 92% 31% 31% 31% 39% 68% 87% 80% 6% 85% 20% 54%
Teat size scores are subjective assessments of teat length and circum- • Age of the female should not be factored into her scores.
ference and range from 9 (very small) to 1 (very large). • It’s best if the same person scores all females in each manage-
Use the following guidelines when collecting udder score data: ment group.
UDDER SCORES Udder Suspension Teat Size
Score Description Example Score Description Example
Udder scores have been used to
cull and select cattle at Leland 9 Very tight. 9 Very small.
Red Angus and Koester Red
Angus for many years. Scores are
taken within 12 hours of calving 7 Tight. 7 Small.
by the same person to insure
consistency. Scores less than 5 5 Intermediate/moderate. 5 Intermediate/moderate.
are considered unacceptable, and
those individuals are not kept in
our herds. We include the dam’s 3 Pendulous. 3 Large.
udder scores for Suspension and
Teat Size following her MPPA in
each bull’s data block. 1 Very pendulous, broken fl oor. 1 Very large, balloon shaped.

10 AVG EPDs FOR PROVEN SIRES: ProS: 86 HB: 51 GM: 36 CED: 13 BW: -1.7 WW: 61 YW: 99 ADG: 0.23 DMI: 1.44 M: 25 ME: 3 HPG: 11 CEM: 7 ST: 15 MB: 0.42 YG: 0.06 CW: 23 REA: 0.13 FAT: 0.02