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2022 Profit Maker Bull Sale – Profitable Genetics from Performance Cattlemen

LOT # NAME REG. # DATE OF BIRTH GEN DEFECT Paternal Grandsire Paternal Great Grandsire
CED BW WW YW SC REA IMF TERM MK TM HP STAY Sire Paternal Great Granddam
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Maternal Granddam Paternal Great Grandsire
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Paternal Great Granddam
BREED CURVE BENDER CALVING EASE GROWTH CARCASS DAMS’S AGE #C DOC PRICE Maternal Grandsire Maternal Great Grandsire
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Dam Maternal Great Granddam
Comments Maternal Granddam Maternal Great Grandsire
Maternal Great Granddam

GE-EPD EXPRESSED IN CALVES 12. STAY – Stayability – Measures the likelihood that a cow will re-
SIRED BY AN INDIVIDUAL BULL main in the herd thru 6-YRs of age. A higher number is more de-
1. CED – Calving Ease Direct – Expressed as a percentage and in- sirable.
dicates the direct influence of this bull on calving ease in 2-YR- 13. % RANK – To make it easier to evaluate EPD, the percentile rank-
OLDs. A higher number predicts greater calving ease or less dys- ing is shown below each individual EPD. This is a great way to
tocia for this bull’s calves when born to first-calf heifers. understand where the individual ranks in the breed for that EPD.
2. BW – Birth Weight – Expressed in pounds and predicts calf size For example, where it shows “10%,” this means that EPD value
and weight at birth. is in the highest, or TOP 10%, of all non-parent bulls in the entire
3. WW - Weaning Weight – Expressed in pounds and predicts breed. Conversely, “10%” also means that “90%” of all non-par-
growth potential from birth to weaning age. ent bulls in the breed have a lower EPD for that trait. (A 10% for
4. YW -Yearling Weight – Expressed in pounds and predicts overall BW, however, means lowest, or lightest birthweight.)
growth potential and post-weaning gain to yearling age. 14. BREED – Straight Brangus (BN) bulls are so indicated. Brangus
5. SC - Scrotal Circumference – Expressed in centimeters and pre- Percentage Ultrablack bulls are so indicated. Ultrablack (UB) are
dicts testicle size. black in color, BN X ANGUS (AN) and are indicated with %BN:%AN.
6. REA - Ribeye Area – Expressed in square inches and predicts ALL GE-EPD are computed on the Brangus System.
ribeye size and overall muscle mass. By Brangus Association rules, 75%BN:25%AN bulls can be
7. IMF - Intramuscular Fat – Expressed in percent (%IMF) and pre- used on Registered Brangus cows to produce First Generation
dicts marbling ability and quality grade. Registered Brangus. Therefore, in our opinion, you can use the
8. TERM – Terminal Index – Is a bio-economic index which consid- 75%BN:25%AN bulls as if they were 100% Brangus.
ers six Growth and Carcass related traits. Each trait is weighted 15. CURVE BENDER – ***** Ultimate Extreme Curve Bender to *
according to its heritability and economic importance in a feed- Above Average Curve Bender
lot situation with the carcass valued by weight, yield and quality 16. CALVING EASE STARS – ***** Ultimate Calving Ease to * Good
grade. The absolute EPD value is expressed in standard deviation Calving Ease
terms (statistical terms) which can be difficult to comprehend. 17. GROWTH STARS – ***** Ultimate Growth to * Good Growth
Therefore, IBBA recommends cattlemen evaluate the percent rank 18. CARCASS STARS – ***** Ultimate Carcass to * Good Carcass
- % RANK rather than the actual index value. 19. DAM AGE – Age of dam at the time of birth of this bull.
20. #C – Number of calves born to this dam. If she calved every year,
GE-EPD EXPRESSED BY DAUGHTERS it should be 1 less than her age. ET indicates embryo transfer
donor cow.
OF AN INDIVIDUAL BULL 21. DOC – The Beef Improvement Federation Temperament Score
9. MK – Milk – Expressed in pounds and predicts the maternal con- from 1 = Docile to 6 = Very Aggressive.
tribution a bull passes to his daughters. In reality measures that 22. PRICE – Each bull in the sale has a unique STARTING BID. Bulls
portion of calf weaning weight attributed to milk production and not sold during auction will be available (First-Come-First-Served)
mothering ability. at that price thru the end of October. After then that price is not
10. TM - Total Maternal – Expressed in pounds and predicts the guaranteed.
overall weaning weight of calves from daughters of a bull due
to the combination of growth potential AND milk production and NOTE: GE-EPD highlighted in yellow Rank in Top One-Fourth
mothering ability. (Top 25%) of all Non-Parent Brangus Bulls for that specific trait.
11. HP – Heifer Pregnancy – Expressed as a percentage and indi-
cates the probability that daughters of this bull will have a calf
as a 2-YR-OLD. A higher number predicts a greater likelihood of
calving by 2-YRs of age.

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