SELECT OUR BULLS WITH EVEN MORE CONFIDENCE We believe in providing our customers with the most accurate information possible. DNA profiling has advanced to the point that when added to a bull’s pedigree and his own individual data, the reliability of his EPDs increases significantly. Therefore, to better serve our customers, all of the bulls in the sale have genomic-enhanced EPDs through DNA 50K testing. The table below shows the estimated number of progeny the DNA information adds to the reliability of the EPDs. For the growth and carcass traits, the higher reliability is equivalent to almost a complete calf crop of steer calves. For a maternal trait like Stayability, it’s equivalent to getting information on at least three to four heifer calf-crops. The genomic-enhanced EPDs are made possible through a partnership between the Red Angus Association of America and Gene- Seek. Bottom line: we’ve made the investment so you can buy bulls from Feddes/C-T Red Angus with the highest possible confidence. CED BW WW YW MILK STAY MB REA EST. PROGENY: 12 9 11 7 9 30 7 5
On July 1, 2020, the Feddes Family purchased the Amsterdam Meat Shop and started Feddes Family Meats, Inc. For several years, Jake has wanted to keep our steers, feed them and market the meat. We never intended to own a state-inspected processing facility, but the Lord works in mysterious ways. Jake was at the shop inquiring about processing dates and the manager said, “Just buy the place, then you can run as many through as you want.” Six weeks later, we closed on the shop. Since that time, we have added eight employees and doubled processing capacity. We opened a retail space to sell local beef, pork, lamb, goat and bison. We have also started supplying three different restaurants in Bozeman.
We believe that this endeavor affords us the opportunity to look at car- casses from herd mates of the bulls in this catalog and gives us visual data in regard to ribeye size and marbling as well as actual carcass weight and yield grade data. This additional data enables us to look at what genetics are providing superior carcasses as well as not losing the maternal traits that Feddes & C-T Red Angus are known for.
We can truly be the place where “Performance Meets Maternal.”
We are very excited about this new endeavor. If any of you need processing done, have finished cattle or need any assistance in these areas, feel free to give Jake a call to chat about it. We look forward to where this added busi- ness can bring our operations in the future. If you’re dining in Bozeman look for the Feddes Family Meats logo!
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