Cowboy Logic #90 Many of us have a predisposed notion that we want calving ease/ low BW herd sires. But, in the Angus breed, do we really have that much problem with big calves? It seems like most of the problems at birth are more linked to abnormal presentations than actual calves that are too big for the cow or even heifer. And, it seemed like maybe those smaller calves just were not as thrifty. We decided to see if we could dig into the data, and see what survivability to weaning really looked like. After all, a small calf at birth doesn’t really help the bottom line if he dies prior to weaning anyway! We divided up four years of spring calf crops into three groups: (light) 69 lbs. or less; (medium) 70-89 lbs.; and (heavy) 90 lbs. and up. We edited out any abortions and all twins. In a nutshell, the death loss at birth through weaning was twice as high on the light calves as it was on the medium calves. The death loss on the heavy calves was the least of the three groups, and it was the least in every one of the four years. We did not differentiate according to cause of death, or whether it was right at birth or later on pre-weaning. We’ve all heard someone say the growth rate of a dead calf is distressingly poor, and took that to mean we needed lighter calves at birth so we would get more of them born alive. Every operation is different, but it certainly appears to us that bigger calves at birth are more likely to still be around at weaning. We would never advocate breeding heifers to anything but a true heifer bull, but our cowherds might be much better served by sires that give their calves more of a head start. A study by the University of Illinois on Sim-Angus cattle reported the same conclusions.
LOT 118 - SYDGEN BLUEPRINT 4624
SydGen Blueprint 4624
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RADG SC DOC +.27 +1.56 +18
Birth Date: 09-06-2024
Bull *21284774
Tattoo: 4624
BW RATIO ADJ SC ADJ HIP 84 105 890 117 2.01 1212 93 37.84 50.7 RATIO WW RATIO ADG YW
#*Summitcrest Complete 1P55 #Summitcrest Princess 0P12 #*Sitz Investment 660Z #Sitz Florabelle Fanny 2683 #*Connealy Consensus *Thomas Patricia 9705 #*Connealy Consensus 7229 +*Basin Lucy S161
#+*KM Broken Bow 002 +*Sitz Florabelle Fanny 4735
*SydGen Blueprint 18780636
+78 +98
$M $W $F $B $C
+100 +159 +284
#+*K C F Bennett Fortress +*Riverbend Lucy Z1165
+*Spruce Mtn Lucy 8050 19087775
• Circle M Farms, Mexico, MO purchased a full brother in the 2023 SydGen Production Sale for $11,500. • Dam has 3 progeny with an average weaning ration of 106, and she traces to one of the RE +9 +.5 +84 +143 +.40 +.46 +10.7 +11 +36 +.49 +.56 +1.10 +.59 +67 +.85 +.46 CED BW WW YW CLAW ANGLE HP CEM MILK TEAT UDDER FL HS CW MARB
SydGen Volunteer 4599
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RADG SC DOC +.27 +1.18 +14
foundation matrons of the breed, Basin Lucy 3829. • Dam sells as a featured fall calver as Lot 247.
Birth Date: 09-03-2024
Bull *21284765
Tattoo: 4599
BW RATIO ADJ SC ADJ HIP 84 105 768 101 3.63 1349 104 35.27 51.6 RATIO WW RATIO ADG YW
SydGen Blueprint 4617
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#+*Quaker Hill Manning 4EX9 #+*E W A 444 of 968 Progress #*Plattemere Weigh Up K360 +*Rita 9O67 of Rita 5M13 Obj *Bruns Archer 533 Queen Jill 2444 Baf #+*KM Broken Bow 002 +SydGen Forever Lady 4413
RADG SC DOC +.27 +1.10 +13
#*E W A Peyton 642 +*E W A 3128 of 9O67 Weigh Up
Birth Date: 09-06-2024
Bull *21284773
Tattoo: 4617
+*DE-SU Volunteer B122 19352491
BW RATIO ADJ SC ADJ HIP 86 109 876 116 3.51 1438 111 37.53 51.4 RATIO WW RATIO ADG YW
+53 +74
$M $W $F $B $C
#*Summitcrest Complete 1P55 #Summitcrest Princess 0P12 #*Sitz Investment 660Z #Sitz Florabelle Fanny 2683 #+*Baldridge Colonel C251 *K C F Miss Fortress B398 SydGen Process 2412 4E Blackcap 228
+100 +182 +289
#+*KM Broken Bow 002 +*Sitz Florabelle Fanny 4735
*Bruns Archer 176 +*SydGen Forever Lady 3763
*SydGen Blueprint 18780636
*SydGen Forever Lady 9473 19770063
+90 +89
$M $W $F $B $C
• Maternal sisters sold to Moore Angus, Centralia, MO in the 2022 production sale, and to Bradley Cattle, Marshfield, MO in the 2024 SydGen sale. • Dam’s maternal brother sold in a past SydGen sale to John Roy Chipman, Perry, MO. • Note the last cow in the pedigree, SydGen Forever Lady 4413, was a long-time donor in the SydGen program and the dam of the foundation sire Trust. RE +1 +3.5 +79 +142 +.61 +.45 +15.5 +2 +34 +.47 +.43 +1.09 +.56 +63 +1.22 +.69 CED BW WW YW CLAW ANGLE HP CEM MILK TEAT UDDER FL HS CW MARB
+119 +175 +317
*SydGen KCF Gavel 8361 *SydGen Blackcap 6613
*SydGen Blackcap 0678 20012269
• Another high-performance son of Blueprint whose daughters have made beautiful, produc- tion-oriented females. • The dam by Gavel has an average weaning ratio of 110 on 2 natural calves. • BCAngus, Adair, IA purchased the maternal grandam in the 2021 sale for $4,500. CED RE +3 +2.6 +86 +149 +.26 +.38 +16.2 +11 +34 +.44 +.48 +1.17 +.35 +78 +.77 +.51 BW WW YW CLAW ANGLE HP CEM MILK TEAT UDDER FL HS CW MARB
SydGen Step Up 4589
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RADG SC DOC +.25 +1.44 +22
Birth Date: 08-31-2024
Bull *21286121
Tattoo: 4589
SydGen Blueprint 4588
BW RATIO ADJ SC ADJ HIP 84 105 788 104 3.28 1313 101 36.18 51.2 RATIO WW RATIO ADG YW
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RADG SC DOC +.24 +1.62 +20
Birth Date: 08-31-2024
Bull *21284763
Tattoo: 4588
#+*G A R Sure Fire +*Chair Rock Prophet 3131 #*EXAR Denver 2002B +*Basin Lucy 1022 #+SydGen 928 Destination 5420 #SydGen Forever Lady 6216 #+*SydGen Black Pearl 2006 +SydGen Evergreen 2774
BW RATIO ADJ SC ADJ HIP 87 109 790 104 3.43 1339 103 40.15 51.0 RATIO WW RATIO ADG YW
*G A R Big Step K715 +*Basin Lucy 4261
+*EZAR Step Up 9178 19430597
+96 +87 +79
$M $W $F $B $C
#*Summitcrest Complete 1P55 #Summitcrest Princess 0P12 #*Sitz Investment 660Z #Sitz Florabelle Fanny 2683 #*SydGen Trust 6228 +SydGen Heroine 9808 #*V A R Discovery 2240 *Rita 2H12 of 158 Rito 9Q13
#+*KM Broken Bow 002 +*Sitz Florabelle Fanny 4735
*SydGen Blueprint 18780636
*SydGen Atlas 1043 SydGen Evergreen 4704
+76 +74
$M $W $F $B $C
+163 +307
+*SydGen Evergreen 9812 19764959
+128 +193 +326
#+*SydGen FATE 2800 +*44 Rita 4794
• Dam has been a consistent producer with 3 WR-105 and 2 REA-109. • The maternal grandam by Black Pearl is the dam of Target, working for D & R Angus, Buffalo, MO, and she sold in the 2020 production sale to the partnership of Rossman Genetics, Marty Hultman, and GW Genetics for $6,000. • Dam’s maternal brothers sold to Rocking P Farm, Horner, WV at $7,500; Larry Keller, Shelbyville, MO for $6,000; Jeffery Zerr, Montgomery City, MO, and Don Ittner, Jefferson City, MO. RE +3 +2.1 +75 +129 +.31 +.37 +13.2 +7 +38 +.56 +.60 +1.15 +.22 +50 +1.37 +.55 CED BW WW YW CLAW ANGLE HP CEM MILK TEAT UDDER FL HS CW MARB
+*SydGen Rita 8811 19459828
• Leatherwood Valley Farms, Salesville, OH purchased a maternal sister sired by Gavel in our 2023 sale. • A flush sister to the dam sold to Stepaside Farm, Sanger, CA for $7,000, with their flush brother selling to Wildwood Farms, Carrollton, MS. • Maternal brothers to the dam have sold to High Valley Ranch, Santa Fe, NM and to Rick Aufdenburg, Jackson, MO in past production sales. RE +3 +2.8 +85 +142 +.32 +.46 +12.1 +9 +22 +.66 +.67 +1.13 +.41 +78 +.84 +.71 CED BW WW YW CLAW ANGLE HP CEM MILK TEAT UDDER FL HS CW MARB
Cowboy Logic #57 “The genetic relationship between scrotal circumference and heifer pregnancy rate is .57. The genetic relationship between scrotal circumference and lifetime pregnancy rate is .34. Studies showed about 14% higher heifer pregnancy rate on heifers sired by high-middle and high SC sires, compared to low and low-middle SC sires.” --Dr. Mark Enns, Ph.D at Colorado State University, at the 2006 National Angus Conference. As you study the catalog and the herdsires, you will see a long-term emphasis here on strong scrotal development.
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