YieldStar – If your goal is to make the absolute best quality, most profit- able carcasses YieldStar is the ranking to use. Focused on terminal traits like high average daily gain, efficient feed conversion, carcass weight and quality grades, 5-star YieldStar bulls will produce calves that cattle feeders want to feed. Presented in a 5-star system, the more stars the higher the predicated profitability of feeding calves produced by those genetics. Disposition - All bulls have been individually scored for disposition by sorting them off in an alley between two scorers to evaluate their reaction and comfort level to being singled out. This 3-star evaluation can be inter- rupted as: AAA – Easy to handle, stands quietly in the alley while scoring and is com- fortable being singled out of the group AA – Easy to handle, not as comfortable being singled out but respectful and not challenging toward the scorer A – More nervous and anxious while being handled. Looking for a way to get away or challenge being singled away from other animals WideBody – WideBody has been a selection staple at 5L Ranch for many years for bulls we use in our program and our astute customer have used to add capacity and shape to their cows. Higher WideBody scores indicate cattle that are wider-based, with a softer flank, a wide spring of rib, bold rib shape, deep heart girth, and more depth and thickness in the hindquarters. AAA – Everything we’ve come to expect in a 5L WideBody with just a bit more! Noticeably wider across their top and heart girth, soft in flank, bolder and deeper rib shape with an exceptionally wide base AA – Prototypical 5L WideBody deep in the rib, lots of shape through their middle, wide base, plenty of thickness A – More traditionally made or heifer type, not as powerfully muscled while still conformationally correct
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