About The Catalog:
Polled Status: Polled: Single Polled Scurred Homo Polled
Color possibilities: Black - known red carrier Homo Black - known homozygous black
EPD’S: All Bulls have an LD Profile and ‘Genomic Enhanced EPDs’.
Actual Data: Registration # Birthdate Actual BW Adjusted WW
REG #: REG #: BD: B DATE BW: BW WW: Adj WW
Breed Percentile Ranking: This number corresponds to the EPD directly above it to compare EPDs within breed.
CE BW WW YW MK CM MW ST DOC REA MB MPI FPI TPI $G
BREED PERCENTILE RANKING PER EPD
Breed %
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Expected Progeny Differences ‘EPD’ Definitions The American Gelbvieh Association transitioned to the BOLT system for EPD calculations in the fall of 2018. The American Angus Association had already been using this system for the previous year. There are 12 beef breed Associations in collaboration to form IGS (International Genetic Solutions) which brings a new, streamlined method for incorporating genomic results into the EPDs. This incorporates data and updates EPDs on a weekly basis. EPD DEFINITIONS: CE: Calving Ease – A number that predicts the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calfheifers – higher numbers indicate greater calving-ease. BW: Birth Weight, WW: Weaning Weight & YW: Yearling Weight – All are expressed in pounds, this shows the expected number of pounds a bull or female will add or subtract from their progeny’s birthweight, weaning weight and yearling weight respectively. MK: Milk: expressed in pounds of weaning weight that a female will add/subtract or that a bull’s daughters will have. CM: Calving Ease Maternal: this EPD predicts how well an animal’s daughters will calve with a higher number being easier calving. NEW! MW: Mature Weight: Body weight of cows adjusted to six years of age at body condition score 5. MWT is reported in pounds and is computed from a genetic model that leverages information from weaning weight, post-weaning gain, and mature weights of cows. Reported weights are adjusted for both age at observation and for body condition. ST: Stayability: Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six year of age. DOC: is expressed as a difference in yearling cattle temperament, with a higher value indicating more favorable docility. It predicts the average difference of progeny from a sire in comparison with another sire’s calves. In herds where temperament problems are not an issue, this expected difference would not be realized. RE: Rib Eye Area: expressed in square inches of rib eye muscle area adjusted to a constant fat endpoint. MB: Marbling: expressed in degrees of marbling score, a determinant of USDA Quality Grade. Value is adjusted to a constant fat endpoint. MPI, FPI, TPI: SEE INDEX DEFINITIONS ON FACING PAGE NEW! $G: $GAIN: reports the difference in expected marginal value of gain less the cost of feed to achieve that gain. Reported in dollars of marginal profit with more positive values representing increased efficiency and profit. Breed Make-up on Balancer bulls. Abbreviations include: AN = Black Angus AR = Red Angus GV = Gelbvieh XX = unknown Volatile commodity markets and the speed at which narrow windows of opportunity to manage risk open and close underscore the value of keeping your mind engaged in the market, no matter how frequently you trade cattle. That’s why Seedstock Plus continues to offer as a free service to its customers and members a complimentary subscription to the daily Cattle Current electronic newsletter. It offers a convenient snapshot of the previous day’s cash and futures markets for calves, feeders, fed cattle and related commodities. You’l also find pertinent market- related news. If you’re not receiving Cattle Current, or if you’d like to receive it at more than one e-mail address, please let us know and we’ll add you to the list. You can send your request to wes@cattlecurrent.com. Keep Your Mind in the Market
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