Buyer Information
VOLUME DISCOUNTS: A 3% discount will be given on purchases of 3 - 4 bulls over $3500. A 5% discount will be given on purchases of 5+ bulls over $3500. GUARANTEE:
All bulls selling are guaranteed for the first breeding season against breeding injury. A breeding season is defined as the 90 days from first turnout of the bull. If a replacement bull is not available or if buyer prefers, credit, minus salvage value will be given in the next year ’ s sale. All injured bulls must be diagnosed by a veterinarian. Please notify Nick as soon as possible should injury occur. This guarantee does not cover death loss. HOUSING Free Housing will be available until March 15th. Bulls may remain at the sales facility at your convenience for $2.50/ day following. TRUCKING : Please let us know when and we will deliver your bulls for no charge up to a 300 mile radius.
ABOUT EPD ’ S - BREED AVERAGE
Carcass Weight (CW), expressed in pounds is a predictor of the differences in hot carcass weight of a sire's progeny. Ribeye Area (REA), expressed in square inches. The higher the better Marbling (Marb), expressed as a fraction of the difference in USDA marbling score of a sire's progeny. The higher the better. Fat Thickness (Fat), expressed in inches, is a predictor of the differences in external fat thickness at the 12th rib. Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) , an index, expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd. Feedlot Value ($F): An index value expressed in dollars per head, is expected average difference in future progeny performance for postweaning merit. Weaned Calf Value ($W), an index, expressed in dollars per head, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. Grid Value ($G), an index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for carcass grid merit compared to progeny of other sires. Beef Value ($B), a terminal value index, is the expected average difference in future progeny performance for post weaning and carcass value compared to progeny of other sires. The higher the better. Combined Value ($C), an index, expressed in dollars per head, which includes all traits that make up both Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) and Beef Value ($B) with the objective that commercial producers will replace 20% of their breeding females per year with replacement heifers retained within their own herd. Higher the better.
Calving Ease Direct (CED): higher value indicating greater calving ease in first - calf heifers. Birth Weight (BW): expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit birth weight to his progeny. Weaning Weight: (WW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit weaning growth. Yearling Weight: (YW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling growth to his progeny compared to that of other sires. Residual Average Daily Gain (RADG): expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of a sire ’ s genetic ability for postweaning gain in future progeny given a constant amount of feed consumed. Dry Matter Intake (DMI), expressed in pounds per day, is a predictor of difference transmitting ability for feed intake during the postweaning phase. Yearling Height (YH), is a predictor of a sire's ability to transmit yearling height, expressed in inches. Scrotal Circumference (SC), expressed in centimeters, is a predictor of the difference in transmitting ability for scrotal size. Heifer Pregnancy (HP), is a selection tool to increase the probability or chance of a sire's daughters becoming pregnant as first - calf heifers during a normal breeding season. Calving Ease Maternal (CEM), is expressed as a difference in percentage of unassisted births with a higher value indicating greater calving ease in first - calf daughters. Maternal Milk EPD (Milk), is a predictor of a sire's genetic merit for milk and mothering ability In other words, it is that part of a calf's weaning weight attributed to milk and mothering ability.
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