TERMS & CONDITIONS 1. Terms of the sale are check or cash settlement. Every animal will be sold to the highest bidder. All settlements will be made with the clerks of the sale immediately following the conclusion of the sale and before any cattle will be released from the sale facility. 2. The auctioneer will settle any disputes as to bids, and his decision on such matters shall be final. 3. Any announcements from the seller on sale day will take precedence over printed material. 4. Health certificates will be furnished for shipment anywhere in the U.S. 5. A certificate of registry and transfer will be furnished for each animal sold, after settlement has been made. 8. All animals are guaranteed breeders by sellers. Any animal that has not proven itself as a breeder within six months after the date of sale, if in healthy condition, may be returned to seller at buyer’s expense. The seller reserves the privilege of trying, for a period of six months, to prove the animal is a breeder. The seller, at his option, may either replace the animal with another of equal value or grant the buyer a credit for use on any cattle marketed seller in full settlement and transaction of all claims. Yearling bulls shall be guaranteed breeders for no more than 25 females. All animals are guaranteed to be breeders, with the exception of calves that are sold in cow/calf pairs. 9. Neither the owners, sale managers, clerks, nor anyone connected with the sale assumes responsibility, legal or otherwise, for damages of any kind. Any person attending the sale does so at his own risk. 10. The above terms and conditions shall constitute a contract between the buyer and seller of each animal sold. 6. Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as it is sold. 7. All bulls have been evaluated and are guaranteed to be breeders. Breed Average for Non Parents Under 2 Yrs. of Age- Breed Average for Proven & Opportunity Sires- Understanding EPD’s as a selection tool. ProS HB GM CED BW WW YW ADG DMI MILK ME HPG CEM STAY MARB YG CW REA FAT 92 55 37 13 -1.8 60 97 0.23 1.46 26 3 11 7 15 0.41 0.07 23 0.12 0.02 89 53 35 13 -1.8 62 100 0.23 1.51 25 4 12 7 15 0.41 0.07 23 0.11 0.02
Profitability and Sustainability (ProS): all-purpose index that predicts average economic differences in all segments in the beef supply chain. This index is a combination of the breeding objectives modeled in the HerdBuilder and GridMaster selection indexes. In this index, replacement heifers are retained from within the herd and all remaining progeny are fed out to slaughter and sold on a quality-based grid. Traits included in this index include calving ease, growth, HPG, STAY, Mature Weight, Dry Matter Intake and carcass traits. The resulting index is expressed in dollars per head born (Index/High Value). HerdBuilder Indes (HB): An index used to estimate difference in profitabillity for the sustainabillity of the cowherd. This index was created on the assumption that an operation raises its own replacement females and terminally markets the remainder of the calf crop on a quality based grid. Geven that replacement heifers are retained, primary infulence is placed on maternal traits such as Stay, HPG, and CE. MARB, YG and growth EPDs also impact this index, but to a lesser degree. GridMaster (GM): An index used to estimate differences in profitability for those whose primary goal is to maximize profitability in the feedyard and on the rail. This index was created on the assumption that an operation markets all of the calf crop terminally on a quality based grid with no replacement females being raised. MARB, YG and growth EPDs are traits of primary importance in the index. Calving Ease Direct (CED): Predicts the probability of calves being born unassisted from two year-old heifers. Selecting on actual birth weight is flawed; it is influenced by non-genetic factors such as nutrition and weather. While the BW EPD removes these non-genetic factors, the CED EPD is the best predictor of calving ease. CED includes variation in BW plus other influential genetic factors such as gestation length, calf shape, etc. The higher the CED EPD, the less calving difficulty. Birth Weight (BW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight, and is also used in the calculation of the CED EPD. Weaning Weight (WW): Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling. Yearling Weight (YW): Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.
Average Daily Gain (ADG): Developed to more easily identify animals with favorable combinations of gain and intake. This will serve as a more intuitive measure of an animal’s growth rate from weaning to a year of age. Dry Matter Intake (DMI): Calculated using a multiple-trait model that includes DMI, On Test Average Daily Gain, Post Weaning Average Daily Gain and Weaning Weight. Milk: Predicts the difference in maternal production of an individual animal’s daughters as expressed by the weaning weight of their calves. Maintenance Energy (ME): Predicts the differences in maintenance energy requirements of mature daughters of a bull. The lower the ME EPD, the less feed daughters require to maintain body condition. Heifer Pregnancy (HPG): Predicts the probability of heifers conceiving to calve at two years of age. Calving Ease Maternal (CEM): Predicts the probability of a given animal’s daughters calving unassisted at two years of age. Stayability (STAY): Predicts the probability of a bull’s daughters remaining in the herd until at least six years of age. Females that don’t stay in the herd that long are losing money, and they also contribute to higher rate of replacement females that the rancher can’t cash crop. Marbling (Marb): Predicts the difference for carcass marbling score as expressed in marbling score units. Higher marbling scores are positively correlated with higher carcass quality grades. Yield Grade (YG): Marketing calves on a grid? Placing selection pressure on YG EPD will decrease the number of YG discounts on grid-marketed progeny. Carcasss Weight (CW): Selecting bulls with a high CW EPD will increase the weight of the hanging carcass, which directly impacts revenue. Rib Eye Area (REA): Predicts difference of carcass Rib Eye Area between the 12th and 13th rib. Increase Rib Eye Area has a beneficial effect on Yield Grade which also includes Carcass Weight and Fat Thickmess. 12th Rib Fat Thickness (FAT): Predicts difference for carcass fat depth over the 12th rib, as expressed in inches. Increases in fat thickness has a detrimental effect on Yield Grade.
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