Sale Schedule Thursday, February 6 1PM CATTLE ON DISPLAY Friday, February 7 9AM cattle on display 12PM Lunch 1PM Sale time
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Growth • OUR MISSION IS TO TAKE ALL THE ASSUMPTIONS OUT OF YOUR BULL SELECTION. ALL BULLS HAVE BEEN PARENT VERIFIED AND GENETICALLY ENHANCED. OUR DATA IS INTENSIVELY COLLECTED AT CRITICAL GROWTH POINTS THROUGHOUT THE BULL LIFE CYCLE TO CAPTURE VITAL GROWTH AND CARCASS DATA. WE GO BEYOND JUST A GUARANTEE, AS WE PAY HALF OF THE 6 MONTH MORTALITY INSURANCE POLICY. 46 OF THE BULLS ARE SIRED BY OUR RESIDENT HERD SIRES, THEY REPRESENT THE MOST CUTTING EDGE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER GENETICS IN THE INDUSTRY. THERE ARE 25 BULLS THAT ARE HOMO POLLED IN THE SALE. Maternal Consistent. Rugged. Structurally Correct.
Carcass When it comes to pounds of product, carcass weight (CW), the average bull in this sale will generate 28 pounds of additional red meat product. There are 35 bulls in this sale that exceed the breed median with 14 of those bulls in the top 10% of the breed. The average bull in this sale ribeye area (REA) EPD equates to a value 120% of the average bull in the breed. Every bull is above the average, with 23 bulls in the top 20% of the breed. With additional pressure and increased premium for higher quality grade carcasses, marbling has become significantly more important. 24 bulls exceed their average breed peer, with 16 bulls in top 25% of the breed. The top bull is nearly 3 times the breed average. 36 bulls in the offering have secured the $CHB logo this equates to the progeny of these bulls generating a $9/cwt advantage. 25 of the bulls are in breed leading company ranking in the top quarter of the breed.
Sustained fertility, combined with selection for moderate framed, easy fleshing, efficient, highly productive females is exemplified as you study the number of bulls that are produced by generations of females that have obtained the Dam of Distinction (DOD). As we strive to increase Maternal Milk (MM), it is evident as you study the 6 pound advantage these Dvorak bulls have. It is also equally important that we do that with intensive selection of udder and teat quality. 44 bulls top the breed average for milk flow, with 18 bulls in top 10% and 5 in the top 1%. Milk and growth (MG) is a trend that we strive to capture these traits. This is evident as the average Dvorak bulls possess a 10 pound advantage for these combined traits that encompass the basis of what we all try to do. All but 7 bulls are better than the breed average for MG. We have 10 bulls in the top 5%, and 26 bulls in the top 20% of the breed. 38 bulls have earned the Maternal Advantage logo, with the average bull possessing a $24 advantage. 9 bulls rank in the top 10%, with the top bull having a $180 premium.
Many heifer and cow bull options exist in this offering, that place an emphasis on calve vigor, with early and explosive growth. As we look at calving ease (CE), there are multiple double digit options with 7 bulls being in elite company in top 10% of the breed and 24 bulls above breed average. 28 bulls are below the breed mean for birth weight (BW) with 15 bulls in the top 20% of the breed. 38 of the bulls in the sale exceed the breed average for weaning weight (WW) EPD with 19 bulls in the top 10% of the breed. 12 the bulls in the sale are in the top 10% of the breed from yearling weight (YW) EPD, which equates to a 16 pound advantage at yearling time. 39 of the bulls in the sale exceed the average YW EPD of the breed.
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