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INDEXES Maternal Weaned Calf Value ($M) , an index, expressed in dollars per head, predicts profitability differences from conception to weaning with the underlying breeding objective assuming that individuals retain their own replacement females within herd and sell the rest of the cull female and all male progeny as feeder calves. The model assumes commercial producers will replace 25% of their breeding females in the first generation and 20% of their breeding females in each subsequent generation. Weaned Calf Value ($W) , an index, expressed in dollars per head, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics from birth to weaning. The underlying objective being producers will retain 20% of the female progeny as replacements and sell the rest of the cull females and their male counterparts as feeder calves. Beef Value ($B) , a terminal index, expressed in dollars per carcass, to predict profitability differences in progeny due to genetics for postweaning and carcass traits. This terminal index assumes commercial producers wean all male and female progeny, retain ownership of these animals through the feedlot phase and market these animals on a carcass grid. Combined Value ($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. The remaining cull heifer and steer progeny are then assumed to be sent to the feedlot where the producers retain ownership of those cattle and sell them on a quality-based carcass merit grid. Rippe Angus Bull Sale: Black Balancer Bulls.........................................................Lots 1–76 Black Purebred Bulls...................................................Lots 100–114 Angus Bulls..................................................................Lots 200–221
NAME
# Lot
Reg#
DOB:
BW:
Adj. WW:
INDEX
$M $W
GRAND SIRE
SIRE
GRAND DAM MATERNAL GRAND SIRE
$B $C
DAM
MATERNAL GRAND DAM
CED BW WW YW MK SC CEM
FL TEAT CLAW ANGLE CW MB REA
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Dam Wt:
%BWW:
Udder:
Doc:
Cow Data AOD = Age of Dam Dam Wt = Cow weight 6 weeks after weaning %BWW = Percent the dam weaned of her body weight DOC = Docility
EPDs Expected progeny
differences. Winter 2025 evaluation provided by the AAA
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Heifer Bulls If you see a bull with an Rippe Gelbvieh believes it is a heifer bull. Udder: The first number is suspension and second references teat size. 9 is ideal. It represents very small teat size and very tight udder suspension. 1 represents very large, ballooned shape teat and a very pendulous suspension. Doc = Docility: 1 - The bull is content standing alone. 2- The bull is nervous when standing in a pen alone. 3 – The bull is looking for a hole in the fence when alone. 4 – The bull is looking to chase you out of the pen. CAB - Certified Angus Beef: The logo can be used on any registered Angus bull with a minimum marbling EPD (Marb) of +0.65 and an Angus Grid Value Index ($G) of +55 or higher . Why these numbers? Sire-identified carcass data from more than 8,600 records in the American Angus Association database show these minimum thresholds for Marb and $G achieve an average of 50% CAB acceptance. H
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