Rippe Gelbvieh Balancer® and Gelbvieh Bull Sale: Black Balancer Bulls.........................................................Lots 1–76 Black Purebred Bulls...................................................Lots 100–114 Angus Bulls..................................................................Lots 200–221
About the Catalog:
Color Black Red
Breed Makeup BA = Balancer GV = Gelbvieh HB = Hybrid 50 = % Gelbvieh
Polled Status Polled
Horned Scurred
Homozygous Black Heterozygous Black
Homozygous Polled Heterozygous Polled
INDEXES
Maternal Profit Index (MPI): In this production scenario, Gelbvieh bulls are mated to Angus-based cows with surplus calves marketed at weaning, with replacement heifers retained from the calf crop. EPDs weighted in this index are Calving Ease Direct (CED) and Maternal (CEM), Weaning Weight (WW), Milk (MILK), Mature Weight (MWT), Dry Matter Intake (DMI), Stayability (STAY), and Heifer Pregnancy (HP). Mature weight is the primary driver and represents the significant cost of maintenance energy requirement in the cow- calf sector. Weaning Weight and Milk (expressed in pounds of calf weaning weight) represent the principal revenue stream. Stayability helps account for differences in replacement costs in the system and the effect of heifer retention on revenue streams. This index should be used by commercial cattlemen whose production scenario includes the traditional marketing of calves at weaning and replacement retention from the herd. Feeder Profit Index™ (FPI™): Envisioned as a completely terminal index, FPI assumes all calves are marketed as finished beef carcasses priced on a value-based grid. Thus, it shouldn’t be used in production scenarios where replacements are kept from these matings. The new FPI formulation more precisely weights Economically Relevant Traits (ERTs) available for selection, including the key carcass traits of Carcass Weight (CW), Ribeye Area (REA), and Dry Matter Intake (DMI) that were not included in the original formulation. The new FPI also weights Fat Thickness (CFAT), post-weaning Average Daily Gain (ADG), and Calving Ease Direct (CED). Carcass value determined by carcass weight, quality, and yield grade influencing traits accounts for approximately 75% of the index as principal revenue drivers. Dry Matter Intake (DMI) captures differences in expected costs to the terminal carcass endpoint. Total Profit Index (TPI): Combining replacement female retention from the herd with carcass endpoint for marketed surplus heifers and all steers, TPI balances both maternal and terminal selection criteria. Because of the challenges faced by commercial cattlemen by the antagonisms in selection for this production scenario, TPI includes the largest and most diverse set of EPDs in the model, including carcass traits as the primary revenue drivers with cow Mature Weight (MWT), Stayability (STAY) and Dry Matter Intake (DMI) as cost drivers.
# Lot
Tattoo Reg# NAME
Color
Polled
DOB:
BA50
GRAND SIRE
BW: ET Adj. WW: ET
SIRE
GRAND DAM MATERNAL GRAND SIRE
DAM
MATERNAL GRAND DAM GE-EPD CED BW WW YW MK CEM
Rank % ST CW REA MB MPI
H
FPI
TPI
Rank %
AOD:
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 AGA
Dam verified
Sire verified
Homozygous : If an animal is homozygous for polled or black, you will not have a horned or red calf born out of this sire. If an animal is heterozygous, it carries one allele for either horned/polled or red/black. 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. Percent Gelbvieh: We rounded every bull to the nearest 1/8 in Gelbvieh percentage. H H
Catalog designed by: Lynn Valentine
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