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Lot 160
CDI Ms Ridgeline 132Y
Color:
Solid Black
Tag:
132Y
BW:
80
HPS:
P
WW:
572
%SM:
PB
YW:
805
B.D.:
4-26-11
API:
123
ASA#:
2635223
TI:
66
EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
15 -1 50 66 9 24 48 17 -.29 .3 -.04 .72
Sire:
CDI Ridgeline 32T
Dam:
CDI Ms Milestone 51W
Dam’s Sire:
Hook’s Milestone 27T
Granddam’s Sire:
TNT Titanic H110 – 62M
Breeding Info:
Bred to MCM Top Grade on 6-4-12. Safe to AI
date with a bull calf. Due 3-16-13.
PLANNED MATING EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
16 -1 60 90 13 29 59 21 -.27 .37 -.03 .83
Comments:
Homo Black. This Ridgeline daughter comes from a extremely nice
uddered, sound footed cow family. She has a nice set of numbers and Top Grade
complements her quite well.
Lot 161
CDI Ms Assessment 145Y
Color:
Solid Red
Tag:
145Y
BW:
79
HPS:
P
WW:
587
%SM:
PB
YW:
842
B.D.:
5-9-11
API:
98
ASA#:
2635184
TI:
61
EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
3 4.6 67 105 12 23 56 38.8 -.19 .03 -.07 .43
Sire:
CDI Assessment 190W
Dam:
CDI Ms Bring It On 98U
Dam’s Sire:
LS/NF Bring It On
Granddam’s Sire:
J&C Red Deck H76 – P410
Breeding Info:
Bred to Hook’s Xpectation on 6-13-12. Safe to
pasture date with a bull calf. Due 3-25-13.
PLANNED MATING EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
9 0 55 85 13 31 59 20 -.35 .25 -.06 .79
Comments:
This female is a twin and also quite young, she should mature into a
very nice female though. Her grandam, P410, is quite the cow, phenotypically.
Lot 162
CDI Ms Distinction 149Y
Color:
Solid Black
Tag:
149Y
BW:
94
HPS:
P
WW:
560
%SM:
PB
YW:
829
B.D.:
5-22-11
API:
105
ASA#:
2635190
TI:
56
EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
6 4 58 85 3.4 23 52 27 -.24 .04 -.06 .67
Sire:
CDI Distinction 116S
Dam:
CDI Ms Crocket 116U
Dam’s Sire:
LBR Crockett R81
Granddam’s Sire:
Nichols Sensation K45 – 6N
Breeding Info:
Bred to MCM Top Grade on 6-3-12. Safe to AI
date with a bull calf. Due 3-15-13.
PLANNED MATING EPD’S
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW CW YG MB BF REA
11 1.2 63 100 11 29 61 30 -.25 .25 -.04 .79
Comments:
Another Distinction daughter that is very nice to look at. Her Top
Grade bull calf should be really nice too.
BELOW IS A QUICK REFERENCE TO AN EXPLANATION OF EPD’S:
Expected Progeny Differences “EPD’s” are the most accurate and
effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using the EPD
differences between two sires EPD’s represents the unit difference
expected in the performance of their progeny. (Listed below are the
units ASA EPD’s are expressed in).
(
Average EPD’s are on the bottom of the percentile table above )
Calving Ease (CE)
percentage of unassisted births when used on
heifers.
Birth Weight (BW)
pounds of birth weight.
Weaning Weight (WW)
pounds of weaning weight.
Yearling Weight (YW)
pounds of yearling weight.
Maternal Calving Ease (MCE)
percentage of unassisted births in
first-calving daughters.
Maternal Milk (MM)
pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW)
pounds of weaning weight
due to milk and growth.
Stayability (Stay)
percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at
6 years of age.
Carcass Weight (CW)
pounds of carcass weight.
Yield Grade (YG)
yield grade score.
Yield grade is an indication of the yield of red meat within a car-
cass. It is calculated by using several factors including 1) fat thick-
ness, 2) kidney, pelvic and heart fat. 3) hot carcass weight 4) rib eye
area. A (–) EPD is better.
Marbling (MRB)
marbling score.
Indexes:
The last two columns in the EPD section are fairly new to
the Simmental breed, but interesting, they are $ indexes. Though
EPD’s allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many econom-
ically important traits, they only provide a piece of the economic
puzzle. That’s where $ indexes blend EPD’s & economics to esti-
mate an animal’s overall impact on your bottom line.
All Purpose Index: (API)
It is exactly what it says, all purpose.
This index includes every trait that can be calculated: calving ease,
pounds at weaning and yearling, keeping replacements back, milk-
ing ability and stayability, then the calf crop. It took into considera-
tion, some being retained as replacements, then the rest being fed
out and sold grade and yield.
Terminal Index (TI):
This index is to be used if all calves are
going to a feedlot. It evaluates a sire only for use on mature cows
with all calves put on feed and sold grade and yield. No other fac-
tors were figured in.
Using API and TI:
First determine which index to use. If you’re
breeding heifers and keeping replacements, use API. If all calves are
going to the feedlot and finished, use TI.
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