2025 Beef Breeder's Journal by ABS Global, Inc.

SPRING 2025 BEEF

BREEDER’S JOURNAL

Proﬁt from Genetic Progress

2025 BREEDER’S JOURNAL

At a Glance

Our Spring Breeder’s Journal is a highlight every year. We get the chance to showcase new sire acquisitions as well as dig into important and relevant topics. This spring is no different as we have acquired some of the most exciting bulls to ever come to ABS. They ﬁt the needs of today’s producers and provide new mating options for our long-time customers. These sires not only offer great overall data but also bring with them the traits that just make cattle work.

We again focus in on Making Matings with Intent in this edition. While the choices you have for what to breed for are more diverse today than ever, you also have more tools available to you than before. The options that sexed semen provides to commercial and purebred producers change the game. With sexed semen, you can laser focus the product you create toward what makes your program work. The industry may look different, but our goal for more than 80 years remains unchanged: we want to help you achieve your breeding objectives and proﬁt from genetic progress. Thank you for your business and interest in ABS; we value the opportunity to help you and your operation!

Todd Sears Beef Sales Director

800.ABS.STUD ABSglobal.com facebook.com/absbeef @abs_genetics

Cover photo taken by Olivia Bellah, “Suppertime”, McLoud, OK

Selecting the Right Bull

In the world of beef genetics, discussions around bull selection often drift towards “popular” bulls. We regularly get the following questions:

» Who’s your most popular new bull this year?

» Who’s the best bull to use on daughters of (insert name of your favorite bull)?

While those are reasonable questions, the process of selecting the ideal bull is a bit more complex and unique to your individual operation. Why? The reason stems from the sheer volume of information available to help make these decisions today.

In the Angus breed alone, there are 31 different EPDs and indexes and 3 more EPDs in the pipeline for release later this spring. EPDs and indexes are powerful selection tools that have played a significant role in the impeccable efficiency with which we produce quality beef in the U.S. today.

Unfortunately, these tools are only effective when they are used in the right way. Not every EPD is relevant to every breeding decision, and knowing what trait to focus on can be confusing. Whether you are selecting a new AI sire or simply in the market for a new bull, answering the following questions will help guide you to the EPDs and indexes that are relevant to your needs.

EPD = Expected Progeny Difference, a numeric predictor used to help select for individual measurable traits important to beef production.

Index = Applies the appropriate economic weighting to multiple EPDs at the same time, simplifying selection decisions requiring emphasis on multiple traits. Can be focused on Maternal, Terminal, or All-Purpose traits.

WILL YOU KEEP AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS?

If your answer to this is yes, then a great place to start is with a Maternal Index. Remember, indexes weigh the economic importance of multiple traits simultaneously. The most maternally focused indexes from multiple breeds are listed in Table 1. To further reﬁne your maternal selection decision, the individual trait EPDs listed in the Table 1a may be worth consideration. If your answer to this question is no, you can and should disregard the traits in these tables as you select your next bull.

MATERNALLY RELEVANT EPDs ( Table 1a)

MATERNAL INDEXES ( Table 1)

Index Abbreviation Breed

Maternal Weaned Calf Value $M Angus (AN)

Baldy

Maternal Index BMI Hereford (HH, HP)

Herd Builder HB Red Angus (RA)

All Purpose Index API Simmental (SM)

$Cow $Cow Gelbvieh (GV)

Fertility/Longevity STAY, SCF, PG30, FL AN, HP, HH, GV, RA, SM

Predictors of long-term cow productivity

Mature Cow Size MCW, MW, MH, ME AN, HP, HH, RA Impact cow maintenance needs

Dry Matter Intake DMI AN, HP, HH, RA

Calving Ease

Maternal CEM, MCE AN, HP, HH, GV, RA, SM

HOW WILL YOU MARKET YOUR CALF CROP?

Potentially impacts cow maintenance needs

Predicts ability of a bull's daughters to calve unassisted

Milk production prediction, impacts both output and inputs

A common answer to this question is “I sell my calves at weaning.” The simplest solution in this scenario is to focus on bulls with higher Weaning Weight (WW) EPDs. However, if your answer to the question is “I sell at weaning and I would like to build a reputable set of cattle with interest from repeat buyers,” a better place to start is with a Terminal Index.

These indexes ensure that the person who feeds and/or harvests your calves has a positive outcome by appropriately weighting the importance of post-weaning growth, eﬃciency, and carcass traits. Terminal traits are strongly correlated to weaning growth, so ﬁnding a sire that excels for both is not challenging.

If you feed cattle to ﬁnish, sell cattle on the rail, or market directly to consumers, Terminal Indexes should unquestionably be part of your selection criteria (See Tables 2 and 2a).

TERMINAL INDEXES ( Table 2)

Index Abbreviation Breed

$ Beef $B Angus (AN)

Certiﬁed Hereford Beef CHB Hereford (HH, HP)

GridMaster GM Red Angus (RA)

Terminal Index TI Simmental (SM)

Feeder

Proﬁt Index FPI Gelbvieh (GV)

Terminal Sire Index TSI Charolais (CH)

TERMINALLY RELEVANT EPDs (Table 2a)

Weaning Weight

Carcass Weight HCW, CW All

Indicator of pre-weaning growth potential

Indicators of post-weaning growth potential

Predicts carcass weight, a major driver of end product proﬁt

Marbling MARB All Indicator of USDA Quality Grade potential

Ribeye Area/Yield Grade/ Backfat REA, YG, FAT, BF All

Feed Intake

ARE YOU BREEDING VIRGIN HEIFERS?

AN, HP, HH, RA, GV

Traits important to USDA Yield Grade and carcass cutability

Impacts Feed Conversion Eﬃciency

This question may have historically been the ﬁrst to come to mind. Ultimately, this question is about the importance of Calving Ease Direct (CED) in your selection decision. CED is an indicator of the ease with which progeny of a bull will be born from virgin heifers. While CED is still of vital importance in breeding heifers, the availability of highly proven sires that suit this need today is much broader and more diverse than it has been historically.

So, if breeding heifers is part of your operation, start with bulls that suit your needs identiﬁed above, then sort them for a CED EPD that ﬁts your needs. A higher CED is better when it comes to heifers, and bulls with higher accuracy for this trait are your most reliable option. If you are only breeding mature cows, CED is a much less important selection criterion.

ARE THERE ISSUES IN YOUR COW HERD THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT?

Finally, let’s address any issues with what are commonly referred to as convenience or foundational traits. These are things like foot, udder, and temperament problems. Problems that can create management headaches and economic losses

FOUNDATIONAL/CONVENIENCE TRAIT EPDs ( Table 4)

Traits

Tools to manage foot structure and quality Udder Traits Teat,

Angle

Predicts the ability of cattle to shed winter hair coat

to help improve temperament of cattle

The EPDs listed in Table 4 can help you address many of these problems. If you don’t have issues with these traits, bulls near breed average for these EPDs should keep you out of the ditches. On the other hand, if you already have a problem in one or more of these areas, ﬁnd a breed leader for that trait and let him go to work ﬁxing the problem in your next calf crop.

Ultimately, with the diverse selection of bulls and the broad spectrum of EPDs and indexes at our disposal, you should find multiple bulls that fit nearly any operation’s unique answers to these questions. ABS Bull Search is an excellent tool to help you filter and sort bulls. Otherwise, reach out to your local ABS representative to help work through the process of finding the right bull for YOU!

Udder,

Maternal Strength and Quality

MATERNAL STANDARD

» Data phenom with well grounded and proven roots

» His front running $Combined and $Maternal package is unequaled by any other active sire in the breed today

» Outstanding Heifer Pregnancy and reduced mature size coupled with top of the breed Marbling

COMSTOCK

» Stop you in your tracks ‘herd bull’ phenotype and one of the most complete and exciting prospects we’ve seen in years

» Outstanding Calving Ease combined with a performance phenotype and 17.3-inch rib eye

» You will love the body, mass, and dimension standing on impeccable feet and structure

» His sire

» An exceptional calving ease piece with known

» As wide based, muscular and masculine as they come

» His +1.17 Research EPD for Functional Longevity ranks #1 in the ABS lineup today, further validating his maternal strengthen and value

» Ideal choice to make Maternal Matings with Intent with Sexcel female semen

» His daughters are the real deal generating rave reviews and high customer satisfaction across the country for their productivity and kind - they are big bodied, slick haired and easy ﬂeshing females with exceptional udder quality

» Top end $Maternal and $Energy indexes backed by strong Docility, Foot Quality and Hair Shed EPDs combined with reduced Mature Size and Intake

» Powerful individual that will grab you with his tremendous muscle and body

» Cut from the same mold as our long-time top seller, PATRIARCH in terms of phenotypic quality, ﬂeshing ability and complete data proﬁle

» A cow family that is all things fertility, his dam is the foundation and paternal grandam to the elite $Maternal sire Sitz Logo

TRUE GRIT

CRAFTSMANSHIP, LEGACY & INNOVATION

» Tremendous maternal foundation & heir apparent to Patriarch

» In a word - Additive. Added performance, added end-product, added maternal, added phenotype and added docility

» Super docile, big footed bull with added bone and substance

» One of TRUE NORTH’s most complete and balanced sons to date

» Designed to deliver the outstanding calving ease and maternal value TRUE NORTH is becoming famous for, with enhanced end product value

» Expect him to produce daughters who are attractive-patterned, big-bodied, and easy-ﬂeshing

» Cow power, performance, and eﬃciency

» Unique growth and performance coupled with a moderate DMI EPD and mature size kept in check

» Checks nearly every box as a foundation to a cowherd - spread, growth and Docility with a top 5% $Maternal index

» The next step in the

Multi-Trait Excellence

CONNEALY VALIDATION | AAA 20711420

CONNEALY VINDICATE 0366 x CONNEALY UPTOWN 098E

POWER AND PERFORMANCE

» Lead oﬀ and high selling bull, Spring 2024 Connealy bull sale

» A Beef Bull designed to add power, performance and red meat

» Impressive, perfect footed specimen that combines exceptional power, shape and presence with a fresh pedigree

» Oﬀers tremendous genetic reach, ranking in the elite top 5% of the breed for eleven EPDs and indexes

» Stout and big bodied with outstanding muscle shape and power, complemented by added ruggedness and superior feet

» Dam is a donor for Dr. Barry Pollard, and his grandam is a true foundation female and one of Kenny Hinkle’s all-time favorites

» Calving Ease sire that displays an overpowering physical presence with amazing base width, thickness and internal dimension wrapped up in an attractive package

» Continues to excel as a highly proven sire - no other bull in the breed today can touch his combined levels of Calving Ease, Birth Weight, Performance and accuracy

» Proven sire with an unparallel combination of $Maternal and $Combined indexes

» High customer satisfaction sire with the data and phenotype that can compete with the most elite bulls in the breed today

» Elite $Maternal value built on exceptional foundation traits including strong Foot Quality, Docility and Hair Shedding

JAMESON

» Absolutely unequaled in the Angus breed today for transmitting powerful performance, outstanding foot quality and high end-product value

» +8 CED with truly elite values for growth, foot quality and marbling genetics

» His stout sons and broody daughters have broad market appeal

FIREBALL

» A favorite of all who have seen him - impressive power and phenotype while delivering both elite calving ease and marbling

» Progeny have absolutely dominated the Fall 2024 Sales season

» The quality, genetic value and marketability of his progeny have made him the hottest ﬂush sire in the industry today

1 BY A WIDE MARGIN

» Continues to exceed all expectations for performance and marketability

» Much more than a carcass sire, FIREBALL is a proven multi-trait leader that also excels for calving ease, performance, feed eﬃciency and PAP

» Progeny continue to be among the most consistent, complete and marketable sire groups across the country

» Next level FIREBALL genetics with an outstanding combination of both top-end data and phenotypic quality

» Oﬀers elite growth and end product value with strong reproductive and convenience traits

» Displays a super, well balanced and fault-free phenotype;

deep ribbed, and sound made

Daughter – EZAR Blackcap 1128

Son – Basin Jameson 3105

Daughter – JDD Emma H35

Sons – Grand Champion Carload, 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress Photo courtesy of American Angus Association

Let Sexcel® Help You Complete the Proﬁtability Puzzle

The performance and quality bar for your calf crop continues to rise, while interest rates and input costs dictate a continued focus on controlling costs at the farm or ranch gate. At times, these demands can seem to be at odds with one another. While the cow remains the productive engine of the beef industry, she is only one piece of the puzzle.

Efﬁciently producing a high-quality eating experience is the business we are all in, whether we feed the cattle ourselves or not. Luckily, we have the technology to address the seemingly contradictory goals of different industry segments. Sexed semen is the missing puzzle piece—with the power to optimize maternal and terminal mating decisions concurrently and help you MAKE MATINGS WITH INTENT.

SEXED SEMEN BREEDING STRATEGIES

Sexed semen empowers producers to more precisely control the outcome of nearly every mating. With the broad availability of both male and female sexed semen from the ABS Global lineup, there is no reason progressive beef producers cannot build a breeding strategy incorporating sexed semen and genetics precisely tuned to their desired outcome. Beef producers across the country are latching on to sexed semen to achieve their herd goals in creative ways. Ultimately, 60 percent or more of any given herd are likely good candidates to be inseminated with a straw of sexed semen. Following are just a few of the strategies that producers can employ to leverage the power of combining genetics and technology.

USING 60/40 TO SKEW BULL-TO-HEIFER RATIO OF YOUR CALF CROP

Whether you are aiming to generate more replacements, increase the number of high-value steer calves, or generate additional elite seedstock bulls or heifers from your existing cow base, the 60/40 concept is the place to start. It is a safe bet that 60 percent or more of a group of well-managed females will display estrus in response to a given synchronization protocol.

These cows that display estrus are ideal candidates to be bred with sexed semen, as it has been demonstrated that the pregnancy rate to sexed semen is signiﬁcantly higher in females that display estrus by the time of insemination. Breeding the remaining 40 percent of a group of cows that do not display estrus with a straw of strategically selected conventional semen helps protect the overall ﬁrst-service conception rate.

Putting this into practice can help a producer shift the sex skew of their calf crop to 60-65 percent of the desired sex. Consider the additional value generated from your desired calf gender and then think about what it would be worth to have 10-15 percent more of them in your calf crop.

(All cows are synchronized and fitted with Estrotect™ patches.)

Females that display estrus with activated patches are inseminated with a straw of Sexcel.

Let Sexcel® Help You Complete the Proﬁtability Puzzle

GOING ALL-IN WITH SEXCEL

For some producers, the difference in value generated from one sex of calf to another is so significant that maximizing that portion of their calf crop has become their target. These producers understand that while inseminating every cow in a given group with sexed semen may not maximize first service conception rate, it has the potential to push the calf crop to a skew rate of 70 percent or more of the desired calf sex. The likelihood of a successful outcome in this scenario is significantly improved by ‘stacking the deck’ for fertility in the group and controlling as many variables as possible. Some key considerations for achieving a positive outcome with sexed semen are in the table below.

SEXED SEMEN RECOMMENDATIONS

» For best results, only use in females that have displayed estrus.

» Target less than 5 minutes from thaw to insemination.

» Ideally, inseminate 16-22 hours after the onset of estrus.

» ‘Stack the deck’ for fertility by using in mature females with good BCS and adequate time post-calving.

» Consider protocols with increased estrus response rate and/or some level of heat detection.

» Utilize estrus detection aids.

USING BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEXCEL TO CREATE A PRECISION CALF CROP

For many small to medium-sized commercial operations, deploying a breeding strategy that incorporates Female Sexcel, Male Sexcel, and conventional semen to generate a precision calf crop may be a good ﬁt. When Female Sexcel on the right bull is used on the right cows, the success rate in terms of generating ‘keeper’ heifers is very high. It’s realistically possible to generate the necessary number of replacement heifers with as few as 35 percent of the ﬁrst service matings.

When employing the 60/40 Synch concept, you are left with 25 percent or more of a group of cows as excellent candidates for male sexed semen to help add value to the terminal portion of your calf crop. With proper emphasis on maternal and terminal traits in genetics used, the end result can be a targeted number of replacement heifer calves precisely designed for your unique production system and a set of marketable/feedable calves with exceptional terminal performance and value.

THE ABS PHILOSOPHY

We believe there is a unique genetic management approach for each customer and herd. With the broad spectrum of genetics and technology available, there is no reason every female shouldn’t be bred to raise her best calf every year. Make the most out of your AI program by thoughtfully selecting matings that ensure your proﬁtability. Leverage real-world experience behind the ABS shield to help put the right puzzle pieces together and MAKE MATINGS WITH INTENT.

Together, We Make Matings with Intent

We trust and respect our ABS Representative and look to him to help us make our breeding decisions. We look to the specialists to keep us on track and improving. If you want good genetics and to save heifers, I recommend Sexcel. The product seems to be very accurate and has met our expectations.

– Dan Blower, Blowers Farm, NE

Sexcel is a game changer for us. High genetic merit Angus bulls are our bread and butter. With the strong availability of male-sexed semen at ABS, it is a simple process for us to pick the bull that ﬁts our needs genetically and simply produce more of our desired product. We now routinely achieve a 60 percent ratio of bull calves each year.

- Roger Wann, Wann Ranch, OK

Maternal and More

KINGDOM

» The next step in high maternal, calving ease genetics

» A balanced, curve-bending sire whose ﬁrst progeny are backing up his calving ease, performance and quality

» Extremely deep, soft-sided bull who excels for muscle and quality. He is short marked, dark red, and goggle-eyed

» Designed to produce superior replacement females that you can build a herd around

» Curve bending data package with exceptional calving ease, growth and marbling

» First progeny are standouts for body, eye appeal and the feet and leg structure we have always admired in the bull

» Balanced trait goodness with

» A middle framed dense made bull with added

depth of rib and thickness

» His sire is absolutely “bulletproof” for calving ease, maternal

and customer satisfaction

A NEW GENETIC REALM

» You will not ﬁnd a truer herd bull look in unison with this kind of data package

» Progeny are highly sought after by purebred and commercial cattlemen alike

» His dam is the rockstar donor 7098 who is creating an absolute buzz in the breed with everything she produces; this is your chance to tie into a dominant cow line

ENERGIZE

» The industry’s go-to bull for dynamic phenotype, structure and balanced, across the board data – the more progeny he sires, the more popular and sought after he gets

» Loads of body and dimension, you really like how bold sprung and soft made he is, and you will love his feet and overall structure

Mult-Trait Performance

massive SimAngus™ sire who is one of the most popular rising stars in the industry today

» Unique cow making Angus side known for calving ease, ﬂeshing ability and udder quality

» Sons have been in high demand combining performance, muscle and calving ease

MOVE YOUR HERD FORWARD WITH PROPULSION

» Standout from both a data and phenotype perspective, makes attractive cattle that will smash the scales at weaning

» One of the top proven performance bulls in the breed today

» His progeny oﬀer an excellent combination of phenotype, muscle shape and growth

» The must use proven sire of the Charolais breed today

» Elite Terminal Sire Index with an

to growth spread and exceptional marbling genetics

» Stacks generations of predictability for performance and

A TRUE STOCKMAN’S KIND

» One of the hottest young sires in the breed with an uncommon blend of calving ease, performance, marbling, and phenotype

» Elite curve bender genetics excelling for calving ease and growth with outstanding marbling and quality

» Dense made, thick-ended, deep-bodied bull that will suit the most discriminating producer with his added rib, ﬂank, and ﬂeshing ability

Elite and Complete Next Generation Sires

CANYON KIND OF CAPACITY

» Absolute highlight of the 2025 Ellingson Angus bull sale combining generations of breeding prowess with legitimate breed leading calving ease

» He will be used heavily across the plains to produce broody, highly-productive replacements

» A calving ease bull with the kind of base width, muscle shape, and total rib and mass that will leave you in awe

MATERNAL GENETICS OF HIGH REGARD

» A sire to that typiﬁes “Pasture to Plate Genetics” with one of the most complete and ideal EPD proﬁles we’ve seen all spring

» No Excuses EPD tabulation that ranks in the top quartile of the breed in 21 categories

» His dam is the kind that brings believers to the party for TRUE NORTH daughters

» A masculine young man with a herd bull look -grounded with impeccable structure, and showing genuine body shape and softness

ADVOCATE FOR RANCHERS PRODUCTION NEEDS

» The most impressive individual raised in recent years at the historic Bradley 3 Ranch, combining the best math and the best phenotype

» Unquestionable calving ease potential with an abundance of growth and end product value wrapped up in a moderate mature size package

» Weaned oﬀ at 60% of his dam’s weight and gained 2.68 lbs./day on grazing test

» Will mature into the best of the Bradley kind with great structure, added body and mass in a masculine, easy ﬂeshing package

BRAZEN

ELLINGSON PROFOUND 8155

ELLINGSON BOLD

EA MISS BLACKBIRD 5054

MARVEL

RANGELAND

GIRL 1022

SIMPLY AUDACIOUS

» Lead-oﬀ and high selling bull of the Ellingson Angus 2025 bull sale

» Arguably one of the most complete data and phenotype total package individuals ever raised in the Ellingson program

» His data proﬁle and paperwork reads to a genuine balance without sacriﬁce where you will love the performance and maternal capabilities

» His young donor dam is a ﬂush sister to Open Range and a daughter of the proliﬁc donor EA Bells Girl 2181

» A true herd bull presence combining a powerful rib cage and hip with superior body width and softness

ELLINGSON BRAZEN | Born: 2/12/2024 | AAA 20989783 WS MARVEL 8M | Born: 1/13/2024 | ASA 4363941

UNCOMMON PHENOTYPE, POWER, PERFORMANCE, AND BLISS

» The must have and absolute must use Purebred Performance bull of the 2025 season

» The Galileo son everyone has been in search of–he’s the total package for data and phenotype

» A data package that will have you walking on air, +201 API, +118 TI, +.97 MARB, +103 WW, +167 YW with manageable top 1/3 birth

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HOOKS EVITA 18E

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