Jen-Ty Gelbviehs Bull Sale 2023

It is our pleasure to welcome you to our annual bull sale. Each year we work hard to bring our highest quality of herd sire prospects to the sale and this year is no exception. We have always maintained a high standard for our female program and always work to keep our program moving forward, ultimately providing our customers cattle that will go home and work as hard for them as they do for us. As for our herd sire’s we have a very uniform group that have a tremendous amount of natural muscling with lots of middle to them which we like to see in our yearling bulls as well.

We are confident that in this year’s offering of red and black yearlings there is an animal to fit your operation and needs. We develop these bulls slowly to maximize their longevity. Our bull pen is hand fed 12 lbs of bull ration and free choice of grass hay so they are ready to go to work when you need them. This year the sale will be broadcast on Liveauctions.TV for those that are unable to join us for the sale or who prefer to bid online.

We would like to take this moment to thank all our valued customers that have supported our program over the years. Your friendship and support we are truly thankful for. We welcome you all to come and tour our bulls at the farm before the sale or the bulls will be at Medicine Hat Feeding Company for viewing at noon on Monday March 6th as well as before the sale March 7th.

If you are new to our program and have an interest in the bulls feel free to contact us at any time we would be happy to assist you.

Don & Lorna Okell

ANNUAL BULL SALE 2023 MARCH 7

LUNCH

A complimentary lunch will be served at 11:30 am

ON-LINE SALE VIEWING

This year you will be able to watch our sale on LiveAuctions.tv

HOMOZYGOUS DNA RESULTS

At the time of catalog printing the test results for the Homozygous have been completed.

GUARANTEE

All sale cattle are guaranteed under the terms and conditions of sale as recommended by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association.

TERMS OF SALE

Are cash or cheque at par, payable to the clerks of the sale on sale day. US funds will be accepted at the rate of exchange. No release will be given until satisfactory settlement has been made. Full payment shall constitute a final sale and then registration papers will be transferred.

HEALTH

All sale cattle meet the Canadian Health Standards. Foreign buyers are responsible for knowing the current health standards of their country.

INSURANCE

Western Financial Group 1 (800) 561-1031 Box 315 2nd Street West, Brooks, AB T1R 1C4

PHONE BIDS

If you are unable to attend the sale but wish to make a purchase please feel free to contact our sales team. Auctions and your order will be handled in a professional manner.

SALE DAY PHONES

Don Okell

Wyatt Stuber

(403) 793-4549

(403) 878-9052

Darren Lutz, Auctioneer (403) 937-2223

SALE LOCATION

Medicine Hat Feeding Co. | 3381 Gershaw Dr. SW

Medicine Hat, Alberta

(403)526 3129 Toll free 1 (800)452-3129

Ownership commences to the purchaser as soon as the animal is sold. Insurance agents will be present sale day to look after your insurance requirements.

We suggest you buy full mortality and fertility insurance for your new bull. A fertile bull can lose the ability to settle cattle therefore, food management of your breeding bulls overall health is very important especially throughout the breeding season. Our warranties do not cover bull injuries or sickness not apparent on sale day.

Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of the buyers neither Medicine Hat Feeding Company or consignors assume any responsibility in these matters and disclaims any liability or otherwise, in the event or an accident or loss of property.

SHIPPING

Shipping is free within 200km of consignors ranch. Shipment after the sale, no risk is assumed by the seller. All bulls going back to consigners ranch need 100% insurance. Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the purchaser. Purchasers are requested to furnish shipping instructions when making settlement.

Reference

VV CRAFTSMAN 23C

Sire

Craftsman has worked so well for us, we absolutely love him & his offspring. He has done a marvelous job siring his type & stamping his progeny with impressive natural muscling, depth & character. You have to really appreciate his overall body structure & volume. You have to look long & hard to find a bull with that much natural body mass. Disposition is probably one of his most unique traits that we just love about him, he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.

Reference

Black • Polled •

707 OF IDEAL 3407 7075

SAV RESOURCE 1441Y SAV BLACKCAP MAY 4136

JEN-TY HIGH ROLLER 1H

DLO 1H • REG#: CDAN2175855

ANSWER 0035

0304

What an impressive moderate framed, herd bull that has so much muscle mass & volume. He is quick to catch your eye. An ET calf we raised, sired by the great SAV Resource 1441Y who has sired many great progeny all over North America & his dam Coleman Donna 2302 who is just a powerhouse in herself. The mating of these two have proven to have built a tremendous, volumous herd bull here with High Roller. He fits our program well with all the right traits he portrays.

REFERENCE SIRES

Reference

TWISTED T FIRE BALL 27F

Soft made, volumous, exceptional length to spine with added thickness & muscle shape are just a few things about this guy. He has a perfect disposition as well as perfect feet under him. He has worked well to produce some great herd sires as well as some tremendous females.

Reference

TWISTED T BUBBA 5B

Another tremendous thick made individual that has some amazing credentials that being loads of muscle mass, big square hind quarter, depth to rib, and cherry red on a good solid foot. He defiantly adds all those traits to his offspring.

Reference

CMK GAGE H18

He is a very soggy made herd sire who we purchased from Kraft Gelbvieh in North Dakoda and who has fit right into our program with his tremendous body structure. Very thick through his middle, with great depth of rib and good strong topped. A bull that we believe will produce some amazing progeny.

JEN-TY ESPRESSO 1K 1K

SAV RESOURCE 1441Y

JEN-TY HIGH ROLLER

COLEMAN DONNA 2302

JDPD JDPD MOVADO 407T

DL JEN-TY DEEANNA

DL JEN-TY BOBBI

Without a doubt one of the most uniquely designed homozygous polled, Balancer Gelbvieh bulls in this year’s offering. Great disposition. A true beef bull that offers unmatched shape and expression and muscle mass as well as eye appeal. Just a meat machine. Sired by Jen-Ty High Roller 1HET out of the great SAV Resource 1441Y & Coleman Donna 2302Z as well as one of our top Gelbvieh females Jen-Ty Deeanna 827D.An actual weaning weight of 1000 pounds. Performance standout that will add true value in the form of pay weight on your calves. We are sure he will have lots of friends on sale day, so make sure to check him out.

JEN-TY FIRED UP 2K 2K

Another Jen-Ty High Roller 1HET sired prospect. Homozygous polled, PB Angus, offers overall thickness & muscle mass to his rib and hind quarter. Smooth made & easy fleshing with a good strong foot under him. An amazing spread between a sensible birth weight of 83 lbs to an actual weaning of 856 lbs. He is sure to have some calving ease with a CED of 15.0 & a BW of -1.9. This beef bull has all the basics to add substantial profitability to any program.

JEN-TY ROCKETMAN 3K 3K

PB 94 • Red • Polled • TATTOO: DL 3K • REG#: CDGV180896

HDG HILLSDOWN FINNEGAN 4F

HDG HILLSDOWN BOOTMAKER 5H

GSW ALLRIGHT GAL A2

JRI HOME BREW 213W67 ET

HDG HILLSDOWN MISS ENCHANTED 21E HDG B-ATTITUDE

An early maturing, big growth herd sire prospect has been a stand out right from the beginning. He tops the weaning scale at an actual 868 lbs. Rocketman has developed with extra balance & eye appeal, as well as extra thickness to his hip and body structure. We purchased his dam HDG Miss Enchanted 21E from Hillsdown Gelbvieh and she has proven herself to fit right into our program. He is going to work well in any program and we predict him to generate high performance feeder cattle.

JEN-TY KANE 4K 4K

This homozygous polled, PB, herd sire prospect is sired by TTG Bubba 5B, who has raised some tremendously thick made, scale bending off spring in his life. A big topped, thick hipped bull that offers excellent shape & expression to his overall body structure. Kane’s moderate birthweight of 76 lbs further complemented by his double digit CED of 13.4 is sure to take the stress out of calving heifers.

JEN-TY KING 5K 5K

A Homozygous polled, PB that stems from a first time calver, Jen-Ty Hersey 571H, a female that excels for maternal quality and performance, which you can see with this guy. Curve bending, growthy herd sire prospect that doesn’t sacrifice performance even with great double digit calving ease numbers he still weaned off a heifer with an actual 716 lbs.. Tremendous muscle shape as well as soggy made with loads of hair and very eye appealing. King is sure to be a dual purpose kind of guy one you could use on those good strong heifers as well as your cow herd.

JEN-TY KNIGHT 6K 6K

EV MIGHTY DANDY 8Y

TTG TWISTED T BUBBA

SLC REBA 112Y

SLC SLC VIPER 7E

DL JEN-TY DISNEY 543H DL JEN-TY FRECKLES 208F

Another amazing thick made homozygous pld Bubba 5B son and out of a first time calver. Crazy CED #’s 17.6 with a birth weight of 76 lbs and an actual weaning weight of 724 lbs. A bull calf that offers tremendous amount of performance to a good strong body structure with tons of muscle mass. A good strong rib and top line makes him look pretty impressive. He will make calving your well managed heifers a breeze.

PB 94

• Black • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 6K • REG#: CDGV179694

BW: 76 • BD: 1/14/2022 • ACTWW: 724 • ADJYW: 1248

SIRE BUBBA

JEN-TY ZIP TIE 7K 7K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 7K • REG#: CDGV179695

EV MIGHTY DANDY 8Y TTG TWISTED T BUBBA

Red, Homozygous pld, Bubba sired son out of a heifer that has proven herself here with this guy. You have to admire his great topline, thickness and depth and how smooth his shoulder is. Combination of calving ease combined with growth, completed with the strong maternal pedigree qualities, sums up this individual. Zip Tie 7K is sure to work on any program commercial or Pure Bred.

JEN-TY KAPTIN 9K 9K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 9K • REG#: CDGV179697

EV MIGHTY DANDY 8Y TTG TWISTED T BUBBA

Very moderate but easy fleshing, red, eye appealing Bubba 5B sire son. Out of a first time heifer Jen-Ty Sugar Sack 567H who has out done herself here with this guy. Great spread between a 79 lb birth weight and a 761 lbs weaning weight. He has great double digit calving ease numbers of 14.3 but doesn’t give up on any performance. We are sure this guy is going to sire some tremendous scale bending calves that are going to be sought after in the fall. He will be a dual purpose kind of bull that you could use on heifers or cows.

JEN-TY TORNADO 12K 12K

A homozygous polled, Purebred, CMK Gage son, out of Jen-Ty Honey Comb 514H. This early maturing herd sire prospect has developed with a lot of eye appeal and balance. He came to the weaning pen with an actual weaning weight of 764. He is the kind that is sure to add extra weight to your calves in the fall so they will stand apart from the crowd both in muscle and length of body. Make sure to add him to your short list on sale day.

SIRE CMK GAGE

SIRE BUBBA

JEN-TY FLASH 18K 18K

BA 50 • Black • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 18K • REG#: CDGV179706

SAV RESOURCE 1441Y

JEN-TY HIGH ROLLER COLEMAN DONNA 2302

EXCALIBUR 58E

SILVER 590H

A Jen-Ty High Roller 1H ET sired son, homozygous pld, black, balancer herd sire prospect is sure to turn heads on sale day. Very eye appealing, structurally correct, big topped and big middle on a very strong foot. His grandmother Jen-Ty Precious 33N is a matriarch at the age of 21, who this past year still gave us a tremendous heifer calf who we have in the replacement pen. So longevity is built into Flash’s genetics. Impressive growth and performance with even calving ease numbers is something we think will work for every herd.

JEN-TY TANGLES 20K 20K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 20K • REG#: CDGV179707

BLB GOODVIEW PDL THE ROCK 7Y FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM FLAD DJW WINTER 202W

23C

574H

Moderate framed homozygous pld herd sire prospect. Sired by FLAD Rock M Sock M and a great Craftsman 23C daughter, Jen-Ty Sweetie 574H. Cherry red with a great hair coat, who has a very well balanced body structure. Solid right through with a good top line and thick hip. A good solid cow bull for all program.

JEN-TY APOLLO 23K 23K

PC

FRL FIR RIVER RED CHILLI 451Y

DL JEN-TY GUNNER

DL JEN-TY BROWNIE 264U

23K • REG#: CDGV179732

Big topped, thick ended bull that offers excellent shape and expression to his overall frame. Apollo is sired by Jen-Ty Gunner 85D who we used a lot on our commercial herd because he always threw us performance, stand out calves that were always uniform and fetched good dollar in the fall. Homo Polled individual is sure to work on a program looking to make those great feeder calves. This guy has loads of performance and will work well on any cow herd.

JEN-TY NAILED IT 32K 32K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 32K • REG#: CDGV179789

DL JEN-TY RED HOT CHILLI 25A

DL DL 9G RED HOT GANG

DL JEN-TY ELISA 144E

DL JEN-TY MUDSLINGLER 2C

DL JEN-TY ELSA 145E

JEN-TY PRECIOUS SADI 501Z

This solid, homozygous polled bull prospect portrays an extremely deep side, great top line and soggy middle. His dam Jen-Ty Elsa 145E is just as good as any in our program - very broody looking and thick made. We just love the presence of her, very eye appealing. We are sure this guy will go on and do great things in any program. COW BULL

GRANDSIRE 58E

GRANDSIRE 451Y

JEN-TY ROLLER 34K 34K

DL 34K • REG#: COMMERCIAL

SAV RESOURCE 1441Y

JEN-TY HIGH ROLLER COLEMAN DONNA 2302

A very moderate, black, commercial, Jen-Ty High Roller 1HET sired bull prospect. Thick made with lots of rib shape. With a birth weight of 70 lbs this guy is sure to work well on your heifers.

JEN-TY WHISKEY 35K 35K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 35K • REG#: CDGV179742

DL JEN-TY RED HOT CHILLI 25A

DL DL 9G RED HOT GANG

JEN-TY ELISA 144E

Homo Polled, herd sire prospect that deserves great consideration if you are in the market for a bull that encompasses all the beef production traits. Great top line, tremendous depth to rib and hip, massive muscling just a very eye appealing, structurally correct individual. Performance driven, he came to the weaning pen at an actual 800 lbs of pay weight so plan on his progeny smashing the scale in a similar fashion. He has been tie broke as well. We are looking forward to seeing what is in store for this guy. Make sure to look for him on sale day. COW BULL

JEN-TY BIG BUCKS 36K 36K

Impressive growth from a calf to weaning which to us has performance written all over. Eye appealing, great wide top line with extra length and thickness from the side profile. Has lots of power that will be a valuable building block for any cow herd.

JEN-TY RUM RUNNER 37K 37K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 37K • REG#: CDGV179744

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL

EV TINA 38Z DL Jen-Ty Red Neck

JEN-TY SWEETIE 257F

YASMINE 259D

Homozygous polled, super quite, lots of length, depth to rib, good footed with lots of cherry red hair. His dam Jen-Ty Sweetie 257F is just one of those moderate framed hard working females that always seem to bring home the good ones.

JEN-TY KANYON 39K 39K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 39K • REG#: CDGV179746

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL EV TINA 38Z

This homo pld, growthy herd sire prospect comes with that extra length, cherry red with balance and eye appeal. Lots of performance in this guy coming to the weaning pen with an actual weaning weight of 754 lbs and hasn’t looked back. Fireball 27F is as long as a freight train and Kanyon portrays that same trait. That extra length and thickness will always add more pounds to your calf crop which in our mind means more $ in your pocket in the fall.

JEN-TY KAZ 40K 40K

A Craftsman 23C sired prospect, is one of our favorites in the pen. He has the look of quality and style that commands your attention with his herd bull presence. His overall mass and dimension is second to none. Very attractive, well balanced with tremendous muscle and rib shape. Homo pld, moderate birthweight bull that is clean fronted and offers a smooth front design which complements his double digit CED. There is no need to sacrifice growth and performance to ensure calving ease when you have individuals like Kaz. A seed stock bull that will complement your bull battery.

JEN-TY KRAKEN 41K 41K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 41K • REG#: CDGV181018

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL

EV TINA 38Z

BNC MR. HOJER D6108

DL 301G JEN-TY GAL

DL Jen-Ty Daffodil

Homozygous pld sire prospect that sets the surface on a perfectly shaped foot. Exceptional length, depth, volume and bold rib shape. Kaptain will give any program that performance and growth while maintaining the basic beef quality that will never go out of style. Out of a BNC Hojer sired female who is just so moderate, broody she has proven herself with this guy.

FRL FIR RIVER STAMKOS 879A

RED HOT CHILLI 25A

SIRE 23C

JEN-TY TOMAHAWK 42K 42K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 42K • REG#: CDGV179755 FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

Homo pld bull that has lots of width to his top line, moderate frame with added muscle. Out of a good maternal female Jen-Ty Red Gold 315G who has a great udder structure and over all eye appealing body frame. With CED of 12.5 and a BW of 79 lbs he is sure to save you some sleepless nights on those well managed heifers. Make sure to check this guy out.

JEN-TY TURBO CHARGED 43K 43K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 43K • REG#: CDGV179756

This homozygous pld individual who comes out of a great Chilli female with tremendous maternal traits. He is long bodied, thick, extremely balanced and has that extra muscle that we like to see from all our bulls. Great hair coat and good solid foot under him. He hit the weaning pen at an actual 761 lbs and has never skipped a beat.

JEN-TY BULL DOG 44K 44K

A heap full of volume, rib shape and muscling makes this guy a good choice to be a herd bull. Homozygous pld individual sired by Fireball and out of a good solid, maternal, broody Mudslinger female. This guy has all the right boxes checked in his pedigree. Very well balanced, super long with a load of thick cherry red hair gives this guy his eye appeal. He is just going to be a good solid herd sire prospect.

JEN-TY TUMBLEWEED 45K 45K

PB 94 • Red • Polled • TATTOO: DL 45K • REG#: CDGV179759

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL EV TINA 38Z

TTG TWISTED T BUBBA DL JEN-TY PAISLEY 188E

JEN-TY PRECIOUS PACKAGE

You have to appreciate all this guy has to offer with the pedigree that’s behind him. His credentials are proof when you see him in person that he carries a bit of all the right pieces. Big hipped, big topped, smooth in the shoulders, long made, very soggy on a good strong foot. Weaned off at 700 actual lbs this guy has nothing but performance to back him. You can’t ask for much more. Check him out.

JEN-TY OVERDRIVE 48K 48K

PB 94 • Red • Polled • TATTOO: DL 48K • REG#: CDGV179764

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

DEG TRENT 480T BW: 92 • BD: 3/3/2022 • ACTWW: 754 • ADJYW: 1322

DL

JEN-TY WHITNEY 502Z

Overdrive a Purebred sired by TTG Fireball 27F that takes the basics to another level. He exemplifies great depth, very soggy look, right amount of bone and muscle along as being very eye appealing. The dam Jen-Ty Whitney 502Z is sired by DEG Trent 480T who added a lot of body mass and maternal trails to our females. This guy is sure to produce some tremendous performance calves that always bend the scale. He defiantly checks all the boxes.

JEN-TY SLINGER 49K 49K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 49K • REG#: CDGV179765

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

EV

DL JEN-TY

BRE

Homozygous polled herd sire prospect that brings to the table a big middle, stout made, big topped and thick thorough his hind quarters. A moderate body structure with lots of eye appeal. Out of a real consistent broody dam Jen-Ty Bre 651B, a Chilli sired dam who always impresses us.

EV

PB 94 • Red • Polled • TATTOO: DL 50K • REG#: CDGV179767

DL

DL

JEN-TY MUDSLINGLER 2C

JEN-TY BROOK

Watch for this eye catching, performance guy who has lots of muscle, extra length and a cherry red hair coat. A strong powerful top line and hid quarter. Just a complete design from top to bottom. He is going to produce those good solid steers and replacements in the fall that cattlemen want. This guy is going to work well on any cow herd.

JEN-TY HOMEGROWN 51K 51K

Wow is all you can say about this homo pld herd sire prospect. Big performance bull with tons of volume and muscle mass. Just a tank, just like his father VV Craftsman 23C. Good footed as well as a great disposition. He is going to add nothing but pounds to any program and that just means $. Great cow bull.

DESPERADO 52K 52K

Impressive hip and hind quarter just solid right through his middle, are just some of his credentials. Lots of thick red hair that is sure to catch your eye. Tons of performance for any cow program and is going to sire those high yielding calves. This homo pld Fireball sired individual possess a lot of great traits.

JEN-TY TENNESSEE WHISKEY 58K 58K

PB 94 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 58K • REG#: CDGV179787

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

TWISTED T FIRE BALL

FIR RIVER RED CHILLI 451Y

582A

Homozygous pld individual with some double digit CED #’s 15.3 and a birthweight of 84 lbs. He doesn’t give up on performance either coming to the weaning pen at an actual weight of 743 lbs. Depth to rib, X muscle, long spined, yet very smooth through front quarter as well as cherry red hair coat. He is sure going to catch your eye on sale day.

JEN-TY KINGSTON 59K 59K

PC 88 • Red • Homo Polled • TATTOO: DL 59K • REG#: CDGV179788

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL EV TINA 38Z

TTG TWISTED T BUBBA

JEN-TY MOJO 102E

614A

A homozygous polled 88% herd sire prospect is sure to impress. Very stylish in a moderate frame with loads of natural muscling. He has that extra length to his side view that always adds pounds. He comes with tremendous CED #’s 16.1 and a BW -0.9 which if you follow EPDs he is sure to be calving ease. Out of a Bubba 5B sired dam, Jen-Ty MOJO 102E, who just adds those extra muscling to hind quarters? He is very correct in all aspects.

JEN-TY KENTUCKY 63K 63K

PB 94 • Red • Polled • TATTOO: DL 63K • REG#: CDGV179799

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL

CROWN ROYAL C57

116E

A lot of good genetics behind this guy, Fireball sired herd sire prospect as well as a Crown Royal dam. He has loads of dark cherry red hair which covers a thick hipped, deep ribbed body structure. He for sure will work well on a cow herd with all his performance. GRAND SIRE C57

JEN-TY BLUESMAN 66K 66K

PB 94 • Black • Polled • TATTOO: DL 66K • REG#: CDGV179803

FRL FIR RIVER DRAGON

TTG TWISTED T FIRE BALL EV TINA 38Z

PHG CROWN ROYAL C57

DL JEN-TY ELIZABETH 131E

DL JEN-TY COCO 733C

Good solid, Black, well-made herd sire. Bluesman has a good strong pedigree, his dam Jen-Ty Elizabeth 131E is a very broody female and her dam Jen-Ty Coco 733C, is just one of those consistent females that produce stand out calves every year that really work and have tremendous performance each fall. He has loads of hair that covers an exceptional body structure. Very Fleshy, long sided, good footed as well as being very eye appealing are some of his traits.

SIRE FIRE BALL 27F

JEN-TY BLACK OUT 80K 80K

Homo pld, black, balancer herd sire prospect. Very long sided, big topped, lots of natural muscling which goes deep into his hip. Out of a tank of a cow, Diamond Chapter Erica 81C who produces those soggy made individuals. As an April calf he still shows a tremendous amount of performance in his growth. Will work well on a good group of cows.

JEN-TY KRUSH 82K 82K

Homozygous polled individual who is right up with the other bulls in the pen even being younger. Big solid, deep, extra muscling and eye appeal. He gets a lot of his good body structure from his dam, Jen-Ty Floe 223F who has a yearling # of 101 and always throws those big powerful calves. He is sure to make those good premium calves. COW BULL

UNDERSTANDING EPD’S

CALVING EASE DIRECT (CE)

Percent of unassisted births of a bull’s calves when he is used on heifers. A higher number is favorable, meaning better calving ease. This EPD can be vital to a rancher looking to decrease the amount of calves pulled in his herd.

BIRTH WEIGHT (BW)

Predicts the difference, in pounds, for birth weight of the calf.

WEANING WEIGHT (WW)

Predicts the difference, in pounds, for weaning weight (adjusted to age of dam and a standard 205 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to weaning.

YEARLING WEIGHT (YW)

Predicts the expected difference, in pounds, for yearling weight (adjusted to a standard 365 days of age). This is an indicator of growth from birth to yearling.

MILK (MILK)

The genetic ability of a sire’s daughters to produce milk expressed in pounds of weaning weight.

CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM)

Represented as percent of unassisted births in a sire’s first-calving daughters. A higher number represents more favorable calving ease. This EPD is important to a rancher’s bottom line because it predicts which animals pro-duce daughters with a genetic predisposition to calve unassisted as heifers.

STAYABILITY (ST)

Predicts the genetic difference, in terms of percent probability, that a bull’s daughters will stay productive within a herd to at least six year of age. The stayability EPD is one of the best measures currently available to compare a bull’s abil-ity to produce females with reproductive longevity.

YIELD GRADE (YG)

Differences in yield grade score, which is a predictor of percent retail product. Smaller values suggest that progeny will have a better lean to fat ratio. Carcass weight (CW): Differences in pounds of hot carcass weight, adjusted to an industry standard age endpoint.

RIBEYE AREA (REA)

Differences in ribeye area in inches between the 12th and 13th rib. Greater ribeye areas are preferable.

MARBLING (MB)

Predicts the differences in the degree of marbling within the ribeye as expressed in marbling score units. Greater marbling numbers are preferable and are an indicator of higher carcass quality grades.

FAT (FAT)

Differences for fat thickness, in inches, for a carcass over the 12th rib, smaller numbers of fat thickness are preferable as excess fat can be detrimental to yield grade.