Tennessee Agribition Gelbvieh Sale 25th Annual TENNESSEE BEEF AGRIBITION James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon, TN
Show March 8, 4:30 PM CT
Sale March 9, 4:00 PM CT
GHGF Spike 326Y - He sells as Lot 1
SLAUGHTER SALE MANAGEMENT DAVID SLAUGHTER • 162 Hasting Lane 270-965-9909 • 270-556-4259 Cell •
• Fredonia, KY 42411 hmslghtr@aol.com
Tennessee Beef Agribition Junior Heifer & Steer Show
Sunday - March 10, 2013 - 9:00 a.m. CDT An open to the world junior heifer and steer show will be held in conjunction with the twentyfourth Annual Tennessee Beef Agribition. The Agribition is held at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. The junior show will start with steers followed by heifers. Two rings of heifers will show at the same time, and breeds will not be rotated. The rules for the event are as follows: 1. Breed association rules for junior shows will apply to each respective breed. 2. No pre-entry is required. Entry forms will be available Friday and Saturday. 3. Due to limited parking facilities, all trailers must be parked in the designated parking area. On Saturday, Junior cattle will be allowed in the stalls when sales are completed and sale cattle are removed. 4. All junior cattle should be on the grounds and processed by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th. Heifers and steers will be processed Saturday from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. CST. All heifers purchased from late afternoon sales should be entered ASAP. 5. * * There will be a $20 per head entry fee at the 2013 event. * * All classes will be placed through fifth place, and premiums will be paid for 1st - 5th. The top five heifers and top five steers will pay $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50. 6.Heifer and steer breed shows will be available for the following breeds: Angus, Charolais, Chianina/Chiangus, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Limousin, Polled Hereford, Shorthorn and Simmental. Breed rotation will be Z to A (Angus, Charolais... will show last). Any breed having a sale will qualify to have a junior breed show. 7. All other breeds (AOB), including commercial heifers and cross-bred steers will compete in AOB classes. AOB heifers will show by weight. 8. Heifers eligible to show must be born on or after September 1, 2011. Heifer classes will be based on the futurity system and will be determined after all entries are made. Steers will show by breed with classes determined by weight. 9. Heifers (born on or after 09/01/11) purchased in any of the Agribition sales will be eligible to compete in the Junior Show. **Check the respective breed catalog to see if percentage cattle show as AOB.** Quintin Smith - Junior Show Contact 615-207-0830
Offering: 14 Bulls • 12 Open Heifers • 3 Bred Heifers 1 Embryo Package
CONSIGNORS BAR IV LIVESTOCK
Barry Racke 7416 Tippenhauer Road Cold Spring, KY 41076 859-635-3832 Lot - 15
BLUE WELLS FARMS Jeff Phillips 1011 Blue Well Road Lebanon, TN 37090 615-417-5860 Lots - 18, 19, 20, 23, 28
BUTLER CREEK FARMS Michael Butler 1065 Greenvale Road Milton, TN 37118 615-286-2799 Lots - 2, 5, 12
GELBVIEH BAR NONE 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259 Lot – 30
GREEN HILLS GELBVIEH Walter Teeter 1380 French Belk Road Mt. Ulla, NC 28125 704-664-5784 Lots - 1, 3, 4, 16
HILL AND DALE FARMS, INC. 162 Hasting Lane Fredonia, KY 42411 270-556-4259 Lot - 29
COLBY JAMES
1037A Mann Rd Lebanon, TN 37087 (615) 478-4755 Lots - 8, 17
LACIE FERN FARM
Tracie Worley 15 Lacie Fern Lane Black Mountain, NC 28711 828-778-2836 Lots - 10, 14
M & W FARMS
Lynn Waters 3525 Tuckaleechee Pike Maryville, TN 37803 865-660-9227 Lots - 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21, 26, 27
TRIPLE T FARMS
Billy Tanner 66 Robertson Hollow Road Taft, TN 38488 615-427-1221 Lots - 22, 24, 25
bulls
Golden Spike 326Y - Lot 1
Butler’s Code Red 908Y - Lot 2
American Express 6T - Sire of Lot 3
1
Watchman 17Y - Lot 4
Butler’s Power Code 359Y - Lot 5
2
EGL Cahill S868 - Sire of Lots 6, 21, and 27
JBOB Julia 2417J Granddam of Lots 7, 9, 13, and 26
A
Western Hauler 028S - Sire of Lot 10
3
A Black
Butler’s Royal Code 10Z - Lot 12
Smoke N’ Mirrors - Sire of Lot 14
4
heifers
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lot
pen lot
5
JBOB Junior 3303K Influence sire in Lot 19
pen lot
pen lot
6
embryo package
EBY Western Hauler 028S Sire of Lot 23 and Lot 28 embryos
pen lots
7
Big N Rich - Sire of Lot 29
GBNR 187Y - Full Brother to Lot 30
BCFG Butler’s Code Red 506T Sire of Lots 2, 5, and 12
GBNR Candee 250M - Dam of Lot 30
Tennessee Gelbvieh Association Meeting & Meal: The meeting will be held at the Gentry Building at the sale site on Friday, March 8 at 7:00 PM. Dinner will be served. Directions: On I-40 East of Nashville take Exit 239B Lebanon/ Hwy 70 . Go North on Hwy 70 about 1/2 mile to James E Ward Ag Center. It is on the right. Sponsored By: The Tennessee Gelbvieh Association. Association Contact: John Bartee 931-624-1173. Funding for the Gelbvieh Agribition Sale is provided by the: Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program. Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s website: http://www.picktnproducts.org 8
New Generation AGA EPDs The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.
Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus
Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDs The true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.
Growth Traits are More Reliable The new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.
Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.
Carcass Traits are Standardized In recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-tofinish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable. For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.
Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal fewer unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.
New EPD Averages for Active Sires CE
BW
WW
YW
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
Gelbvieh
8.0
2.0
65
91
26
59
5.0
5
-0.16
25
0.29
-0.13
-0.06
Balancer
10.4
0.6
62
97
24
55
6.6
4
-0.08
28
0.33
0.27
-0.02
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart Percentile
CE
BW
WW
YW
5
13
-1.4
83
120
37
71
10
11
-0.29
46
0.58
0.10
-0.09
25
10
0.9
72
102
31
64
8
7
-0.21
34
0.39
-0.05
-0.07
50
8
2.1
65
91
26
59
6
5
-0.16
26
0.27
-0.14
-0.06
75
5
3.3
58
80
22
53
4
3
-0.11
19
0.18
-0.21
-0.05
95
2
5.0
46
61
14
45
0
0
-0.02
6
0.02
-0.32
-0.03
Balancer EPD Percentile Chart Percentile
CE
BW
WW
YW
MK
TM
CED
ST
YG
CW
REA
MB
FT
5
16
-2.8
80
128
34
67
11
9
-0.26
49
0.71
0.63
-0.06
25
13
-0.6
69
109
28
60
9
5
-0.15
36
0.47
0.38
-0.04
50
10
0.7
63
97
24
55
7
4
-0.08
28
0.32
0.25
-0.03
75
8
1.9
55
84
20
50
5
2
-0.01
20
0.18
0.13
-0.01
95
5
3.7
44
67
14
44
1
-1
0.09
7
-0.02
-0.01
0.02
American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • info@gelbvieh.org