League Leaders

In Popular EPDs and Performance

This catalog feature is presented as a tribute to Henry Gardiner and his habit of writing everything down (in triplicate). Henry made lists and studied them to analyze the performance of cattle at Gardiner Angus Ranch. This “good habit” began when Henry was young and continued into the years prior to his passing in 2015.

Henry also enjoyed baseball. So, in his honor we present the Top 10 sale bulls in nine categories as “League Leaders” in these very popular EPDs and performance traits. We hope you enjoy analyzing the lists and hope you learn about the cattle in the same way Henry did for so many years.

THE MOST COMMON QUESTION FROM OUR BULLS BUYERS IS: “How do I choose the best bull?”

OUR ANSWER IS ACTUALLY THREE QUESTIONS.

1. What are YOUR production goals?

2. What are YOUR feed resources?

3. What is YOUR marketing plan?

G A R Ashland 5319

G A R Ashland 189G

We have a wide range of customers with very different operations and marketing plans. The best bull for one customer may not be the best choice for another. When we design matings to produce our sale bulls, we consider a few key EPDs: calving ease, yearling weight, yearling height, marbling, $Beef and Method Genetics’ Retained Ownership Income (ROI).

G A R Cache N5269

G A R Phoenix 6159

G A R Enhance E459

G A R Proactive Y89