Tricky’s Herefords BULL SALE
SALE DAY PHONE: Dick Wettlaufer
TERMS and CONDITIONS:
Insurance will be available sale day.
605/270-3465
We would like to welcome you to our 2025 sale on March 19 at 2:00 pm in Winfred.
We strive to produce bulls that are in the upper 10% of the breed for yearling weight, udder quality, ribeye area, and CHB (cattle feeders index). Notice in the catalog the small number under the EPD number. This gives the percentile rank in the breed. For example, yearling weight EPD of 126 = top 1%, ribeye area EPD of 0.99 = top 1%, or CHB number of 164 = top 5%, BMI number of 443 = top 15%. Please note that we have many bulls with EPDs at the very high end of the breed. Refer to the percentile sheet on page 12.
We look forward to visiting with you on March 19th or before. Please compare our numbers. They really do make a difference.
Tricky & Betty Wettlaufer
GUARANTEE: Every animal in this sale, is to the best of our knowledge, free from any disease or defect. Any known defects will be called at sale time. Animals are guaranteed breeders. If an animal fails to breed after a trial of six months, it may be returned to the seller if in good condition and in compliance with South Dakota health regulations. The seller reserves the right to try said animal for six months, and if it proves a breeder, return it to the buyer at the buyer’s expense. No adjustments will be made after nine months of sale day. If the animal proves to be a nonbreeder, an animal of comparable rank will be substituted. We assume no liability, legal or otherwise, to make any further compensation to the buyer. No other warranty of any nature is expressed or implied.
TRICKY’S HEALTH: 3 rounds of Bovi-Shield Gold and One Shot or otherwise similar.
DELIVERY: Free delivery up to 200 miles and free keep until May 15, 2025. Will cooperate on longer hauls and extended feeding. Free delivery up to 400 miles on purchases of $5,000 or more.
VET: Lake Vet of Madison 605-256-3547.
ABSENTEE BIDDING: If you would like to place a bid but are unable to attend the sale, please direct your bid to Tricky or any of the sale staff. You can also view the sale and bid online at Live-Ag.com.
AIR TRAVEL: Sioux Falls Regional Airport is served by several major airlines. Special arrangements can also be made with the Madison Airport.
SUPPLEMENT: Scan data and DNA info will be available on TheLivestockLink.com.
Tricky’s Herefords
Dick & Betty Wettlaufer - (605) 485-2648 • Cell: (605) 270-3465 44132 234th St. • Winfred, SD 57076-7318 E-mail: rwettlaufer@triotel.net
REFERENCE SIRES
REG.#:P44378009•DOB:1/5/2022
REFERENCE SIRES
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
LOT1•TRICKYSSHERMANH032157KM17
REG.#:P44627624•DOB:3/13/2024•POLLED
CHURCHILL W4 SHERMAN 2157K ET TRICKYSVALU F08 B413 HO3
KCF BENNETT TRUST B279 ET KCF MISS TESTED C422 EXR BANKROLL 8130 ET CHURCHILL LADY 7189E ET
EFBEEF TFL U208 TESTED X651 ET EFBEEF 4R THYRA Y865 TH 49U 719T SHEYENNE 3X TRICKYS GIRL X51-Z17 D67 KCF BENNETT RESOLVE G595
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
YEARLING
REG.#:P44626326•DOB:4/15/2024•POLLED
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
LOT19•TRICKYSBULLC08305JM64
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
LOT29•TRICKYSG361480JM96
TRICKYS REVA A53-E60 G36
REG.#:P44627600•DOB:3/15/2024•POLLED
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS
REG.#:U44628932•DOB:4/1/2024•POLLED
INNISFAIL TRADEMARK 1939 ET
KJ IF 45C CONFIDENCE 609K ET
JDH AH MS 34X VICTOR 33Z45C ET
ECR 173D ENDURE 9142
TRICKYS E29 9142 K106
EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413
INNISFAIL P230 T723
JDH VICTOR 719T 33Z ET
AH JDH MS 25L WRANGLER 34X ET
NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET
ECR LADY REDEEM 3277 ET
TRICKYS TRUSTEE Y06-100W E29 LOT33•TRICKYSH51CONK106609KM55
NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET TRICKYS REVOLUTION 8210-4R Y06
5%11.1
10%9.20.368110
25%6.31.5631010.11.320.232623.8781.31.4790.0020.60.23417501136
30%5.71.862990.11.319.631613.4811.31.4780.0120.570.21407488132
35%5.1261970.21.21930602.9841.31.3760.0120.540.19397477129
40%4.52.260950.21.218.529592.5861.31.3750.0120.510.17389467126
45%42.459940.21.117.929582.2881.31.3730.0220.490.15380457123
50%3.42.658920.31.117.428571.8901.31.3720.0220.470.13372447121
55%2.92.957900.3116.927561.4921.21.3710.0220.440.12364438118
60%2.43.156880.3116.426551951.21.2700.0320.420.1356429116
65%1.83.354870.40.915.926540.6971.21.2680.0320.40.09348419114
70%1.23.553850.40.915.425520.1991.21.2670.0320.370.07339409112
75%0.63.852830.50.814.82451
EXPLANATION OF HEREFORD EPDS
CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED):
CE EPD is based on calving ease scores and birth weights and is measured on a percentage. CE EPD indicates the influence of the sire on calving ease in females calving at 2 years of age. For example, if sire A has a CE EPD of 6 and sire B has a CE EPD of -2, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would be born with an 8% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s calves.
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW):
BW EPD is an indicator trait for calving ease and is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a BW EPD of 3.6 and sire B has a BW EPD of 0.6, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would come 3 lb. heavier at birth when compared to sire B’s calves. Larger BW EPDs usually, but not always, indicate more calving difficulty. The figure in parentheses found after each EPD is an accuracy value or reliability of the EPD.
WEANING WEIGHT (WW):
WW EPD is an estimate of pre-weaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a WW EPD of 60 and sire B has a WW EPD of 40, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 20 lb. heavier at weaning when compared to sire B’s calves.
YEARLING WEIGHT (YW):
YW EPD is an estimate of post-weaning growth that is measured in pounds. For example, if sire A has a YW EPD of 100 and sire B has a YW EPD of 70, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s calves would weigh 30 lb. heavier at a year of age when compared to sire B’s calves.
MATERNAL MILK (M):
The milking ability of a sire’s daughters is expressed in pounds of calf weaned. It predicts the difference in average weaning weights of sires’ daughters’ progeny due to milking ability. Daughters of the sire with a +14 MM EPD should produce progeny with 205-day weights averaging 24 lb. more (as a result of greater milk production) than daughters of a bull with a MM EPD of -10 lb. (14 minus -10.0 = 24 lb.). This difference in weaning weight is due to total milk production during the entire lactation.
MATERNAL MILK & GROWTH (M&G):
Maternal Milk & Growth reflects what the sire is expected to transmit to his daughters for a combination of growth genetics through weaning and genetics for milking ability. It is an estimate of daughters’ progeny weaning weight. A bull with a 29 lb. M&G EPD should sire daughters with progeny weaning weights averaging 19 lb. heavier than progeny of a bull’s daughters with a M&G EPD of 10 lb. (29 minus 10 = 19 lb.). It is equal to one-half the sire’s weaning weight EPD, plus all of his MM EPD. No accuracy is associated with this since it is simply a mathematical combination of two other EPDs. It is sometimes referred to as “total maternal” or “combined maternal.”
SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE (SC):
Measured in centimeters and adjusted to 365 days of age, SC EPD is the best estimate of fertility. It is related to the bull’s own semen quantity and quality, and is also associated with age at puberty of sons and daughters. Larger SC EPDs suggest younger age at puberty. Yearling sons of a sire wth a .7 SC EPD should have yearling scrotal circumference measurements that average 0.7 centimeters (cm) larger than progeny by a bull with an EPD of 0.0 cm. In the Hereford genetic analysis, a multiple-trait model was used for scrotal circumference. Weaning weight was used as a predictor variable to increase the prediction accuracy of SC EPDs. Therefore, an animal with a weaning weight EPD should also have a SC EPD.
SUSTAINED COW FERTILITY (SCF):
The AHA’s new Sustained Cow Fertility EPD (SCF) is a prediction of a cow’s ability to continue to calve from three years of age through twelve years of age, given she calved as a two-year-old. The EPD is expressed as a deviation in the proportion of the ten-possible calving’s to twelve years old expressed as a probability. For example, the daughters of a bull with a 30 EPD would have the genetic potential to have one more calf by age twelve then the daughters from a bull with a 20 EPD. In other words, the daughters from the 30 EPD bull would have a 10% greater probability of having one more calf than the bull with a 20 EPD. This is equivalent to saying that the daughters are 10% more likely to remain in the herd to age 12.
MATERNAL CALVING EASE (CEM):
MCE EPD predicts how easily a sires daughters will calve at 2 years of age and is measured on a percentage. For example, if sire A has a MCE EPD of 7 and sire B has a CE EPD of -3, then you would expect on average if comparably mated, sire A’s daughters would calve with a 10% more likely chance of being unassisted when compared to sire B’s daughters.
MATURE COW WEIGHT (MCW):
The MCW EPD was designed to help breeders select sires that will either increase or decrease mature size of cows in the herd. The trait was developed after years of cow weight data collection and the EPD relates directly to the maintenance requirements of a cow herd. An example of how the MCW EPD allows breeders to compare sires: If sire A has a MCW EPD of 100 and sire B has an EPD of 85, then you would expect the females of sire A, if mated to similar cows, to be 15 lb. heavier at mature size.
UDDER SUSPENSION (UDR):
Scores range from 9 (very tight) to 1 (very pendulous) and represent assessments of udder support. Weak udder suspension results in pendulous udders that make it difficult for a calf to nurse. Weak suspension in the udder indicates a lack of support in the ligament that ties the udder to the cow’s body wall. Over time, weakness in this ligament will allow the udder to hang down too far from the body and may subject the udder to serious problems and increased potential for injury.
UDDR EPDs are reported on the scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment. For example, if sire A has a UDDR EPD of 0.4, and sire B has a UDDR EPD of -0.1, the difference in the values is 0.5, or one-half of a score. If daughters of sires A and B are raised and managed in the same environment, you would expect half a score better udder suspension in daughters of sire A, compared to sire B.
CARCASS WEIGHT (CW):
Carcass weight is a beneficial trait when considering the impact that pounds have relative to end product value. At the same age constant endpoint, sires with higher values for carcass weight will add more pounds of hot carcass weight compared to sires with lower values for carcass weight. For example, if sire A has a CW EPD of 84 and sire B has a CW EPD 64, then you would expect the progeny of sire A, if harvested at the same age constant endpoint, to have a 20-lb. advantage in terms of hot carcass weight.
RIB FAT (FAT):
The FAT EPD reflects differences in adjusted 365-day, 12th-rib fat thickness based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with low, or negative FAT EPDs are expected to produce leaner progeny than sires with higher EPDs. Ultrasound measures are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.
RIBEYE AREA (REA):
REA EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day ribeye area measurement based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Sires with relatively higher REA EPDs are expected to produce better-muscled and higher percentage yielding slaughter progeny than will sires with lower REA EPDs. Ultrasound measurements are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.
MARBLING (MRB):
MARB EPDs reflect differences in an adjusted 365-day marbling score (intramuscular fat, [IMF]) based on carcass measurements of harvested cattle. Breeding cattle with higher MARB EPDs should produce slaughter progeny with a higher degree of IMF and therefore higher quality grades. Ultrasound measurements are also incorporated into this trait and have been shown to be highly correlated with the performance of slaughter progeny. All data is expressed on a carcass scale.
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BALDY MATERNAL INDEX (BMI$):
The Baldy Maternal Index is a maternally focused index that is based on a production system that uses Hereford x Angus cross cows. Progeny of these cows are directed towards Certified Hereford Beef. This index has significant weight on Sustained Cow Fertility, which predicts fertility and longevity of females. There is a slightly positive weight on Weaning Weight, Mature Cow Weight and Milk which accounts for enough growth but ensures females do not increase inputs. There is some negative emphasis on Dry Matter Intake, but a positive weighting on Carcass Weight which is anticipated to provide profitability from finishing of non-replacement females and castrated males. Marbling and Ribeye Area are also positively weighted to keep the harvested progeny successful for CHB. This index is geared to identify Hereford bulls that will be profitable when used in a rotational cross with mature commercial Angus cows.
CERTIFIED HEREFORD BEEF (CHB$):
The Certified Hereford Beef Index is a terminal sire index that is built on a production system where Hereford bulls are mated to mature commercial Angus cows and all progeny will be targeted for Certified Hereford Beef after the finishing phase. This index has significant weight on Carcass Weight to ensure profit on the rail. As well there is a positive weighting for Average Daily Gain along with a negative weighting on Dry Matter Intake to ensure efficient pounds of growth in the finishing phase. Keep in mind, this production system takes advantage of complimentary breeding with the commercial Angus cow. Although Marbling is weighted positively in this index, a positive weighting for Rib-eye Area and a negative weighting for Back Fat are a greater priority in this index to allow for optimum end-product merit. This is the only index that has no emphasis on fertility. Remember that no replacement heifers are being retained.
GENETICALLY ENHANCED EPDS (GE-EPD):
All the Hereford bulls in the sale will have GE-EPDs.
The Power of Genomically Enhanced EPDs
The American Hereford Association (AHA) has embraced the use of genomics into their genetic evaluation by launching a first of its kind single step analysis that utilizes the marker effects of specific traits. Likewise, AHA is directly estimating accuracy values rather than approximating. The direct estimation of accuracy results in a more conservative value but a more accurate value than previous methodologies. The AHA is producing the most reliable genetic evaluation that is supported by Whole Herd TPR™ and genomics, which will give prospective buyers added confidence in purchasing young and unproven animals.
Buying animals that have a genomic profile incorporated into their Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) offers many advantages that allow for quicker breed and herd improvement. To the right is a table showing the average increase in accuracy when buying a young animal with a Genomic Enhanced EPD (GE-EPD) versus an animal without a GE-EPD. Similarly, an effective progeny number increase is listed by trait that shows how many progeny equate to a genomic enhancement of a young animal (e.g. yearling). That’s right, buying a young animal that has been genotyped is like having 2-17 progeny, depending on the trait. The proof gained on young, non-parent animals, through a genomic enhancement is valuable and greatly mitigates the risk and allows for more directed selection.
