2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale by Ohio Cattlemen's Association

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s

Seedstock Improvement Sale Saturday, April 12, 2014 - Noon Union Stock Yards - Hillsboro - 937.393.1958 Auctioneer: Gene Steiner

Selling 44 Bulls - 1-2 Yrs of Age of the following breeds: Angus - Sim-Angus - Simmental

Don’’t Miss This Opportunity to Purchase Quality Bulls! 2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 1

2014 SEEDSTOCK IMPROVEMENT SALE

Union Stock Yards Co., 7510 State Route 138 • Hillsboro, Ohio (Located just east of Hillsboro) SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 - 12 p.m. Selling 44 bulls with performance records and current EPDs. Bulls must pass a Breeding Soundness Exam. Sale Day Phone: (937) 393-1958 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, April 11, 2014 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cattle delivered/measurements taken Saturday, April 12, 2014 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Preview of the cattle 12 p.m. Seedstock Improvement Sale

Hotel

Days Inn (937) 393-0299

Sale Managed by

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association 10600 US Highway 42 • Marysville, OH 43040 John Grimes: (937) 763-6000 E-mail: grimes.1@osu.edu

Auctioneer

Gene Steiner (513) 616-4086

GENERAL INFORMATION

TERMS: Cash or Check (US Funds) Floor Sale price of $1,000 is in place on all bulls: 1. Each animal sold to highest bidder with Auctioneer settling all disputes. 2. Buyer must pay for cattle before being released. 3. Each animal will be at the buyer’s risk immediately after being sold. 4. Registration certificates will be transferred to the buyers at the seller’s expense. All registration certificates will be transferred and sent to the buyer by the sale manager. 5. All animals sold under standard guarantee of respective breed association. Terms of the guarantee as stated on the sale of these cattle are to be strictly between the buyer and seller only. In the event of nonbreeders, seller must be notified in writing after sixty days of use with mates that are known to be breeders. The seller has the option of replacing the animal with one of like quality and performance or return of the purchase price will be considered final settlement. HEALTH: Cattle are sold under health regulations of the State of Ohio.

• Each animal, regardless of state origin will be accompanied by: 1. A certificate of veterinary inspection stating TB and Brucellosis status and showing no visible signs of infectious, contagious or communicable disease. Cattle must test negative to TB and Brucellosis within 30 days prior to delivery to the sale or originate from accredited and certified free herds. 2. A vaccination record stating the animal has been vaccinated for IBR; PI3; BVD; Leptospirosis (5 strain); BRSV vaccine; Clostridium chauvoei, septicum, sordellii, novyi, perfringens types C & D, bacterintoxoid; Mannheimia hemolytica and Pasteurella multocida; and Haemophilus Somunus all according to manufacturer’s recommendations. Vaccinations given 21 to 60 days prior to sale. 3. All bulls are required to be tested for Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) persistent infection (PI) status. Acceptable tests include and are limited to: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) on skin, Antigen-capture ELISA (ACE) on serum or skin, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on whole blood, serum or skin. Animals must be individually tested. Pooled testing is acceptable only if documentation is provided that the animal was specifically included in the pool. Type of test and test result must be listed on the required health certificate. • Testing for Johnes disease is encouraged, but not mandatory. Results of this test can be listed in the sale catalog if seller prefers. • Bulls must be free of lice, grubs, ringworm, warts, and be dewormed. • All bulls must pass Breeding Soundness Exams. LIABILITY: All persons attending this sale do so at their own risk. Union Stock Yards Co., OCA, and personnel helping to conduct this sale do not assume any liability for accidents that might occur in connection with the preparation and conduct of this sale. OCA acts only in the capacity of agent in this sale. Any claims or adjustments must be made strictly between buyer and seller.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS: Any announcements made from the auction stand during the sale shall take precedence over any material printed in this sale catalog. Supplemental information, including changes to the catalog, will be provided on sale day.

EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are valuable in comparing animals within a breed. Some studies suggest that EPDs are as much as nine times more accurate in predicting progeny performance than the individual’s own records. This is a result of the fact that EPDs are constructed using the performance of all available relatives along with the individual’s own record. These relatives could include ancestors, siblings and progeny. An EPD can be constructed for any trait that we choose to measure. The most common are Birth Weight, Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight and Milk. Milk is measured by statistically separating weaning weight differences into a component due to growth genes and another due to differences in milk production. EPDs have also been constructed by breeds for calving ease, scrotal circumference, mature size, ribeye area, carcass weight, marbling score, disposition and others. Every EPD value on a bull has an accompanying accuracy. The accuracy value tells how reliable the EPD value is. The accuracy of the EPD improves as the number of records from which it is calculated increases. It is rare that cattle will excel in all or even most of these EPDs. Breeders will want to select cattle for traits in which they are interested or to improve deficiencies in the proposed mate(s) for the individual. EPD values are not an absolute guarantee of how calves from a particular bull are going to perform. Beef growth traits are about 20 to 30 percent heritable. This means that 70 to 80 percent of all the variation seen in calf performance is environmental in origin. EPDs are a great management tool that should be used by all cattlemen when making breeding decisions.

Understanding the Data LOT #: The bull’s lot and sale number. BREED: Breed of the bull. PEDIGREE: 3 generation pedigree of the bull. EPD’S: Bull’s EPD profile and stars earned for the 6 trait used in the evaluation system. PERFORMANCE DATA: Bull’s own actual performance measurements.

Kiata New Design 2890

Bull: 17284239 (DDC) Birth Date: 04/04/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2890 ANGUS Consigned by: Kiata Farms, Hamilton, Ohio V D A R New Trend 315 B/R Blackcap Empress 76 G A R Precision 1680 G A R Ext 2114 N Bar Emulation EXT G A R Traveler 2421 Vermilion Dateline 7078 WK Cassie 5025

B/R New Design 036 G A R New Design 5050 G A R Precision 706 G A R Expectation 4915 Kiata Cassie 8390 Kiata Cassie 3590

CED 12

BW .1 ****

WW 59 ****

YW 103 ****

E.P.D.’s Milk 30 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

775

1263

MARB .73 ****

REA .93 ****

$ Index Values

38.99 46.41

$F $B

Stars: 24/24

CATALOG IS PRINTED IN SALE ORDER!

Sale order is established using a 4 star evaluation system for traits of Birth Weight, Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Milk, Intramuscular Fat, and Rib Eye Area. The following chart outlines how stars are awarded for each trait based on where it ranks within the respective breed: Top 25% ****(4 stars) 26% - 50% *** (3 stars) 51% - 75% ** (2 stars) Bottom 25% * (1 star) Sale order was established by ranking bulls on the total number of stars from the greatest number of stars to the least number of stars. Therefore, the bulls with the most stars (out of a total of 24) should be genetically superior animals and will sell first. If there are two bulls with the same birth date, the bull with more stars for birth weight EPD breaks the tie. Some yearling bulls do not yet have carcass EPD’s based on the fact that their own carcass ultrasound data has not been processed and used in the calculation of

Breed Average EPD’s for Sires Angus (Non Parent) Sires Simmental (Non Parent) Sires Hybrid Simmental (Non Parent) Sires

$W $G

CW 29

CED +5 +9.3 +10.7

FAT -.004

47.54 92.84

NAME: Bull’s registered name. REGISTRATION INFO: Registration number, birth date, tattoo & consignor. INDEX VALUES: Index values for varied traits available from the respective breed. STARS: Total number of stars earned on the 4 star evaluation system.

their carcass EPD’s, and will generate carcass EPD’s the next time the respective breed re-calculates their EPD’s. In this case, yearling bulls only will show the average of their sire and dam’s carcass EPD’s to generate the figure used in the 4 star evaluation process.

COMPLETED EPD PROFILES: Completed EPD profiles can be found by searching an individual bull’s registration number on the respective breed association website: Angus: www.angus.org Hereford: www.hereford.org Simmental: www.simmental.org The EPD’s represented in this sale catalog were current at the time requested for printing. Depended on the breed, EPDs are re-calculated either weekly, biannually or annually, which means the figures represented in this catalog may change for these animals in the future.

Growth & Maternal BW WW Milk +1.8 +47 +24 +2.2 +64.2 +23.7 +0.8 +60.6 +23.9

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YW +83 +93.2 +93.0

Carcass CW MARB REA +25 +0.46 +0.42 +28.4 +0.13 +0.76 +26.6 +0.33 +0.60

FAT +0.008 -0.06 -0.03

Kiata New Design 2890

B/R New Design 036 G A R New Design 5050 G A R Precision 706 G A R Expectation 4915 Kiata Cassie 8390 Kiata Cassie 3590

CED 12

BW .1 ****

WW 59 ****

YW 103 ****

E.P.D.’s Milk 30 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

775

$W $G

1263

CW 29

MARB .73 ****

REA .93 ****

$ Index Values

38.99 46.41

$F $B

FAT -.004

47.54 92.84

Stars: 24/24

Kiata New Design 2532

Bull: 17284228 Birth Date: 01/17/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2532 ANGUS Consigned by: Kiata Farms, Hamilton, OH B/R New Design 036 G A R New Design 5050 G A R Precision 706 G A R Expectation 4915 Kiata Lady 5321 Kiata Lady 3021

V D A R New Trend 315 B/R Blackcap Empress 76 G A R Precision 1680 G A R Ext 2114 N Bar Emulation EXT G A R Traveler 2421 C A Future Direction 5321 Woodhill lady 874-61K

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.4 ****

50 ***

85 ***

35 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

786

$W $G

1184

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.2 ***

53 ****

97 ****

25 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

550

$W $G

1220

2.3 **

61 ****

100 ****

33 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

693

1223

$W $G

E.P.D.’s Milk

-.3 ****

60 ****

104 ****

33 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

873

1463

-1

3.5 *

57 ****

101 ****

27 ****

MARB

REA

FAT

.48 ***

.92 ****

.026

$ Index Values

44.76 37.29

$F $B

42.61 71.27

Bon View New Design 208 Delia of Conanga 667 Connealy Onward Effi Cheery of Conanga 353 Connealy Leadtime Eligence Plus of Conanga VDAR New Design 2024 Pine Hill Susanna R345

MARB

REA

FAT

.45 ***

.72 ****

-.026

$ Index Values

38.72 37.09

Stars: 21/24

$F $B

42.48 83.25

.014

$ Index Values

40.64 49.79

Bon View New Design 208 [DDF] TC Total 410 [DDF] TC Erica Eileen 2047 G A R Expectation 4915 DJB 4915 Raven 10R DJB 1176 Raven 1N

.005

28.54 94.13

FAT

.91 **** $F $B

48.37 111.76

Bull: 17180856 (DDP) Birth Date: 02/21/2011 Tattoo/ID: 4Y ANGUS Consigned by: Brian Banks, Camden, OH

.88 **** $F $B

REA

1.06 ****

BDB 410 Total Design 4Y

.92 ****

$ Index Values

MARB

Stars: 24/24

38.05 50.05

$W $G

E.P.D.’s Milk

Bull: 17476283 Birth Date: 12/10/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2266 ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co, Hebron, Ohio

CED

WayView Tobin 9253-2266

E.P.D.’s Milk

Stars: 21/24

Connealy Tobin Connealy Tobin 8400 Effi Chere of Conanga 8400 Connealy Lead On Wayview Susanna 7200-9253 WayView SusannaR345 7200

CED

S S Traveler 6807 T510 S S Miss Rita R011 7R8 BW/QHF Blackcap Lad Ankony Queen Q H F R981 B/R New Design 036 G A R Precision 706 B/R New Design 323-9150 Lyons Bandolier Lady 6034 Ak

B/R New Design 036 G A R Precision 706 S S Objective T510 0T26 G A R Retail Product 2195 D H D Traveler 6807 Rita 4B20 of 0FB1 Bando G A R Expectation 4915 DJB 1176 Raven 1N

FAT

S S Objective T510 0T26 Quaker Hill Objective 3J15 Quaker Hill Queen 1L4 G A R New Design 5050 CVAF Bandolier Lady 8054 CVAF Bandolier Lady 0404

G A R New Design 5050 G A R Ingenuity G A R Objective 1067 Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 DJB 616 Raven 13T DJB 4915 Raven 10R

REA

Bull: 17330321 (DDC) Birth Date: 01/11/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2021 ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms, LLC, Rittman, OH

Bull: 17358044 (DDC) Birth Date: 09/01/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2713 ANGUS Consigned by: Kiata Farms, Hamilton, OH

MARB

Stars: 22/24

CED

Kiata Ingenuity 2713

CVAF 3J15 Objective 021

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

980

B/R New Design 036 [DDC] Bon View Erica 443 Twin Valley Precision E161 [RDF-DDF] TC Erica Eileen 5116 N Bar Emulation EXT [DDF] G A R Traveler 2421 Bon View Spectrum 1176 [DDF] D J B 490 Raven 5G

MARB

REA

FAT

I 38

I .73 ****

I .64 ****

I -.006

$ Index Values

$W $G

1340

29.50 42.13

$F $B

45.89 97.87

Stars: 21/24

CVAF Regis 066

Bull: 17321738 Birth Date: 02/04/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2066 ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman, OH S A V Final Answer 0035 Coleman Regis 904 Coleman Donna 714 S S Objective T510 0T26 CVAF Pride 0043 CVAF Pride 6021

Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward Coleman Donna 386 S S Traveler 6807 T510 S S Miss Rita R011 7R8 G A R Integrity Lyons Pride 1146

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.2 ***

50 ***

88 ***

27 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

592

MARB

REA

FAT

.68 ****

.63 ****

.018

$ Index Values $W $G

1168

37.58 41.64

$F $B

Stars: 21/24

32.36 73.52

WayView Shrek 1126-2271

Bull: 17476247 Birth Date: 12/15/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2271 ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co, Hebron, Ohio GAR-EGL Protege Connealy Shrek 4242 Black Shell of Conanga 10 Way View Big Eye 756-912 WayView Eventress 8062-1126 Way View Eventress 6122-8062

Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6 L B 6807 Isabel 339 Connealy Danny Boy Black Sheba of Conanga 010 ALC Big Eye D09N WAYVIEW Primrose 1415-756 C R A Bextor 872 5205 608 Way View EVENTRESS

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.5 ***

70 ****

116 ****

31 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

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711

$W $G

MARB

REA

FAT

.56 ***

.53 ***

.002

$ Index Values

42.63 36.88

Stars: 21/24

$F $B

59.60 82.61

WayView Rocket 019-A64

Bull: 17548655 Birth Date: 02/01/2013 Tattoo/ID: A64 Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co, Hebron, OH ANGUS S A V Final Answer 0035 Coleman Regis 904 Coleman Donna 714 Connealy Reflection Wayview Miss 701-019 Way View Miss 701-1313

Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward Coleman Donna 386 Bon View New Design 878 Happy Grill of Conanga 6260 Ironwood New Level WAY View Miss 1313

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

-1.0 ****

56 ****

91 ***

31 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

674

$W $G

1202

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.32 **

.70 ****

.033

I 2.3 **

I 61 ****

I 108 ****

I 28 ****

$ Index Values

42.61 26.11

$F $B

33.23 71.59

G A R Retail Product Pride Fine of Conanga 566 Connealy Deep Canyon 454 Ebonisa of Conanga 5469 B/R New Design 036 Bon View Gammer 85 Connealy Dateline W C C Blackcap E9

E.P.D.’s Milk

I .9 ***

I 53 ****

I 96 ****

I 33 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

741

2.4 **

60 ****

101 ****

28 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

851

1332

$W $G

I .30 **

I .51 ***

I .025

4 *

60 ****

98 ****

29 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

706

$W $G

1292

MARB

REA

FAT

.55 ***

.96 ****

.009

$ Index Values

35.54 40.61

$F $B

40.34 83.24

G A R Retail Product Pride Fine of Conanga 566 Connealy Deep Canyon 454 Ebonisa of Conanga 5469 B/R New Design 036 Bon View Gammer 85 Connealy Dateline W C C Blackcap E9

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.32 **

.68 ****

.004

I .9 ***

I 53 ****

I 96 ****

I 33 ****

Stars: 20/24

Connealy Product 568 Connealy Final Product Ebonista of Conanga 471 Bon View New Design 878 W C C Blackcap N197 WCC Blackcap G53

FAT

44.33 77.11

53.31 88.39

Bull: +17726588 Birth Date: 06/17/2012 Tattoo/ID: 213 ANGUS Consigned by: Sanders Sky Light Farm, Harrod, OH

REA

$F $B

S S F Final Product 213

MARB

$ Index Values

38.90 38.84

Stars: 20/24

Ratio

50.72 28.47

-.011

Baldridge Kaboom K243 KCF Parka of Conanga 241 C A Future Direction 5321 Energy of Conanga 4851 S S Objective T510 0T26 Quaker Hill Queen 1L4 B/R New Design 323-9150 C V A F Georgina 2246

I 31

41.28 71.67

FAT

.66 ****

Connealy Thunder[RDF] Connealy Thunder 596B Emera of Conanga 825 7574 Quaker Hill Objective 3J15 CVAF Georgina 9023 CVAF Georgina 0420

E.P.D.’s Milk

$F $B

REA

.56 ***

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

$ Index Values

MARB

596 Thunder 083 12 CVAF Bull: 17318229 Birth Date: 02/22/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2083

35.52 23.46

Stars: 21/24

Bon View New Design 208 Delia of Conanga 667 Connealy Onward Effi Cheery of Conanga 353 O C C Emblazon 854E Rita 4L3 of 2536 208 G A R Integrity Wayview Erica 266

E.P.D.’s Milk

1217

CED

Connealy Tobin Connealy Tobin 8400 Effi Chere of Conanga 8400 Rito 6EM6 of 4L3 Emblazon WayView Erica 676-940 Way View Erica L 676

607

FAT

Bull: 17473764 Birth Date: 03/01/2012 Tattoo/ID: 292 ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co, Hebron, Ohio

REA

WayView Tobin 940-292

Actual Ratio

$W $G

MARB

Stars: 20/24

CED

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

1202

G A R Grid Maker S A V Abigale 0451 Mytty In Focus Thomas Ruby Erica 51000 Connealy Dateline Vermilion Blackbird 5044 V D A R Lucys Boy V D A R Elluna 4161

FAT

Connealy Product 568 Connealy Final Product Ebonista of Conanga 471 Bon View New Design 878 W C C Blackcap N197 WCC Blackcap G53

S A V Bismarck 5682 Thomas Top Hand 0536 Thomas Ruby Erica 8293 ` Vermilion Dateline 7078 Way View Elluna L1392 VDAR Elluna 0279

REA

Bull: 17726587 Birth Date: 02/07/2012 Tattoo/ID: 205 ANGUS Consigned by: Sanders Skylight Farm, Harrod, OH

Bull: 17529128 Birth Date: 02/05/2013 Tattoo/ID: A74 ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co, Hebron, OH

MARB

S S F Final Product 205

WayView Top Hand 1392-A74

Stars: 21/24

CED

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

Ratio

Notes:

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615

1140

$W $G

MARB

REA

FAT

I 31

I .30 **

I .51 ***

I .025

$ Index Values

35.52 23.46

Stars: 20/24

$F $B

41.28 71.67

Sterling 845 15 Whitehead’s Bull: 17544251 Birth Date: 12/10/2012 Tattoo/ID: 845

ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co LLC, Hebron OH S A V Legacy 5216 HAYNES Sterling 924 HAYNES N D Forver Lady T709 G A R Solution Whitehead’s Solution 845 Lady 878 645 WA

S A V Pathfinder 3134 S A V Rosetta 3350 Boyd New Day 8005 HAYNES Forever Lady R501 S S Traveler 6807 T510 G A R New Design 50 Bon View New Design 878 HHF 1I2 Blackcap 710 515

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 13

.1 ****

51 ***

86 ***

25 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

545

$W $G

1041

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 19

I .91 ****

I .48 ***

I .022

2.3 **

59 ****

105 ****

29 ****

$ Index Values

36.60 45.35

B/R New Design 036 B/R New Frontier 095 White Fence Pride H1 Morgans Direction 111 9901 [RDF] CVAF Blackbird 9022 CVAF Blackbird 7006

E.P.D.’s Milk

3.3 *

56 ****

86 ***

24 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

704

$W $G

1267

$F $B

29.31 78.42

V D A R New Trend 315 B/R Blackcap Empress 76 Connealy Dateline Pleasant Pill of Conanga C A Future Direction 5321 MCC Barbie 9901 5205 797 BR Midland Blythes Blackbird 5456

I 2.4 **

I 50 ***

I 88 ***

I 29 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

585

$W $G

.81 ****

.77 ****

-.054

-.7 ****

57 ****

95 ****

22 **

1250

Actual

671

$W $G

1196

MARB

REA

FAT

.55 ***

.37 **

.036

$ Index Values

44.99 32.58

$F $B

37.92 64.77

(DDC)

Connealy Tobin Connealy Confidence 0100 Becka Gala of Conanga 8281 G A R New Design 5050 CVAF New Design 8005 Wolf Creek New Design 3074

Bon View New Design 208 Delia of Conanga 667 Connealy Thunder [RDF] Becka Lee of Conanga 37 B/R New Design 036 G A R Precision 706 Wolf Creek New Design 251 Wolf Creek Traveler 0307

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 24

I .60 ***

I .77 ****

I -.001

-.2 ****

44 **

82 **

26 ***

32.36 81.12

50.26 78.65

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

REA

$F $B

Confidence 3040 20 CVAF Bull: 17603481 Birth Date: 01/15/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3040

MARB

$ Index Values

34.04 29.61

Stars: 19/24

Ratio

Stars: 19/24

Ratio

Individual Performance BW WW YW

31.89 41.46

.025

S A F Focus of E R Mytty Countess 906 Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 Lyons Delia Beauty 2702 S A F Focus of E R Mytty Countess 906 G A R Integrity Lyons Elba 9233

E.P.D.’s Milk

29.39 101.51

FAT

.89 ****

Mytty In Focus [RDF] Lyons IN Focus 8015 Lyons Delia Beauty 4003 Mytty In Focus [RDF] CVAF Elba 0010 CVAF Elba 6024

$F $B

REA

.34 **

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

$ Index Values

MARB

8015 In Focus 092 18 CVAF Bull: 17318224 Birth Date: 03/10/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2092

38.66 49.93

Stars: 20/24

CED

G A R Precision 1680 C A Miss Power Fix 308 S V F Bandolier Alc Hazel K14H Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 [DDF] G A R Precision 2536 B/R New Design 036 [DDC] T A R Erica Lady 8950

E.P.D.’s Milk

1223

FAT

C A Future Direction 5321 [DDF] ALC Big Eye D09N [DDF] ALC Hazel L12L Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6 [DDF] Erica Lady 1I2 06 H&W J Bar J 036 Erica Lady 096

660

REA

ANGUS Consigned by: Whitehead Angus, Granville OH

MARB

(DDP)

Actual

$W $G

Big Eye 106 19 Whitehead’s Bull: 17633493 Birth Date: 01/06/2013 Tattoo/ID: 106

CED

Individual Performance BW WW YW Ratio

Stars: 19/24

Ratio

Boyd New Day 8005 G D A R Miss Wix 474 Mytty In Focus [RDF] Black Mame of Conanga 4191 GAR-EGL Protege Elisha of Conanga 868 T927 VDAR New Design 2024 Way View Primrose 1415

REA

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

GDAR Game Day 449 [RDF] Connealy Game Changer [RDF] Black Marla of Conanga 8135 Connealy Full Proof 682E Wayview Primrose 756-066 WAYVIEW Primrose 1415-756

MARB

New Frontier 045 17 CVAF Bull: 17320378 Birth Date: 01/20/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2045

CED

ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co LLC, Hebron OH

Stars: 20/24

Ratio

First Pitch 066-A16 16 WayView Bull: 17476261 Birth Date: 01/12/2013 Tattoo/ID: A16

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

$W $G

618

MARB

REA

FAT

.81 ****

.87 ****

.013

$ Index Values

35.84 48.51

$F $B

27.68 75.94

Stars: 19/24

Ratio

Uptown 8006-A26 22 CVAF New Frontier 033 21 WayView Bull: 17500559 Birth Date: 01/17/2013 Tattoo/ID: A26 Bull: 17318217 Birth Date: 01/15/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2033

ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Farms Inc, Hebron OH Sitz Upward 307R Connealy Uptown 098E Jace of Conanga 4660 818N Thomas Destination 5721 WayView Primrose 645-8006 Way View Primrose L 645

Connealy Onward Sitz Henrietta Pride 81M Connealy Thunder [RDF] Jaze of Conanga 234 B/R Destination 727-928 Thomas Lucy 0921 WAR Alliance 9126 6006 Way View Priemrose 1400 ET

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.3 ***

46 **

102 ****

30 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

586

1282

$W $G

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH B/R New Design 036 B/R New Frontier 095 White Fence Pride H1 Connealy Lead On CVAF Annie 8095 Blythes Annie 5412

V D A R New Trend 315 B/R Blackcap Empress 76 Connealy Dateline Pleasant Pill of Conanga Connealy Leadtime Eligence Plus of Conanga C A Future Direction 5321 Blythes Annie 3557

MARB

REA

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.59 ***

.50 ***

-.004

-1 ****

47 ***

88 ***

20 **

$ Index Values

23.69 32.89

Stars: 19/24

$F $B

53.06 102.19

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

Ratio 2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 6

634

1272

$W $G

MARB

REA

FAT

.94 ****

.36 **

-.044

$ Index Values

34.19 49.13

Stars: 18/24

$F $B

33.86 94.68

Lead On 062 23 CVAF Bull: 17319040 Birth Date: 02/04/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2062

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH Connealy Leadtime Connealy Lead On Eligence Plus of Conanga G A R New Design 5050 CVAF New Design 8008 Wolf Creek New Design 3204

Connealy Dateline Ruths Rona of Conanga TC Dividend 963 [RDF] Eura Cap of Conanga B/R New Design 036 G A R Precision 706 Wolf Creek New Design 251 Wolf Creek New Design 1320

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

2.2 **

45 **

83 **

27 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

608

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.96 ****

.65 ****

-.047

2.3 **

63 ****

114 ****

37 ****

$ Index Values

26.10 54.61

$F $B

28.46 82.10

Connealy Front Page 0228 Kesslers Frontman R001 Kesslers Bell 0024 S S Objective T510 0T26 CVAF Delia 9019 C V A F Delia 9198

Connealy Forefront Ebony Lit of Conanga 840 TC Rancher 056 Kesslers Bell 8055 S S Traveler 6807 T510 S S Miss Rita R011 7R8 Paramont Ambush 2172 C V A F Delia 4396

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.5 ***

49 ***

84 ***

33 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

589

$W $G

1184

Actual

732

$W $G

1246

.033

$ Index Values

50.42 13.34

$F $B

60.60 84.25

Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward Coleman Donna 386 G A R Precision 1680 G A R Ext 4927 Connealy Bullseye 1116 CVAF Elba 0414

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.26 *

.60 ***

-.031

1 ***

49 ***

80 **

28 ****

27.76 49.98

FAT

.60 ***

S A V Final Answer 0035 Coleman Regis 904 Coleman Donna 714 G A R Retail Product CVAF Elba 0115 CVAF Elba 6045

FAT

$F $B

REA

.19 *

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

REA

$ Index Values

MARB

Regis 037 26 CVAF Bull: 17321748 Birth Date: 01/16/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2037

MARB

48.06 31.17

Stars: 18/24

Stars: 17/24

Ratio

Individual Performance BW WW YW Ratio

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

Connealy Lead On Altune of Conanga 6104 Sitz Value 7097 Sitz Henrietta Pride 1370 S S Objective T510 0T26 Quaker Hill Queen 1L4 Boyd On Target 1083 Stevenson Rosebud J716

REA

Regis 029 25 CVAF Bull: 17319203 Birth Date: 01/13/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2029

CED

Connealy Onward Sitz Upward 307R Sitz Henrietta Pride 81M Quaker Hill Objective 3J15 Dadosky Rosebud J716-820 MADR Rosebud J716 407

MARB

Stars: 18/24

Ratio

ANGUS Consigned by: The Dadosky Ranch, Wheelersburg OH

$W $G

1213

Upward 718 24 Dadosky’s Bull: 17634451 Birth Date: 09/25/2012 Tattoo/ID: 718

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

589

$W $G

1101

MARB

REA

FAT

.18 *

.65 ****

.018

$ Index Values

35.58 21.18

$F $B

22.76 62.82

Stars: 17/24

Ratio

Dateline 040 Confidence K6-2245 28 CVAF Bull: 17321527 Birth Date: 01/17/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2040 27 WayView Bull: 17525366 Birth Date: 09/16/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2245

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

ANGUS Consigned by: Way View Cattle Co LLC, Hebron OH Connealy Tobin Connealy Confidence 0100 Becka Gala of Conanga 8281 D H D Traveler 6807 DESTIN Erica K6 K G Erica 62

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

-.4 ****

45 **

85 ***

20 **

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

Ratio

560

1328

D H D Traveler 6807 Connealy Dateline Eila Eila of Conanga Morgans Direction 111 9901 [RDF] CVAF Cathy 9034 CVAF Cathy 7083

Bon View New Design 208 Delia of Conanga 667 Connealy Thunder [RDF] Becka Lee of Conanga 37 Q A S Traveler 23-4 Bemindful Maid D H D 0807 Connealy Forefront Wayview Erica 281

$W $G

MARB

REA

FAT

.43 **

.75 ****

.019

$ Index Values

27.94 33.46

Stars: 17/24

$F $B

31.00 72.97

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.1 ***

45 **

79 **

17 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

Ratio

Notes:

2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 7

579

1193

$W $G

Q A S Traveler 23-4 Bemindful Maid D H D 0807 Scotch Cap Ella Eila of Conanga C A Future Direction 5321 MCC Barbie 9901 5205 797 Connealy Bullseye 1116 CVAF Cathy 5005

MARB

REA

FAT

.49 ***

.80 ****

-.004

$ Index Values

35.65 38.48

Stars: 15/24

$F $B

23.44 76.64

ES Black Invasion 29 Smiths Bull: 2821084 Birth Date: 09/01/2012 Tattoo/ID: Z456

Consigned by: Smith Farm Simmental, Canal Winchester, OH SIMMENTAL PVF-BF BF26 Black Joker SS Ebonys Grandmaster SOSF Ebonys Joy L-123 Triple C Invasion R47K Smiths ES Blackie Smiths Dreamer T564

Harts Black Casino B408 PVF-BF Mabelle C131 HC Power Drive 88H NJC/TJF Joy SRS J914 Preferred Beef Hooks Harrie 47K CNS Dream On L186 Masterfare Promptitude11

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

10.3

.3 ****

52 *

75.4 *

17.8 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

546

API

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

15.3

.31 ****

.91 ****

-.015

.4 ****

41 **

83 **

19 *

Index Values

126.6

66.2

H S A F Bando 1961 [DDF] Davis Bando 002 H F S Anna 001 TC Total 410 [DDF] Maplecrest Rita 8156 Maplecrest Rita 5065

S A F 598 Bando 5175 [DDF] J K S Miss Cheyenne 196 [DDF] V D A R Lucys Boy [DDF] Maplecrest Eva of RBC 003 Bon View New Design 208 [DDF] TC Erica Eileen 2047 G A R Retail Product [DDF] G A R New Design 1381

E.P.D.’s Milk

.9 ***

39 *

72 *

24 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

E.P.D.’s Milk

.48 ***

.039

I 11

I .6 ****

I 49 ***

I 84 ***

I 35 ****

S A V Final Answer 0035 [RDF-DDF] Coleman Regis 904 [DDF] Coleman Donna 714 B/R Magnum 399-5128 [DDF] CVAF Jewell 0034 CVAF Jewell 6054

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 12

I -.1 ****

I 52 ***

I 91 ***

I 29 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

Actual

Sitz Traveler 8180 [DDF] S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward [DDF] Coleman Donna 386 B/R Magnum 399 [DDF] B/R Rising Sun 3211 Lyons 1407 New Design 4115 [DDC] Lyons Jewell 4114

MARB

REA

$ Index Values

37.01

$F $B

FAT

35.23

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co., Beverly, OH

Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward Coleman Donna 386 C A Future Direction 5321 B/R Ruby of Tiffany 5144 Lyons JR Rockn D 5235 Lyons Pride 5175 AK

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 1.1 ***

I 56 ****

I 89 ***

I 26 *** $W $G

MARB

REA

$ Index Values

39.68

Stars: 13/24

Actual

$F $B

$ Index Values

33.00 37.92

30.67

MARB

30.43 78.82

REA

$ Index Values

37.20

$F $B

FAT

27.76

Frontman 3038 34 CVAF Bull: 17508913 Birth Date: 01/15/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3038

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co., Beverly, OH Connealy Front Page 0228 Kesslers Frontman R001 Kesslers Bell 0024 Mytty In Focus [RDF] CVAF Elba 1049 CVAF Elba 9059

Connealy Forefront Ebony Lit of Conanga 840 TC Rancher 056 Kesslers Bell 8055 S A F Focus of E R Mytty Countess 906 S S Objective T510 0T26 C V A F Elba 1099

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 10

I .9 ***

I 49 ***

I 85 ***

I 31 ****

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

MARB

REA

$ Index Values

35.72

$F $B

FAT

29.03

Stars: 13/24

Big Eye 3035 36 CVAF Bull: 17493087 Birth Date: 01/14/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3035 (DDP)

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co., Beverly, OH C A Future Direction 5321 [DDF] ALC Big Eye D09N [DDF] ALC Hazel L12L Connealy Protege 639C CVAF Cathy 0124 CVAF Cathy 8046

FAT

$F $B

Stars: 14/24

Ratio

Regis 051 35 CVAF Bull: 17495588 Birth Date: 01/18/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3051 S A V Final Answer 0035 [RDF] Coleman Regis 904 Coleman Donna 714 R/M Ironstone 4047 CVAF Pride 1063 CVAF Pride 7131

$W $G

Actual

Stars: 14/24

Ratio

Individual Performance BW WW YW Ratio

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co, Beverly, OH

-.053

Connealy Forefront Ebony Lit of Conanga 840 TC Rancher 056 Kesslers Bell 8055 C A Future Direction 5321 ALC Hazel L12L Connealy Bullseye 1116 Lyons Bandolier Lady 4026

17.70 61.46

FAT

.35 **

Connealy Front Page 0228 Kesslers Frontman R001 Kesslers Bell 0024 ALC Big Eye D09N CVAF Bandolier Lady 0026 CVAF Bandolier Lady 6058

$F $B

REA

.5 ***

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co, Beverly, OH

CED

$ Index Values

MARB

Frontman 3022 32 CVAF Bull: 17493097 Birth Date: 01/11/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3022

FAT

35.92 31.39

Stars: 14/24

REA

(DDP)

1240

MARB

Regis 3052 33 CVAF Bull: 17495837 Birth Date: 01/18/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3052

CED

613

Stars: 14/24

Ratio

$W $G

Ratio

ANGUS Consigned by: Davis Farms, Kingston OH

Ratio

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

CED

D H D Traveler 6807 Rita 4B20 of 0FB1 Bando B/R New Frontier 095 C V A F Elba 2121 Connealy Leadtime Eligence Plus of Conanga TC Advantage Lyons Elba 2141

REA

MC Bando 013 31 DVSF Bull: 17226788 Birth Date: 03/07/2012 Tattoo/ID: 013

Actual

Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 CVAF 6I6 Rito 9073 CVAF Elba 5016 Connealy Lead On CVAF Elba 8086 Lyons Elba 4032

MARB

Stars: 15/24

Individual Performance BW WW YW

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

1303

Ratio

Actual

Rito 085 30 CVAF Bull: 17318218 Birth Date: 02/27/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2085

G A R Precision 1680 C A Miss Power Fix 308 S V F Bandolier Alc Hazel K14H GAR-EGL Protege [DDF] Ela of Conanga 868 11 G A R Predestined [DDC] C V A F Cathy 0307

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 13

I .4 ****

I 45 **

I 85 ***

I 26 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 8

$W $G

MARB

REA

$ Index Values

30.88

Stars: 12/24

$F $B

FAT

31.00

In Focus 3049 37 CVAF Bull: 17514611 Birth Date: 01/17/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3049

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co., Beverly, OH S A F Focus of E R Mytty In Focus [RDF] Mytty Countess 906 Connealy Thunder 596B CVAF Blackbird 1053 CVAF Blackbird 8111

S A F Fame G D A R Forever Lady 246 Sitz Alliance 6595 Baldridge Countess 357 Connealy Thunder [RDF] Emera of Conanga 825 7574 Connealy Bullseye 1116 CVAF Blackbird 0438

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

I 11

I .4 ****

I 50 ***

I 86 ***

I 22 **

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

Actual

MARB

REA

$ Index Values

34.28

$F $B

FAT

29.81

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH Sitz Traveler 8180 S A V Emulous 8145 Connealy Onward Coleman Donna 386 Band 234 of Ideal 3163 Tehama Blackcap G373 Leachman Interface Lyons Eona 264

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

1.5 ***

39 *

64 *

25 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

596

$W $G

1212

E.P.D.’s Milk

1 ***

29 *

54 *

13 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

656

$W $G

1282

E.P.D.’s Milk

.9 ***

30 *

57 *

14 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

684

1287

$W $G

I 91 ***

I 24 ***

Individual Performance BW WW YW

$W $G

I .3 ****

I 49 ***

I 89 ***

I 17 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual Ratio

$W $G

E.P.D.’s Milk

.30 **

.05 *

-.007

1.6 ***

29 *

54 *

17 *

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

590

$W $G

1116

REA

FAT

.35 **

.19 *

.002

$ Index Values

23.79 27.25

FB Prime Cut 456L Flying B Cut Above Dillons Ms Pretty Woman WSJ Encore LOCLN Dixie’s Pride 16X CRCC Dixie Erica 6040S

$F $B

1.16 53.04

TE McCredie G8 Morees Playtime D171 GW Bright Light 019H Littlepage Sundown Susan CNS Dream On L186 TC Bandeva 0118 Meyer Ranch 734 O C C Dixie Erica 722J

REA

FAT

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

.22 *

.06 *

-.025

3.4

3.3 *

54.2 **

81.1 *

17 *

Stars: 8/24

MARB

Consigned by: Davis Farm, Kingston, OH SIM-ANGUS

MARB

4.13 49.36

Blackout 17Z 44 LOCLN Bull: 2656805 Birth Date: 10/04/2012 Tattoo/ID: 17Z

$F $B

34.15

Stars: 9/24

Ratio

$ Index Values

$F $B

FAT

Q A S Traveler 23-4 Bemindful Maid D H D 0807 Scotch Cap Ella Eila of Conanga Band 234 of Ideal 3163 Tehama Blackcap G373 Leachman Interface Lyons Eona 264

CED

19.70 22.25

REA

$ Index Values

29.94

D H D Traveler 6807 Connealy Dateline Eila Eila of Conanga Tehama Bando 155 Lyons Eona 3028 Lyons Eona 1099

FAT

1.16 50.10

MARB

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

REA

$F $B

Dateline 071 42 CVAF Bull: 17321731 Birth Date: 02/07/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2071

MARB

$ Index Values

35.74

Stars: 11/24

14.58 24.31

$F $B

FAT

G A R Precision 1680 C A Miss Power Fix 308 B/R New Design 323 B/R Ruby of Tiffany 346 GAR-EGL Protege Ela of Conanga 868 11 Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 Lyons Effie 5015

8.19 39.45

$ Index Values

33.04

C A Future Direction 5321 R/M Ironstone 4047 B/R Ruby of Tiffany 5144 Connealy Protege 639C CVAF Effie 0096 CVAF Effie 8011

.006

$F $B

REA

Bull: 17493092 Birth Date: 01/12/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3025 ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co, Beverly, OH

.29 **

$ Index Values

MARB

CVAF Ironstone 3025

-.02 *

32.24 9.44

Stars: 12/24

Q A S Traveler 23-4 Bemindful Maid D H D 0807 Scotch Cap Ella Eila of Conanga Band 234 of Ideal 3163 Tehama Blackcap G373 Leachman Interface Lyons Eona 264

I 51 ***

E.P.D.’s Milk

D H D Traveler 6807 Connealy Dateline Eila Eila of Conanga Tehama Bando 155 Lyons Eona 3028 Lyons Eona 1099

I 1.1 ***

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

I 11

Dateline 054 43 CVAF Bull: +17321532 Birth Date: 02/02/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2054

CED

E.P.D.’s Milk

Stars: 9/24

Ratio

CED

Q A S Traveler 23-4 Bemindful Maid D H D 0807 Scotch Cap Ella Eila of Conanga Band 234 of Ideal 3163 Tehama Blackcap G373 Leachman Interface Lyons Eona 264

FAT

D H D Traveler 6807 Connealy Dateline Eila Eila of Conanga Tehama Bando 155 Lyons Eona 3028 Lyons Eona 1099

REA

ANGUS Consigned by: Chippewa Valley Angus Farms LLC, Rittman OH

CED

MARB

Dateline 055 41 CVAF Bull: +17321740 Birth Date: 02/02/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2055

CED

D H D Traveler 6807 S S Miss Hi Spade A114 S S Rito Rito R76 R011 S S Miss Ultress U56 B/R New Design 036 [DDC] White Fence Pride H1 B/R New Design 323-9150 [DDC] Lyons Bandolier Lady 6034 Ak

Stars: 11/24

Ratio

S S Traveler 6807 T510 [DDF] S S Objective T510 0T26 [DDF] S S Miss Rita R011 7R8 B/R New Frontier 095 [DDF] CVAF Bandolier Lady 0039 CVAF Bandolier Lady 0404

Ratio

Regis 024 39 CVAF Bull: 17321516 Birth Date: 01/12/2012 Tattoo/ID: 2024 S A V Final Answer 0035 [RDF] Coleman Regis 904 Coleman Donna 714 Tehama Bando 155 CVAF Eona 0052 Lyons Eona 1099

(DDP)

ANGUS Consigned by: Wagner Cattle Co., Beverly, OH

Actual

Stars: 12/24

Ratio

0T26 Objective 3061 38 CVAF Bull: 17493070 Birth Date: 01/24/2013 Tattoo/ID: 3061

Individual Performance BW WW YW Actual

Ratio 2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 9

850

API

MARB

REA

FAT

23.3

.10 *

.43 *

-.069

Index Values

84.3

1250

Stars: 7/24

55.7

Notes:

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INTEGRATED BULL MANAGEMENT:CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS By Stephen Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist EPD’s Expected Progeny Difference What are EPD’s?: Expected Progeny Difference is used to estimate how future progeny of a bull will compare to other bulls within a breed. Suppose bull A has an EPD value of +35 lbs for 205-day weaning weight and bull B of the same breed has an EPD of +10 lbs. If these two bulls are mated to a comparable group of cows, the average 205-day weaning weight of calves from bull A would be 25 lbs heavier than the calves from bull B. The 25 lbs is the difference between the two EPD values (35-10=25). EPD values replace and go beyond estimated breeding values (EBV) and contemporary group ratios. What EPD’s Are Not: EPD values are not an absolute guarantee of how calves from a particular bull are going to perform. Beef performance traits are about 20 to 30% heritable. This means that 70 to 80 percent of all the variation seen in calf performance is environmental in origin. Also, a calf only receives half their genes from the bull. EPD values for a given bull change every year. It is therefore important to have a current sire summary in which the bulls are registered. 1. When comparing two bulls, look only at their EPD difference. Only the difference is relevant, not the absolute values themselves. 2. Within one year, a bull’s EPD will be out of date and will not be relevant in making comparisons with the next year’s crop of yearling bulls. 3. Check in the breed sire summary to determine what the breed averages for various traits are. It is unlikely the breed average for a trait is zero. 4. EPD values are not directly comparable across breeds. This is probably one of the biggest sources of frustration to commercial bull buyers. Previous use of bulls with known EPDs from different breeds of bulls in your hed is the only way that you have of assessing how new bulls may compare in terms of progeny performance. THE PREBREEDING SEASON Because spermatogenesis requires 60 days for completion, this is the minimum period allocated for preparing bulls for the breeding season and 90 days would be better. Bulls that will be working together should be exposed to each other prior to the breeding season to establish the “pecking order”. Bulls should be able to get out of the wind of possible spring blizzards to avoid possible frostbite of the scrotum. Yearling bulls on performance tests have usually been on high energy diets. These bull need to be “let down” from the time they are purchased until they are turned out with cows. A mistake made occasionally is to turn the bulls that have been on a high grain ration out on very lush pasture or place them on straight high-quality alfalfa hay. This can lead to digestive upsets or imbalances, thus leading to potential reproductive problems. It would be better to adapt the bull to these conditions over a 7 to 10 day period. THE BREEDING SEASON Good bull managers observe the bulls during the breeding season. Early detection of injured bulls is required for getting cows bred early in the breeding season. Moving from a 90 day breeding season to a 45 or 60 day breeding season in one year can be risky if open cows is of concern. Producers should probably leave bulls with the cows at least 10 days to 2 weeks past the optimum breeding season. Producers should only go with a rigid 45 or 60 day breeding season if they feel there will only be a few open cows. POST-BREEDING MANAGEMENT It is not uncommon for yearling bulls to lose from 100 to 300 lbs during their first breeding season. In addition to gaining this weight back, the bull must gain approximately 400 lbs. so he weighs 75% of his mature weight by the time he is 2 years old. A gain of approximately 2 lbs per day should be adequate during the 9 months before the next breeding season.

2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 11

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association 10600 U.S. Highway 42 Marysville, Ohio 43040

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s

Seedstock Improvement Sale Saturday, April 12, 2014 - noon Union Stock Yards - Hillsboro - 937.393.1958 Auctioneer: Gene Steiner

Selling 44 Bulls Don’’t Miss This Opportunity to Purchase Quality Bulls! 2014 OCA Seedstock Improvement Sale x 12