FA L L 2010
SIRLOIN TIPS
YOUR GUIDE TO A M E R I C A’ S B E S T B E E F G E N E T I C S
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Change is Good! The Select Sires Beef Program welcomes you to our Fall 2010 lineup of outstanding beef genetics. We our proud of this group of proven bulls and equally proud of our young sires—we believe the strongest lineup of young sires in AI today. Like many of you, our beef program has experienced some major challenges over the past couple of years. Most importantly was the effect of three separate genetic defects that were discovered in the Angus breed. These obstacles resulted in the 7AN330 Regis loss of 18 bulls from our Angus lineup. These bulls represented a significant portion of our calving ease offering and several young sires that were just getting started in their AI careers. We have worked extra hard to replace these bulls with even better genetics and have accumulated several of the most sought-after young sires in the Angus breed. In our Angus program, we have added a super group of young calving ease bulls along with bulls that excel for growth and carcass merit. These bulls have been selected from the very best programs in the country and are backed not only by superior performance, but by tenured breeders who are respected for their genetic contributions. To help complete a more comprehensive Angus lineup and to reach new customers, we have also acquired several bulls that are standouts due to their strong cow families and their superior 7AN334 Upside phenotype. The passing of Roy Wallace was a blow to our program, but Dr. Aaron Arnett, VP, Beef Genetics, has stepped up to the task of acquiring the best bulls in the country, balancing performance and solid data along with a great eye for phenotype and traits that good stockmen appreciate. When you look at our lineup today, you will recognize some changes. These bulls come from a more diverse group of breeders and offer a more diverse mix of pedigrees. As a cooperative working to serve customers with different wants and needs, Select Sires offers a variety of quality genetics. We have not veered from acquiring the best of the best.
Our Fall 2010 Angus lineup includes 31 bulls that rank in the top 10% for CED along with 28 in the top 10% of the breed for low BW. Following in the path marked by such greats as Bando, Ambush, 5204, BAR Ext and 6I6, we are confident that our young sires include future calving ease greats. Our newest Calving Ease additions include 7AN329 Mustang, 7AN330 Regis, 7AN331 Sterling, 7AN333 Rito 954 and 7AN336 Vindicator. Mustang was the highest valued Final Answer son at the 2010 SAV sale while Regis, another Final Answer son, is absolutely unbelievable—he’s thick, sound and attractive, and backed by generations of super cows. Check out his video and cow family at www.selectsiresbeef.com. Sterling, an SAV Legacy son, Rito 954, a 5050 x In Focus, and Vindicator, a moderate-sized outcross, all have super calving ease potential with well-aboveaverage performance and 7AN335 Hemisphere maternal strength. Several super growth and carcass merit bulls have been added in 2010, including 7AN334 Upside, 7AN324 Rito 9B30, 7AN335 Hemisphere, 7AN337 Barometer and 7AN339 Rito 9I9. Upside is an Upward son that topped the Sitz bull sale and Rito 9B30 has a pedigree stacked for super carcass value from both Ambush 28 and Predestined. Hemisphere, a 5050 x Future Direction son, is one of Aaron’s favorites—phenotypically, he’s hard to fault, plus his performance was outstanding, competing in an impressive contemporary group, and Rito 9I9 is a 6I6 son out of Rita 5F56 that’s nearly 70 for $Beef. Other balanced performance sires include 7AN327 Workhorse and 7AN340 Summit. Workhorse is a stunning Protégé son that’s high for both $Weaning and $Beef. Summit, a Game Day son, comes from the Spickler herd in ND, where cows stay because they do their job in a tough environment 7AN328 Prosperity . . . if they don’t, they’re gone. One of the most unique bulls in the country was added to our program this spring—7AN326 Connealy 044 062 ‘Vern’, who records the highest WW EPD in the Angus sire summary. This paternal ½ brother to Grid Maker is long, sound, gentle and