
A Note About the Boys
Back to back drought years sure isn't fun. However, it does help you find out whether or not your intentional efforts are working. Our breeding program over the last few years has been very intentional about making sure that mama cow doesn't have to stop herself from being healthy in order to keep her calf growing. Two years of drought, and results are the same as last year. We were extremely excited about our breed-back and overall condition of the cows this fall, and the calves weighed more than expected when loading the trucks. They also took right off during weaning. Sometimes I would say it is almost easier to wean when they are stressed like this... but let's not get carried away to say that we prefer it. This year we weaned opposite of last year. We pulled the bull calves off in early September, due to lack of rain and grasshopper pressure. This also allowed for a longer time, slower ration gain, and smaller starting ration to counter high feed prices. This helps with maintaining body condition, while still passing along some savings to the customer. Though it proved to be a lot more work, we hope you enjoy the finished product. Their resilience has impressed me, though the drought, 3 stretches of subzero temps, ice storms, and everything else that God and man could throw at them. I am certain these bulls will pass on hardiness and resilience in the herds to come!
EPD rankings are from Angus HD50k testing and scored as
1 - BEST 100 - not the best
LOT # | Status | REG/COM | SIRE | MATERNAL GS | BW | 205 day | WW | YW | CED | BW EPD | WW EPD | YW EPD | DOC EPD | MILK EPD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | SOLD! | REG | WW STELLAR 0417 | TEX PLAYBOOK 5437 | 73 | 652 | 756 | 1097 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 55 | 18 |
02 | AVAIL... | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | SYDGEN FATE 2800 | 86 | 723 | 788 | 1243 | 88 | 56 | 22 | 8 | 36 | 68 |
03 | SOLD! | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | A A R THIRTY-AUGHT-SIX | 72 | 646 | 708 | 1050 | 43 | 29 | 68 | 82 | 11 | 93 |
04 | AVAIL... | COM | MAR EL DORADO | KG JUSTIFIED 3023 | 90 | 741 | 840 | 1181 | 82 | 61 | 6 | 18 | 84 | 72 |
05 | AVAIL... | REG | WW STELLAR 0417 | MILL BAR HICKOK 7242 | 73 | 655 | 638 | 1170 | 71 | 53 | 49 | 19 | 26 | 65 |
06 | SOLD! | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | AAR REINVESTED 5401 | 79 | 672 | 738 | 1141 | 58 | 25 | 47 | 37 | 28 | 2 |
07 | SOLD! | COM | MAR EL DORADO | WR JOURNEY 1X74 | 68 | 698 | 730 | 1141 | 71 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 93 |
08 | SOLD! | COM | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | CONNEALY BLACK GRANITE | 78 | 717 | 764 | 1140 | 32 | 6 | 97 | 84 | 51 | 42 |
09 | SOLD! | REG | WW STALLAR 0417 | NA FOUNDATION 833 | 72 | 646 | 570 | 1109 | 60 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
10 | AVAIL... | REG ET | MAR EL DORADO | AAR TEN X 7008 SA | ET (96) | 529 | ET (510) | 950 | 46 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 87 |
11 | AVAIL... | REG ET | MAR EL DORADO | AAR TEN X 7008 SA | ET (100) | 679 | ET (630) | 1128 | 83 | 87 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 31 |
12 | AVAIL... | REG | NA FOUNDATION 833 | KB-FULL MEASURE C40 | 67 | 549 | 522 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
EPDs Current as of
2/15/2023
The lower chart EPDs are either
ACTUAL (registered)
or
ESTIMATED (commercial)
LOT # | REG/COM | SIRE | MATERNAL GS | BW | WW | YW | CED EPD* | BW EPD* | WW EPD* | YW EPD* | MILK | DOC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | REG | WW STELLAR 0417 | TEX PLAYBOOK 5437 | 73 | 756 | 1097 | +8 | +.6 | +68 | +124 | +32 | +12 |
02 | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | SYDGEN FATE 2800 | 86 | 788 | 1243 | -5 | +3.4 | +70 | +127 | +23 | +22 |
03 | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | A A R THIRTY-AUGHT-SIX | 72 | 708 | 1050 | +7 | +.9 | +54 | +87 | +16 | +28 |
04 | COM | MAR EL DORADO | KG JUSTIFIED 3023 | 90 | 840 | 1181 | +3 | +1.6 | +61 | +130 | +24 | +11 |
05 | REG | WW STELLAR 0417 | MILL BAR HICKOK 7242 | 73 | 638 | 1170 | +5 | +.9 | +55 | +107 | +22 | +19 |
06 | REG | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | AAR REINVESTED 5401 | 79 | 738 | 1141 | +8 | -0.8 | +49 | +92 | +35 | +23 |
07 | COM | MAR EL DORADO | WR JOURNEY 1X74 | 68 | 730 | 1141 | +4 | +2.1 | +78 | +138 | +19 | +26 |
08 | COM | PGC PAYCHECK 8014 | CONNEALY BLACK GRANITE | 78 | 764 | 1140 | +9 | -1.5 | +39 | +87 | +28 | +19 |
09 | REG | WW STALLAR 0417 | NA FOUNDATION 833 | 72 | 570 | 1109 | +7 | +.6 | +65 | +124 | +28 | +26 |
10 | REG ET | MAR EL DORADO | AAR TEN X 7008 SA | ET (96) | ET (510) | 950 | +3 | +2.2 | +74 | +129 | +20 | +20 |
11 | REG ET | MAR EL DORADO | AAR TEN X 7008 SA | ET (100) | ET (630) | 1128 | -3 | +4.2 | +72 | +123 | +30 | +20 |
12 | REG | NA FOUNDATION 833 | KB-FULL MEASURE C40 | 67 | 522 | 0 | +9 | -0.1 | +70 | +126 | +31 | +38 |