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Beckton Accent N453 N5
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Animal Data
Animal ID:
N453
Lot:
8
Name:
Beckton Accent N453 N5
Registration #:
5163579
Birth Date:
04-01-25
Category:
1-A
Animal Parentage
Sire Name:
Beckton Accent G107 C4
Dam Name:
Beckton Tamara F770 N
Bull Data
Birth Weight:
82
Tenderness:
7 - Very Good
Yearling Weight:
1510
Frame:
5.0
Scrotal:
38.0
Average Daily Gain:
3.61
EPDs
CED EPD:
13.0
CED %:
47%
BW EPD:
-2.1
BW %:
45%
DMI EPD:
0.9
DMI %:
71%
WW EPD:
71.0
YW EPD:
121.0
Milk EPD:
31.0
HPG EPD:
6.0
Stayability:
20.0
ME EPD:
8.0
Marb EPD:
0.45
REA EPD:
0.09
Bfat EPD:
0.03
HerdBuilder Index:
85.0
HerdBuilder %:
9.0
What do the columns mean?
Bull data
- ID:
- The ranch's own ID for the bull.
- Registration:
- Red Angus registration number. On the website, tap it to open the Red Angus Association record.
- Birth Dt.:
- Date the bull was born.
- Birth Wt:
- Actual weight at birth, in pounds.
- Yearling Wt.:
- Actual weight as a yearling, in pounds.
- Category:
- Red Angus registration category, such as 1-A or 1-B.
- Tenderness:
- Genomic tenderness score from 1 to 10, with a rating. Higher means more tender beef.
- Frame:
- Frame score, a measure of skeletal size. Higher means a taller, larger-framed animal.
- Scrotal:
- Adjusted scrotal circumference, in centimeters. Larger is linked to better fertility in the bull and his daughters.
EPDs and breed ranks
EPDs (Expected Progeny Differences) predict how a bull's calves will perform compared with other Red Angus calves. The % columns are breed ranks: 1% means the top 1% of the Red Angus breed for that trait, so lower is better.
- CED:
- Calving Ease Direct. Higher means more of his calves are born without assistance.
- CED %:
- Breed rank for calving ease. 1% means top 1% of the Red Angus breed.
- BW:
- Birth Weight, in pounds. Lower means lighter calves at birth.
- BW %:
- Breed rank for birth weight. 1% means top 1% of the breed (among the lightest).
- WW:
- Weaning Weight, in pounds. Higher means heavier calves at weaning.
- YW:
- Yearling Weight, in pounds. Higher means heavier calves as yearlings.
- Milk:
- Pounds of calf weaning weight from his daughters' milk. Higher means more milk.
- HPG:
- Heifer Pregnancy. Higher means his daughters are more likely to breed as yearlings.
- Stay:
- Stayability. Higher means his daughters are more likely to stay productive in the herd to age six.
- ME:
- Maintenance Energy. Lower means his daughters need less feed to maintain themselves.
- Marb:
- Marbling. Higher means more marbling and better quality grade.
- REA:
- Ribeye Area, in square inches. Higher means more muscle.
- Bfat:
- Backfat, in inches. Lower means leaner carcasses.
- DMI:
- Dry Matter Intake, in pounds per day. Lower means his calves eat less feed.
- DMI %:
- Breed rank for feed intake. 1% means top 1% of the breed (among the lowest intake).
- HerdBuilder Index:
- Red Angus profit index for herds that keep their own replacement heifers. Higher is better.
- HerdBuilder %:
- Breed rank for HerdBuilder. 1% means top 1% of the breed.
DAM Data
Dam Age:
7
Dam Weight:
1190.0
Dam Progeny BW:
84.3
Dam Progeny Weaning Ratio:
116.1
Dam Progeny Yearling Ratio:
111.3
Dam Udder:
Very Good
Dam MPPA:
111.0
Cow Efficiency:
104.1