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BSF Cardinal N320 A3
Animal Data
Animal ID:
N320
Lot:
11
Name:
BSF Cardinal N320 A3
Registration #:
5162641
Birth Date:
03-26-25
Category:
1-B
Animal Parentage
Sire Name:
Beckton Cardinal K386 A2
Dam Name:
BSF Joanie H292 A
Bull Data
Birth Weight:
67
Tenderness:
5 - Average
Yearling Weight:
1370
Frame:
5.5
Scrotal:
38.0
Average Daily Gain:
3.61
EPDs
CED EPD:
19.0
CED %:
7%
BW EPD:
-5.0
BW %:
7%
DMI EPD:
0.89
DMI %:
70%
WW EPD:
69.0
YW EPD:
113.0
Milk EPD:
29.0
HPG EPD:
8.0
Stayability:
18.0
ME EPD:
13.0
Marb EPD:
0.53
REA EPD:
0.09
Bfat EPD:
0.04
HerdBuilder Index:
62.0
HerdBuilder %:
38.0
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:
5
Dam Weight:
1190.0
Dam Progeny BW:
62.0
Dam Progeny Weaning Ratio:
104.6
Dam Progeny Yearling Ratio:
103.7
Dam Udder:
Very Good
Dam MPPA:
102.0
Cow Efficiency:
100.7