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Beckton Nebula N077 S6

Animal Data

Animal ID: N077
Lot: 23
Name: Beckton Nebula N077 S6
Registration #: 5163117
Birth Date: 03-11-25
Category: 1-A

Animal Parentage

Sire Name: Beckton Nebula L260 D5
Dam Name: Beckton Ruth L703 S

Bull Data

Birth Weight: 60
Tenderness: 10 - Outstanding
Yearling Weight: 1280
Frame: 5.0
Scrotal: 36.0
Average Daily Gain: 2.76

EPDs

CED EPD: 18.0
CED %: 9%
BW EPD: -4.6
BW %: 10%
DMI EPD: 0.18
DMI %: 7%
WW EPD: 53.0
YW EPD: 90.0
Milk EPD: 24.0
HPG EPD: 8.0
Stayability: 17.0
ME EPD: -4.0
Marb EPD: 0.33
REA EPD: -0.27
Bfat EPD: 0.02
HerdBuilder Index: 75.0
HerdBuilder %: 18.0
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: 2
Dam Weight: 805.0
Dam Progeny BW: 60.0
Dam Progeny Weaning Ratio: 90.7
Dam Progeny Yearling Ratio: 92.7
Dam Udder: Very Good
Dam MPPA: 96.0
Cow Efficiency: 99.8