24
BSF Epic N468 D9
Animal Data
Animal ID:
N468
Lot:
24
Name:
BSF Epic N468 D9
Registration #:
5162537
Birth Date:
04-02-25
Category:
1-B
Animal Parentage
Sire Name:
Beckton Epic K240 A8
Dam Name:
BSF Wendie H845 D
Bull Data
Birth Weight:
80
Tenderness:
10 - Outstanding
Yearling Weight:
1500
Frame:
6.0
Scrotal:
35.5
Average Daily Gain:
3.61
EPDs
CED EPD:
9.0
CED %:
84%
BW EPD:
-0.5
BW %:
75%
DMI EPD:
0.85
DMI %:
66%
WW EPD:
75.0
YW EPD:
122.0
Milk EPD:
29.0
HPG EPD:
2.0
Stayability:
16.0
ME EPD:
9.0
Marb EPD:
0.51
REA EPD:
-0.01
Bfat EPD:
0.03
HerdBuilder Index:
45.0
HerdBuilder %:
70.0
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:
1075.0
Dam Progeny BW:
78.0
Dam Progeny Weaning Ratio:
117.1
Dam Progeny Yearling Ratio:
113.7
Dam Udder:
Very Good
Dam MPPA:
110.0
Cow Efficiency:
121.0