9
Beckton Accent N159 L5

Animal Data

Animal ID: N159
Lot: 9
Name: Beckton Accent N159 L5
Registration #: 5163225
Birth Date: 03-19-25
Category: 1-A

Animal Parentage

Sire Name: Beckton Accent J179 A4
Dam Name: Beckton Coca F826 L

Bull Data

Birth Weight: 66
Tenderness: 10 - Outstanding
Yearling Weight: 1340
Frame: 5.5
Scrotal: 37.5
Average Daily Gain: 1.96

EPDs

CED EPD: 18.0
CED %: 12%
BW EPD: -3.9
BW %: 18%
DMI EPD: 0.66
DMI %: 41%
WW EPD: 63.0
YW EPD: 102.0
Milk EPD: 28.0
HPG EPD: 7.0
Stayability: 17.0
ME EPD: 1.0
Marb EPD: 0.36
REA EPD: 0.17
Bfat EPD: 0.04
HerdBuilder Index: 72.0
HerdBuilder %: 21.0
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: 1005.0
Dam Progeny BW: 62.8
Dam Progeny Weaning Ratio: 101.6
Dam Progeny Yearling Ratio: 100.5
Dam Udder: Very Good
Dam MPPA: 101.0
Cow Efficiency: 115.8