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.