Annual Production Sale March 29, 2025 1:00 pm • Hanover, IL
Commercially raised seedstock built for both commercial and purebred production and longevity.
Welcome to the Sale WILDBERRY FARMS
Greetings,
Welcome to Wildberry Farms 2025 annual bull and bred heifer sale.
Thank you for taking the time to look through our catalog. We know you receive many sale books in the mail this time of year and there are many places where you can purchase bulls. We take our job seriously as a seed stock supplier. When you invest in Wildberry cattle you get the benefit of a program over 45 years in development.
If you have an interest in any of the cattle in the sale, please don’t hesitate to call either Ben or Dean. Visitors are always welcomed and encouraged to view the cattle at the farm prior to the sale. From the time the bulls are weaned until they are delivered to your farm, they are on a high roughage diet of grass hay, chopped haylage and silage. This slow development produces sound athletic bulls ready to work in your pastures for several years.
We will continue to develop the bulls after the sale and deliver them in June free within the first 200 miles. As always, the bulls carry a first-year breeding guarantee. Your satisfaction remains our top priory, and we appreciate the opportunity to earn your business.
The Team at Wildberry, Jim Berry, Ben Lehman, Dean Elder and Jim Boop
WILDBERRY ADVANTAGE
• Free delivery within 200 miles
• BVD PI3 free
• Free board until June 1 on bulls
• All bulls will be semen checked, receive their spring vaccination shots and dewormed before delivery.
• Volume discounts for purchases of 2 or more
JIM AND ANN BERRY
JIM AND NANCY BOOP
DEAN ELDER
BEN LEHMAN FAMILY
WILDBERRY FARMS
Annual Production Sale March 29, 2025
70 FORAGE-DEVELOPED BULLS
35 BRED HEIFERS AND PAIRS FROM THE HEART OF THE HERD
SALE DAY PHONES
Ben’s Cell
1:00 pm • Hanover, IL
SEMEN INTEREST
563-920-0315
Dean’s Cell 712-269-1261
Jim’s Cell 815-297-5562
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, March 28
12:00 noon - Dark Viewing Bulls & Heifers
Saturday, March 29
8:00 am Coffee & Donuts || Cattle on Display
11:30 am Complimentary Lunch
1:00 pm Wildberry Farms Annual Production Sale
AUCTIONEER AND RINGMEN
Randy Gill
Col. Justin Steward
319-480-3726
Chad Claussen, The Stockman 563-349-5089
LIVESTOCK REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. Bert Moore, ASA
701-541-5035
Marty Ropp, Allied Genetic Resources 406-581-7835
Bryce Lehman (former WBF cattle manager) 815-990-2312
Barney Gehl (former WBF cattle manager) 563-506-8075
PRICING AND SALE FORMAT
All bulls are base priced at $3,500, all females base priced at $3,000. We will lead off the sale with the donor cow and then bulls will sell first followed by the pairs and bred heifers in catalog order. Each lot will begin at the base price. Please feel free to call with any questions about the format.
HERD HEALTH PROGRAM
All bulls & heifers are on a complete health program and will be accompanied by health papers for shipment anywhere in the United States. All cattle have been vaccinated for PI3, BVD, 7-Way, Blackleg, BRVS and Haemophilus and have been poured and treated with Dectomax.
SALE LOCATION
The sale will be held at the farm between Elizabeth and Hanover, Illinois.
Three miles south of US 20-Highway 84 intersection or one mile north of Hanover on Highway 84 on the west side of the road.
Bulls sell in their entirety, unless otherwise noted.
FIRST BREEDING SEASON GUARANTEE
All bulls have passed a complete BSE and semen check. They are fully and unconditionally guaranteed to be as represented by us in terms of fertility and function. If during the first breeding season they fail to be a satisfactory breeder, we will either replace them with a bull of equal value or return the original purchase price.
PAYMENT
We ask for a fully refundable deposit of 1/3 the price of the bull the day you select the bull. Final payment is due when the bull is delivered or picked up. We expect full payment for females and they should be picked up sale day or shortly after.
EPDS
All EPDs are the most current BOLT at the time of printing conducted by IGS and the American Simmental Association. Please note that EPDs may change from the time the sale catalog is printed until registration papers are transferred.
SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASES
Can’t visit the farm? Call Ben, Dean or Jim. We will select the best bull in your price range. Your satisfaction is guaranteed when the bull is delivered, or we will take him home.
ACCOMMODATIONS
There are many motels in the area. Call Ben, Dean or Jim for help with arrangements.
Green Illinois designates bulls safe to use on heifers.
GGP logo designates cattle that have Genomic Enhanced EPDs.
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For more information, see page 40.
BEN LEHMAN, CATTLE MANAGER: 563-920-0315 DEAN ELDER, HERDSMAN: 712-269-1261 JIM BERRY, OWNER: 815-777-1107 evenings • simgene@msn.com
6502 IL RT 84 South, Hanover, IL 61041
Purebred Simmental Bulls
WBF LUCKY M050
KBHR REVOLUTION H071
SCHOOLEY KROWN 28K
SCHOOLEY MISS 3000A 823F
We couldn’t be more pleased to lead off the bull sale with this pair of Krown sons that have both excelled since birth. M050 comes from a cow that just doesn’t miss. Dam has a 5 weight ave of 1200lbs with 5 AI calves at 363 day interval. Blazed face bull that’s super sound and complete in his phenotype with top 10% EPD indexes and 10 traits well above breed ave. All that along with a very outcross pedigree should make him popular sale day! Retaining 50% Semen interest
WBF LUCKY M050 || Sells as Lot 1.
WBF KINGDOM M066
KBHR REVOLUTION H071
SCHOOLEY KROWN 28K
SCHOOLEY MISS 3000A 823F
AUGUSTUS Z2165
F424
D861
Lot 2 comes with an equally as impressive cow side production record and a little more performance and frame than Lot 1. Stayability in the top 3% should make for the front pasture type of daughters that’ll improve every aspect of the beef industry.
KROWN 28K || Sire of Lots 1-2.
SCHOOLEY
WBF KINGDOM M066 || Sells as Lot 2.
Purebred Simmental Bulls
WBF GENTLEMAN JACK M197
PB SM DOB: 2/15/2024
WBF OPEN ROAD M078
The Highly anticipated WBF Hebe U896 calves are finally at sale age and we are very proud to showcase these FIVE STAR JACKSON J10 flush brothers. You are going to have to decide which one is best but rest assured that this mating was with the females in mind and any one of these brothers will leave you daughters that could change any program in a hurry.
KBHR HIGH ROAD E283
KBHR HIGHWAY G076
TUELL MS. PREDESTINED 1061Y
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z WBF PRIMROSE F502 WBF PRIMROSE C659
Breed improver for 13 of 15 EPD traits and top 10% indexes makes
three a no holes cant miss future herd sire with a highly proven and popular pedigree.
WBF OPEN ROAD M078 || Sells as Lot 3. WBF GENTLEMAN JACK M197 || Sells as Lot 4. WBF JAXSON M195 || Sells as Lot 5.
WBF HICKORY M194
HOOK`S FULL FIGURES 11F
FIVE STAR JACKSON J10 KBHR F316
Another Heifer bull candidate with the highest scanning IMF of the flush and the only bull of the flush that is Homo black. Hard to beat him as a choice to improve females and carcass quality in your herd.
WBF HICKORY M194 || Sells as Lot 6.
HEBE U896
Purebred Simmental Bulls
FIVE STAR JACKSON J10 || Sire of Lots 4-8.
WBF REGGIE M192
HOOK`S FULL FIGURES 11F
FIVE STAR JACKSON J10
KBHR F316
Excellent Heifer bull option with blaze face. High ranking EPDs for CE, BW, MCE, Milk, STAY, DOC, & Marb says he’ll make females that’ll keep you in the cow business for years to come while adding value to the end product on steer calves.
WBF STONE WALL M076 || Sells as Lot 8.
WBF HEBE U896 || Dam of Lots 4-7, 9.
WBF
||
Lot
WALL M076
REGGIE M192
Sells as
7.
The plan was to have 4 or 5 of these Growth Fund x U896 brothers but we only got one bull from the mating which turns out OK because the flush mate sisters will be stars here in our program for many years! To find a first generation 1/2 blood out of this proven of a pedigree with top 5% Stayability is pretty rare. We can not wait to show him off to everyone that comes to visit and we’ll be retaining 50% semen interest as he will see heavy use in our own program.
SimAngus Bulls
WBF TRUST FUND M200 || Sells as Lot 9.
WBF TRUST FUND M200
BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682
DEER VALLEY GROWTH FUND
DEER VALLEY RITA 36113
SimAngus Bulls
One of the younger bulls in the sale but he sure doesn’t show it. Study his data set and EPDs and you’ll find him hard to beat. His Dam J410 is one of our favorites and a rising producer for us. Retaining 50% semen interest.
M159
WBF WARIOR M115
Another
and
with a puppy dog disposition. We used pounder because he had such a high customer satisfaction record with those who had used him previously.
WBF EMPIRE M159 || Sells as Lot 11.
These Nationwide bulls are really the commercial cattleman’s type. Big scrotal, great feet and structure, extra muscle, and docile describes the next 4 bulls.
WBF HOLIDAY M086
WBF PROFIT M062
RLWF PROPHET MARGIN 1393 WBF FOCUSONME F404 WBF FOCUS ON ME D865 14
Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled TATTOO: M062
WBF HOLIDAY M086 || Sells as Lot 13.
SimAngus Bulls
CCR NATIONWIDE 4503J || Sire of Lots 13-16.
WBF MARGINS M089
CCR POUNDER 2045F CCR NATIONWIDE 4503J CCR MS NATIONAL 4503B
A lower % Sim bull here with a good performance data set. 11 of 15 traits for breed improvement. Out of a very promising WBF RL Deets daughter. DB ICONIC G95
18
WBF GUS M096
WBF GUS M096 || Sells as Lot 18.
WBF PATRON M093
Heterozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
WBF RL DEETS H126 WBF BRIGHT K206 WBF BRIGHT H940
BRIDLE BIT RESOURCE G9117
WBF PATTON K059 WBF ULTRA G621
Another new Sire group we are extremely excited to offer are the WBF Patton K059 bulls. Lot 19 offers up a maternal promise of great structured and beautiful uddered female offspring with male calves having extra muscle and stoutness.
WBF GRANT M069 || Sells as Lot 20.
WBF PATTON K059 || Sire of Lots 19-21.
WBF GRANT M069
BRIDLE BIT RESOURCE G9117
WBF PATTON K059
WBF ULTRA G621
CONNEALY ALL A 525A
WBF FRANCES C607
WBF FRANCES A281
Possibly the most complete Patton son with 12 of 15 EPDs in the
or
with
3% for Stay from a premium producing cow family.
WBF PAXTON M092
Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled TATTOO: M092
BRIDLE BIT RESOURCE G9117 WBF PATTON K059
WBF ULTRA G621
CONNEALY ALL A 525A
WBF ABBY A310
WBF ABBY Y728
3/4 brother to lot 20 from another absolute no miss cow that has 10 calves at 368 day interval.
WBF NO LIMIT M027
CLRS DIVIDEND 405D
WBF LIMIT
One of the highest growth bulls in the sale with 102
and 165 YW EPDs out of a beautiful young KBHR Highway daughter.
Purebred Simmental Bulls
WBF ARMOR M125 || Sells as Lot 24.
WBF ON GUARD M109
M109
WBF ARMOR M125
CDI ABUNDANCE 391C
CDI/NF HONOR
141C excels for Stay and carcass traits in his EPD profile. Dam D906 is one of the best cows on the place if you’re looking for a female making red bull. His heifer mate sisters by Honor Guard look very promising as well.
WBF PLAYMAKER A074
WBF FIGURES D906
WBF FIGURES U914
WBF PATTON M046 || Sells as Lot 26.
KBHR HIGH ROAD E283
KBHR HIGHWAY G076
TUELL MS. PREDESTINED 1061Y
A red bull that has been one of our favorites from the start. Excellent cow family with exceptional growth.
C622
ON GUARD M109 || Sells as Lot 25.
WBF
WBF PATRICK M122
Heterozygous Black || Heterozygous Polled
M122
Purebred Simmental Bulls
BRIDLE BIT RESOURCE G9117
WBF PATTON K059
WBF ULTRA G621
GLS PASSPORT P8
WBF JUANA Y753
WBF SELMA T754
Raised by a 14 year old cow with calving interval of 364days this bull puts 13 of 15 traits above breed average and higher; highlighting CE, YW, ADG, MCE, Milk, MWW and STAY all in the top 15% or higher.
WBF PATRICK M122 || Sells as Lot 27.
WBF BRADLEY M047
Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
TATTOO: M047
BRIDLE BIT RESOURCE G9117
WBF PATTON K059
WBF ULTRA G621
WBF SIGNIFICANT B132
WBF DANCER F456
WBF DANCER C669
Another sound and complete Patton bull out of a highly productive Significant daughter.
WBF ULTRA M044 || Sells as Lot 29.
WBF ULTRA G621 || Dam of Lot 29.
WBF ULTRA M044
Black || Homozygous Polled
M044
KBHR REVOLUTION H071
SCHOOLEY KROWN 28K
SCHOOLEY MISS 3000A 823F
DIVIDEND 405D
ULTRA G621
WBF Patton K059’s dam strikes again with this Maternal brother. We were excited about this mating as soon as we knew she settled AI again. Moderate framed and an absolute tank who reads as well on paper as any in the offering with a top 4% 176 API index. G621 will be a future donor for us. Retaining 50% semen interest.
WBF LEADER M100
Heterozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
HOOK`S FULL FIGURES 11F FIVE STAR JACKSON J10
KBHR F316
WBF REST EASY U085
WBF LEADA D870
WBF LEADA A238
Another Jackson son here with the Leada cow family backing him up. Exceptional Marb EPD to go with his maternal prowess.
WBF GRANDE PRIX M037
GIBBS 9114G
Raised By a first calf Deets daughter this bull was special from the moment he hit the ground and has only gotten better. Phenotypically one of the coolest bulls WBF has ever raised. Phenotype paired with top 10% WW, YW, & ADG EPDs makes him an intriguing performance bull that can work in any setting of the breed. Retaining 50% semen interest.
WBF CAPTAN M033
WBF MEDICINE MAN M030
Homozygous Black || Heterozygous Polled TATTOO: M030
TJ CHIEF 460G
WBF ROLLIA K270
WBF ROLLIA G669
1/2 brother to lot 33 and from a cow family that excels in every aspect of the beef business. His
WBF CAPTAN M033 || Sells as Lot 33.
WBF SOVEREIGNTY M117
CCR POUNDER 2045F CCR NATIONWIDE 4503J
CCR MS NATIONAL 4503B
Nationwide bull here from another outstanding female that hasn’t missed for us.
Black || Heterozygous Polled TATTOO:
F426 A Baldy Limit Up son that bound to increase the bottom line anybodies cow herd. Udder improvement will be one of his biggest attributes for his new owner.
WBF THUNDER B033
WBF SHAMROCK G693
WBF SHAMROCK Z859
WBF BIG SPREAD M016 || Sells as Lot 37. TNT WIDE RANGE E324
WBF BIG SPREAD M016
RL DEETS H126
LUCY E251
Appropriately named “Big Spread” for his 19CE to 140 YW EPDs it is also fitting because of his structure that would allow him to cover a big spread while breeding. One of the stoutest sure fire heifer bulls available anywhere.
WBF NUTE M031
WBF BOURNE M061
WBF IDENTITY M018
This Krown Bull comes from the same cow family as lot 20 and they just keep producing favorites year in and year out. M057 has stood out all along and he will be hard to miss sale day being one of the stoutest bulls to sell. Top 25% or higher for WW, YW, ADG, MCE, CW, and MARB EPDs will also make him a
KBHR HIGH HEAT
WBF CROWN M063
Lot 39 and 40 could make someone an exceptional pair of calving ease brothers. Lot 40 comes with extra MARB also.
TATTOO: M018
WBF KROWN M039
KBHR REVOLUTION H071 SCHOOLEY KROWN 28K
SCHOOLEY MISS 3000A 823F 3/4 brother to lot
WBF CADILLAC M702
Purebred Simmental, 3/4 Simmental and SimAngus Bulls
Heterozygous Black || Polled TATTOO: M077
Added frame and stretch to improve pay weight on your set of calves.
RUBY SWC MADDEN D665
WBF DORIS G667
WBF SHOTGUN M060
Highway daughters will be a staple here for years to come because of their udder quality and easy fleshing type.
Purebred Simmental and SimAngus Bulls
WBF PONTIAC M082
GIBBS 9114G ESSENTIAL
JC MR PONTIAC D114K
FSCR D114 LUCILLE B089XP
Bigger bull with more performance out of a another wonderful Connealy All Aboard cow with a 369 day calving interval.
ODAWA M087
IR PLATINUM B778
WBF JACKIE E282
WBF JACKIE B517
WBF ODAWA M087 || Sells as Lot 50. WBF HEBE U896 || Dam of Lots 52-54.
E282 is one of our favorite cows here. Look for this bull to add carcass merit and growth to his set of calves.
WBF JACKIE B517
WBF GTO M107
Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
GIBBS 9114G ESSENTIAL JC MR PONTIAC D114K FSCR D114 LUCILLE B089XP
WBF PREFERRED BET Z039
WBF CANDANCE F525 WBF CANDANCE Z873
Out of another of our favorite cows this bull boasts 13 of 15 traits at or above the breed average.
WBF BANDITO M191
TJ HEISMAN 388F KBHR HARTLAND H100 KBHR E084
Big Scrotal U896 ET calf by Hartland
Purebred Simmental Bulls
WBF GRANT M199
SRS RIGHT-ON 22R WBF HEBE U896 WBF HEBE R314
WBF RINGO M153
CCR COWBOY CUT 5048Z
YANET 16Y Really well made stout heifer bull candidate that will also leave a set of daughters that anyone would envy.
Purebred Simmental Bulls
WBF JILL G727
WBF HULK M116
Heavy muscled bull adequately named “Hulk” from a dam who records a 370 day interval and has
PREFERRED BET Z039
JACKIE F518 WBF JACKIE B517
WBF JACK M198
HOOK`S FULL FIGURES 11F
STAR JACKSON J10
F316
Last chance to get in on the U896 x Jackson bulls. Excellent calving ease choice that’ll make the cattle’s kind of females
WBF HERBERT M190
SRS RIGHT-ON 22R
WBF HEBE
Last U896 son to sell. High carcass merit EPDs across the board with a perfect blaze face.
WBF HIGHWAY M172
Larger Framed younger bull that make premium gathering steers or long lasting females.
SimAngus Bulls
WBF DOUBLE WIDE M019
TATTOO: M019
WBF EXCURSION M074
CCR POUNDER 2045F
CCR NATIONWIDE 4503J
CCR MS NATIONAL 4503B
WBF
Nationwide son that offers a little more calving
CCR POUNDER 2045F CCR NATIONWIDE 4503J CCR MS NATIONAL 4503B
JC JOURNEY 610E WBF ANDREA G612 WBF ANDREA E311
Nationwide x JC Journey bull that sure to improve the bottom line for any commercial program no matter how he is used.
WBF COW MAKER M049
Black || Homozygous Polled
We used sexed 707 semen to make females and got this bull calf as a nice surprise. Keep every daughter as the cow side and sire side produce top end females consistently.
WBF HURON M024
KBHR HIGH ROAD E283
JC MR HURON 7262G
MILL BRAE CP QUEEN 7262
GW OUTBREAK 509H
WBF DEBRA K226
WBF DEBRA C628
Moderate, stout, and super calving ease bull for heifer projects. They’ll come easy and gain muscle with MARB.
WBF APACHE M108
Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
Maternal sibling to WBF Grace F426 and boasts a top 1% STAY EPD providing extra confidence in the cow family and female producing abilities of this stylish SimAngus herd sire.
WBF ANSWER IT A080
WBF GRACE D937
WBF GRACE W223
WBF APACHE M108 || Sells as Lot 70.
WBF HURON M024 || Sells as Lot 69.
WBF GRACE F426 || Maternal sister of Lot 70.
TATTOO: M108
WBF GRACE F426 || Sells as Lot 80.
WBF GRACE F426
PB SM DOB: 2/5/2018 Cow ASA# 3402487 Homozygous Black || Homozygous Polled
IR TETON X497
IR ZEUS A718
IR MS GENEVA X181
WBF ANSWER IT A080 WBF GRACE D937
WBF GRACE W223
TATTOO: F426
The hardest footnote I’ve ever had to write and not sure where to begin on the cow that has forever changed the program here at Wildberry farms. 1st 4 calves totaled over $53,000 revenue including the WBF Limit Up H046 bull that been used here with great success. Last year, after raising WBF Undisputed L078 who sold to TJ Ranch in NE we had to flush her, and did so with incredible success. 50 Frozen IVF eggs were deposited which resulted in 41 pregnancies that will all be on the ground by the time the catalog reaches mailboxes. As far as the cow goes most people don’t believe she is a purebred Simmental when they see her in person. She has to be one of the easiest keeping, biggest middled, widest topped, yet feminine proven purebred females in the country. She has wonderful udder composition, great feet and structure,
and
WBF H046 || Son of Lot 80.
WBF J571 || Daughter of Lot 80.
WBF L078 || Son of Lot 80.
WBF K042 || Son of Lot 80.
Bred Heifers
• All heifers are floored at $3,000.
• No delivery on heifers, must be picked up sale day or shortly after.
• Most heifers will have calves at side sale day.
• All heifers received the following vaccinations:
April 2024 - Bovi Shield Gold FP5 VL5, Longrange injectable wormer, poured with UltraBoss
November 2024 - Bovi Shield Gold FP 5L5, Ultrabac 7, Scourguard 4KC, Valbazen Drench, Poured with UltraBoss
Late December 2024 - Scourgaurd 4KC, Type A clostridium toxoid
Early January 2024 - Type A clostridium toxoid, Poured with UltraBoss, Scourguard 4KC booster
• All calves receive at birth Ultrabac 7, Inforce 3 and BoSe.
• These females are a cross section of the bred heifers we are retaining to move our program in the right direction. They are bred for longevity and udder quality and they have not been pampered and overfed. They’ve been on free choice grass hay and 25lbs of a high roughage TMR ration. Buy with confidence as the work on the pairs is already done.
WBF LEADA L944
WBF EVER SURE L991
WBF BRIGHT EYES L973
WBF DORIS L993
WBF JUANA L943
WBF NATALIE L926
WBF FRANCES L948
Gibbs 2131K High Ridge heifer calf born 2/11
WBF JACKIE L906
L892
L893
WBF BLACKIE L933
3/4 SM
WBF JUANA L957
BRIDLE BIT ECLIPSE E744 || Sire of Lot 95.
WBF JILL L895
CHARMER L905
WBF MERRIAM L602
WBF BRIGHT L854
WBF FRANCES L837
L959 || Sells as Lot
WBF LANE L968
LADY CHABLIS L951 || Sells as Lot 109.
WBF BARBARA L959
WBF EMPRESS L857
WBF LADY CHABLIS L951
WBF CHARMERE L918
WBF GLENNA L934
WBF MAXIE L916
WBF HERIONE L961
WBF MUSIC L921
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ASA QUICK REFERENCE TO EPDS, INDEXES AND $VALUES
EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES (EPDS): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels. In using EPDs, the difference between two sires’ EPDs represents the unit difference expected in the performance of their progeny. For example, if sires A and B have EPDs of +10 and -5, a 15-unit difference would be expected in their progeny (moving from -5 to +10 yields 15 units). Key to using EPDs is knowing in what units they are expressed. For example, if the above case referred to weaning weight EPDs, sire A would be expected to sire 15 pounds more weaning weight than sire B. If calving ease was the trait, sire A would be expected to sire 15 percent more unassisted births in first-calf heifers; in other words, if sire B sired 30 assists in a group of 100 heifers, we would expect sire A to require 15 assists. A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s EPDs rank him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit www.Simmental.org.
Listed below are the units in which ASA EPDs are expressed:
ALL-PURPOSE INDEX (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario.
BACK FAT (BF): Inches of carcass backfat at 475 days.
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW): Pounds of birth weight.
CALVING EASE (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.
CARCASS WEIGHT (CW): Pounds of carcass weight at 475 days.
DOCILITY (DOC): Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).
MATERNAL CALVING EASE (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters.
MILK (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk.
MARBLING (MARB): Carcass marbling score at 475 days.
MATERNAL WEANING WEIGHT (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.
RIBEYE AREA (REA): Square inches of carcass ribeye at 475 days.
TERMINAL INDEX (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario.
WEANING WEIGHT (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.
YEARLING WEIGHT (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.
YIELD GRADE (YG): Carcass yield grade score at 475 days.
$ INDEXES: Though EPDs allow for the comparison of genetic levels for many economically important traits, they only provide pieces of the economic puzzle. This is where $ indexes come in. Through well-conceived, rigorous mathematical computation, $ indexes blend EPDs and economics to estimate an animal’s overall impact on integrated commercial production. The same technology that led to the dramatic progress in swine, poultry and dairy genetics over the last several decades was used to develop the following $ indexes:
ALL-PURPOSE INDEX (API): Evaluates sires for use on the entire cow herd (bred to both Angus first-calf heifers and mature cows) with the portion of their daughters required to maintain herd size retained and the remaining heifers and steers put on feed and sold grade and yield.
TERMINAL INDEX (TI): Evaluates sires for use on mature Angus cows with all offspring put on feed and sold grade and yield.
For more detailed information about EPDs and $indexes, visit: www.Simmental.org
How to Read the Performance Data
Tattoo: The bulls have a permanent I.D. tattooed in both ears that correspond to the alphanumeric ear tags.
Weights and Ratios: Actual BW weight taken within the first 24 hours of calving. The ratios for birth and weaning weights are taken from the ASA using their contemporary groups. The yearling weight and carcass ratios are figured by us in house, with all the Purebreds in one group and all the Percentage bulls in another group. We feel this gives the most easy to read information and shows how the bulls have done relative to their pen mates.
SC: Scrotal Circumference measured in centimeters adjusted for age.
ULTRASOUND CARCASS
REA: Adjusted yearling ultrasound rib eye area.
%IMF: Adjusted yearling ultrasound for estimated marbling, an indication of quality grade potential.
Back Fat: Measured in hundredths of an inch.
Green Illinois designates bulls safe to use on heifers.
GGP logo designates cattle that have Genomic Enhanced EPDs.
Spring 2025 ASA Average EPDs
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs)
CE: Calving Ease, expressed as a % in deviation from breed average of unassisted calving in two year heifers.
BW: Birth Weight, expressed in pounds as a deviation from breed average.
WW: Weaning Weight, expressed in pounds as a deviation from breed average.
YW: Yearling Weight expressed in pounds as a deviation from breed average.
MCE: Maternal Calving Ease, expressed as a % deviation from breed average of two year old daughters unassisted calving.
Milk: Maternal Milk, expressed in pounds as the deviation in calves weaning weight from breed average from dam’s milking ability only.
MWW: Maternal Weaning Weight, expressed in pounds as the total deviation in calves weaning weight from breed average from dam’s milking ability and growth genetics combined.
STAY: Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age.
DOC: Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).
CW: Carcass weight, expressed as a % deviation from breed average.
Marb: Deviation in Intramuscular fat from breed average.
%IMF: Intramuscular Fat or Marbling, expressed as a score as in deviation from breed average.
REA: Rib eye area expressed as a % deviation from breed average.
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Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Wildberry Farms bull and female sale. Regardless of whether you are a long-time customer of the Berry family or this is your first time evaluating these great genetics, we hope that you are impressed by the value in this offering and the commitment to customer success that are hallmarks of this operation. The commercial bull business here is job 1, but the young pairs and bred heifers are always an annual highlight. Great young registered females, with a guarantee standing right next to them are hard to find and always draw interest.
The Wildberry Farms genetic program centers around balanced trait improvement. Calving ease, growth and carcass traits that deliver industry value are always among the priorities here. Uncompromising maternal trait emphasis however, is what sets Wildberry Farms apart from the rest. Traits like great disposition, no miss udders and feet are the focus here, with the goal of problem free cattle that don’t require extra labor and resources in order to excel.
I am really looking forward to being there on Apr. 26 for the sale and hope to see lots of you there as well. Expect wonderful cattle and a great, low pressure buying experience as always. If you can be there, just give me or any of the team a call for the help you need on sale day. It’s simple, “Great cattle bred by great people is the consistent recipe for customer success at Wildberry Farms and it always will be.”
Sincerely,
Marty Ropp, Allied Genetic Resources
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Allied Genetic Resources is owned by nearly 60 of the most progressive seed-stock operations in the U.S. Together we are the largest seedstock supplier in the country which enables us to offer the critical mass necessary to help create added value for your calves. What makes this company unique is that it was designed solely to help you be more profitable and to help us provide you with better customer service. At Wildberry, we are committed to your success and believe that Allied will help us increase your profitability and enjoyment.
