Bull Buyer’s Guide

Explanation Of How To Utilize Api And Ti Indexes

First, determine which index to use; if you’re keeping replacements use API, if not, TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described to the left, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. Or, put another way, how much you can pay for one bull compared to another. For example, when buying an all-purpose-type sire, you can quickly figure a bull scoring +100 for API is worth an extra $6,000 over a $50 bull if both are exposed to 30 cows over 4 years ($50 diff. x 30 hd. x 4 yr. = $6,000). A percentile-ranking chart is required to determine where a bull’s index value ranks him relative to other bulls in the breed. For more information, visit www.simmental.org.

Definitions Of Terms

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs): EPDs are the most accurate and effective tool available for comparing genetic levels.

Back Fat (BF): Inches of backfat.

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.

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters. Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning wt. due to milk. Marbling (MRB): Marbling score.

Maternal Weaning Weight (MWW): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk and growth.

Ribeye Area (REA): Square inches of ribeye.

Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age.

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): Yield grade score.

All-Purpose Index (API): Dollars per cow exposed under an all-purpose-sire scenario.

Average Daily Gain (ADG): postweaning rate of gain.

Docility (DOC): Percentage of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile).

Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at 6 years of age.

Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario.

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SC Oracle J508

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

RAAA#4608335 • BD: 9/6/21 • Tattoo: J508

Adj BW: 55 ET • Adj. WW: 483 100% AR Bull

Brown Revelation P7021

Brown Oracle B112

Brown Ms P707 Y6648

Lacy Cody 9006

SCLC Princess 1032

Lacy Lakota 9186

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EPDs

SC Oracle J502

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

RAAA#4608323 • BD: 8/31/21 • Tattoo: J502

Adj BW: 50 ET • Adj. WW: 403

100% AR Bull

Offering up two full brothers sired by Browns Oracle B112 who is the breed leader is marbling and ribeye. They are also out of our donor 1032 who traces her lines back to the Lacy Lakota cow family that needs no introduction to the breed. These two bulls have the top shape and body dimension to sire the type of calves the industry is looking for. The EPD profile on these two bulls has them in the top 25% CE and BW and the top 30% for growth in WW and YW. Either bull will give you the opportunity to be utilized in a commercial or purebred operation.

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SC Collusion J513

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

RAAA#4608343 • BD: 9/10/21 • Tattoo: J513

Adj BW: 87 • Adj. WW: 434

Fritz Justice 8013

Lacy Collusion 115F

Lacy Lakota 8105

100% AR Bull

EPDs

PZC TMAS Firestorm 1800 ET

SC Windsong 8011

SCLC Windsong 6011

This is a Collusion bull that stems from one of the great cow families on the farm. A grandson of the Windsong 0269 cow who has multiple daughters in the sale. J513 is a wide and deep bull with all the power needed for the modern day commercial cow man, don’t sleep on this stud on sale day.

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SC Fusion J525

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

CCR Fusion 746E, Sire Lots 52-54

These three half brothers sired by CCR Fusion 746E, who is a bull we own from Cow Camp Ranch that we have used extensively in our program. These bulls will give you a lot of growth and practicality to use in many scenarios. They are backed by such great cows so if you are looking for a bull to raise high quality replacement females, look for these guys on sale day.

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Sirena 046 155E

Lacy Lana 046

SC Fusion J529

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

54 SC Fusion J531

Shoal Creek Land & Cattle

RAAA#4608375 • BD: 10/4/21 • Tattoo: J531

Adj BW: 61 • Adj. WW: 478 100% AR Bull

Andras Fusion R236

CCR Fusion 746E

Pelton Miss Ailis 0880U

Lacy Legacy 6097 417

Lacy Lana 7025 052E

Lacy Lana 7025