Rockin' R Simmentals - 2018 Production Sale by LivestockDirect

Rockinâ€™ R

Simmentals 3rd Annual Production Sale February 10, 2018

Bloomington Livestock Exchange | Bloomington, WI

26 Lots of Performance Simmental & SimAngus Genetics Bulls | Bred Heifers | Bred Cows

Rockin’ R Simmentals

Welcome! Welcome to our third production sale. Thank you for your interest in our cattle. We couldn’t be more excited about this year’s offering and the opportunities it offers to you, our fellow cattle breeders. From top to bottom we feel this is our strongest offering yet. We sure hope you enjoy evaluating the offering as we feel there is something for everyone! Feel Free to call us with any questions. Hope to see you on the 10th. Thanks Again, Larry & Michelle Tourdot Rockin’ R Simmentals 608.432.2853 (c) 608.253.5025 (h)

Lots 21 & 22 as bred heifers with Michelle

Rockin’ R Simmentals 3rd Annual Production Sale February 10, 2018

Bloomington Livestock Exchange | Bloomington, WI

Rockin’ R Simmentals

Larry & Michelle Tourdot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.432.2853

Sale Location & Schedule Bloomington Livestock Exchange . . . . . . . 608.994.2020 9663 County Road A Bloomington, WI 53804

Saturday, February 10, 2018 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM . . . . Cattle may be viewed at Bloomington Livestock Exchange Approx. 3:00 PM . . . . . Sale begins, after bred cow sale, which starts at 12:00 PM

Sale Representatives

Roger Vanderleest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815.718.1377 Kevin Kirshbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.732.0732

Auctioneer

Cody Kirschbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.412.3142

Announcements

Announcements made sale day and from the auction block during the sale take precedence over printed material associated with this sale. Anyone attending this sale attends at their own risk. Breeders or any of the sale staff will not be held responsible for any personal injury while attending this sale.

EPDs

EPDs in this catalog are the American Simmental Association 2018 Spring EPDs for all animals.

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Terms & Conditions

We guarantee all bulls to be breeders and we reserve the right to test any bull in question as a non-breeder for at least 180 days before making an adjustment. If the bull is declared a sound breeder by a competent veterinarian, the bull will be returned to the buyer at the buyer’s expense. In the case an adjustment is required it will be made with a replacement of equal value to the animal in question, credit towards the purchase of another animal or return of the purchase price. Each animal becomes property and therefore is also the risk of the purchaser after it is sold. We guarantee the cattle to be healthy sale day. For those who cannot attend the sale we will honor a telephone order and guarantee your phone purchase to meet your request when inspected personally by you. All cattle sell under the terms and conditions of the American Simmental Association, which may be viewed online at, tinyurl.com/asasaleterms Certificates of registry will be supplied by the seller. Each bull will be sold to the buyer with 100% ownership and semen rights.

Herd Health

All the bulls were calfhood vaccinated with Alpha 7/MB-1. At turn out they were treated with Long Range. Pre-weaning shots were Bovi-Shield Gold 5 and Ultrabac 7/Somubac. At weaning they were boosted with Bovi-Shield Gold 5 and given One Shot. Post weaning they received their second Ultrabac/Somubac and were poured with Eprinex. The females are all OCV for Bangs. Pre-breeding they received Bovi-Shield Gold FP 5VL5. At turnout all were given Long Range. In the fall all were boosted with Triangle 10HB and poured with Epinex. The heifers were also given Scour Bos 9.

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Rockin’ R Simmentals replacement heifers.

Rockin’ R Simmentals 1

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R TRIPLE C SINGLETARY S3H

ROCKIN R STAR

lot 1

9.0

2.4

X34 MCE

77.4 113.4 6.7

Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

24.8 63.5 40.4 -0.36 0.23 11.9 132.3 79.7

• These Shamwari sons are awesome. We were forced to sell Shamwari last year so this will be your last chance to get one. Two of his daughters that we took to the Midwest Fall Round-Up Sale were the second and third high selling bred heifers out of seventeen that sold. Elia’s adjusted WW of 784 pounds was tied for fourth best overall.

HOOK`S YELLOWSTONE 97Y

4.5

MCE

83.9 123.7 8.0

Milk

HOOKS SHEYENNE 77S ROCKIN R STERLING

ROCKIN R PARADISE C57

9.6

HOOKS TAURUS 24T

ROCKIN R STAR MWW

Marb

Stay

API

20.2 62.1 49.7 -0.27 0.17 14.1 132.7 79.0

• Emilio’s dam was a first calf heifer. His adjusted WW of 784 pounds was the best among the purebreds. He is the only Hook’s Yellowstone son in the sale.

Lot 2

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638

Y39 CE

7.3

3.7

MCE

75.0 110.6 2.8

Milk

MWW

Marb

22.8 60.3 40.9 -0.46 -0.06

Stay

API

• Essex has been a standout since birth. He is out of one of our best commercial Simmental cows. His adjusted WW of 818 pounds was third overall.

Lot 3 2

6.3 100.3 69.5

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R LRS BIG COUNTRY TIME 82U

KLS MS BIG COUNTRY CE

10.6

2.2

MCE

73.5 108.8 9.4

Milk

KLS SPITFIRE T26 MWW

Marb

Stay

API

22.0 58.8 37.5 -0.21 0.14 16.9 137.5 74.7

• Enrico’s adjusted WW of 777 pounds was fifth best and 2nd amongst the purebreds. His dam, who we purchased from Maggle Simmentals, had a bull in last year’s sale. Enrico’s BW and WW ratios were 108 and 103.

Lot 4

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R SS/PRS GUNSLINGER 824X

ROCKIN R SPARKLE B27

Lot 5

11.0

1.6

MCE

70.7 104.7 6.0

Milk

BWSC MISS ADVANCE Z10 MWW

Marb

Stay

API

19.1 54.4 34.3 -0.16 0.23 13.7 136.5 75.5

• We purchased Elston’s granddam in the North Dakota Classic Sale. His mother sells as lot #17. His sister from last year sold as a bred heifer in the Midwest Fall Round-Up Sale. She now resides in the state of Virginia.

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638 MR NLC UPGRADE U8676

DAMAR 47K KARRIE A345 CE

10.0

1.5

66.0 91.3

MCE

8.4

Milk

HOOKS KARRIE 47K MWW

Marb

Stay

API

25.1 58.1 26.0 -0.40 0.29 10.1 129.5 75.3

• This bull’s granddam, Hook’s Karrie 47K had the highest MARB EPD in the Simmental breed at one time. His MARB EPD of 0.29 and his REA EPD of 0.93 put him in the top 25% of the breed for both.

Lot 6 3

Rockin’ R Simmentals 7

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R SRS 60W MONTANA

ROCKIN R LACEY B75 CE

10.1

2.6

63.1 99.7

MCE

8.4

ROCKIN R JENNA U75 Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

24.6 56.2 33.4 -0.22 0.15 16.3 133.1 69.0

• This bull should catch your eye. He has caught ours since birth. Another very nice Shamwari son.

lot 7

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638

Z66 CE

7.3

3.7

MCE

77.2 113.9 2.9

Milk

MWW

Marb

21.6 60.2 42.7 -0.46 -0.06

Stay

API

6.0 100.8 70.7

• Earlie got his name because he was our last bull calf born. He hasn’t stopped growing since. His adjusted WW of 842 pounds was #1 overall. His mother sells as lot #21. He will sure add pounds to your calves. He is out of Rockin R Perfector, a bull that we raised.

Lot 8

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R BGL RED KNIGHT W135B

ROCKIN R KAYLIE

Lot 9 4

7.4

5.7

MCE

82.7 125.3 5.5

U125 Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

25.7 67.0 52.5 -0.27 0.05 11.7 116.8 74.3

• Eliminator is a full brother to last year’s high selling bull. His adjusted WW of 841 pounds was second overall. His WW ratio of 112 was the same as his brother from last year. These Shamwari calves just grow.

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638 TRIPLE C GAMES OVER S517

ROCKIN R FANCY Y40 CE

7.3

3.3

MCE

68.4 101.3 9.1

ROCKIN R TERRI T89 Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

20.1 54.3 34.9 -0.24 0.10 11.6 117.1 68.8

• Edison’s dam sells as lot #20. His sister sold for $4,100 as a bred heifer in the North Dakota Classic Sale. We only had three red bulls this year. They will all add pounds to your calves. We offer them for your choice. Buy one or buy them all, you can’t go wrong.

Lot 10

KS MR BREAK FREE C861

WCS MS FUTURE 020X HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T

ROCKIN R GLAMOUR B3

Lot 11

14.2

0.9

MCE

Milk

ROCKIN R MELODY MWW

Marb

Stay

API

64.9 101.3 10.6 23.2 55.6 31.7 -0.30 0.10 11.9 130.5 71.5

• Eitan is out of KS Mr Break Free C681. We purchased him from Kenner Simmentals as a calving ease bull with excellent growth. We weren’t disappointed, every heifer bred by him calved unassisted and their calves have grown exceptionally well. Eitan will work well on heifers or cows. His CE EPD is 14.2. His WW and YW EPDS are both above average for the Simmental bred.

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R SRS 60W MONTANA

ROCKIN R ATHENA CE

12.1

1.5

MCE

SRS W22 Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

57.7 91.4 10.1 25.8 54.7 26.9 -0.23 0.18 17.4 139.2 68.2

• Edsel’s dam has placed a bull in the sale each of the last three years. Two years ago Edsel’s full brother was our high selling bull to John Thompson. This Shamwari son should work well for you.

Lot 12 5

Rockin’ R Simmentals 13

ROCKIN R EMIR E149

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R

KS MS FINAL ANSWER A292

lot 13

12.0

1.7

MCE

77.0 118.2 9.0

Milk

MWW

S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035 KS KAYLA J497 CW

Marb

Stay

• We purchased Emir’s dam as a bred heifer form Kenner Simmentals. She was an ET calf out of KS Kayla and SAV Final Answer. Emir is one of two SimAngus bulls in the sale. This cross between Shamwari and Final Answer has really worked. He should work well for you with added hybrid vigor.

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035

BWSC MISS ADVANCE Z10 CE

12.7

1.0

MCE

68.5 110.1 7.7

Milk

KS MISS ADVANCE X614 MWW

Marb

Stay

API

23.4 57.6 37.2 -0.13 0.33 13.4 135.1 73.4

• We purchased Escott’s dam at the North Dakota Classic Sale. She was a SimAngus bred heifer out of SAV Final Answer. She has not missed yet. We have sold two of her daughters as bred heifers in the North Dakota Classic Sale. A granddaughter sold as a bred heifer in the Midwest Fall Round-Up Sale. Another daughter sells as lot #17 in this sale, and a grandson sells as Lot #5. Escott is her first son.

Lot 14

KS MR BREAK FREE C861

WCS MS FUTURE 020X KS SHAMWARI A485

ROCKIN R KARRIE C31

Lot 15 6

API

21.3 59.8 42.5 -0.18 0.23 16.6 136.7 74.9

12.3

1.1

MCE

67.9 109.6 9.6

Milk

DAMAR TKARRIE A268 MWW

Marb

Stay

API

18.0 51.9 37.0 -0.26 0.28 13.4 142.5 76.9

• Edwardo should work well on heifers or cows. He has a CE EPD of 12.3. His growth EPDs for WW at 67.9 and YW at 109.6 are in the top 30 percent and top 15 percent for the breed. His API of 142 and TI of 76.5 are in the top 15 percent of purebreds. His dam was a first calf heifer.

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R

KS MISS BULL DOZER R845 CE

10.3

2.7

MCE

Milk

MWW

BAR CK BULL DOZER 429M KS NALA E8586 CW

Marb

Stay

API

54.9 83.0 10.3 23.4 50.9 23.6 -0.23 0.11 14.9 123.8 62.4

• We purchased Elvis’s dam as a bred heifer from Kenner Simmentals in 2007. She calved every year and two of her daughters have sold in the North Dakota Classic Sale. Elvis is the last of her line as we were forced to sell her this past fall. Stayability is built into this stout Shamwari son.

Lot 16

The Female Offering - REFERENCE SERVICE SIRES -

KS MR BREAK FREE C861

KS MR PRIME BEEF D203

BD: 3/10/15 | ASA#: 2977572 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: NLC BREAK FREE 72W

BD: 3/2/16 | ASA#: 3118147 | PB SM | Red | Polled

DAM: WCS MS FUTURE 020X

SIRE: WS PRIME BEEF Z8

DAM: KS BRITAIN B986

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

15.5

0.9

64.2

107.0

11.2

16.8

48.9

144.6

73.8

16.7

0.1

84.5

123.4

10.8

18.0

60.3

152.2

85.2

KS MR SHRPR IMG D1153

LRS 130D

BD: 3/5/16 | ASA#: 3165976 | 1/2 SM 1/2 AN | Black | Polled

BD: 2/15/16 | ASA#: 3108122 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: TJ SHARPER IMAGE 809U

DAM: KS URIEL U608

SIRE: LRS ELEVATE 213B

DAM: LRS MS SHRPR IMAGE 3012A

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

7.3

2.6

77.3

117.9

5.8

18.8

57.4

123.4

74.5

16.4

-0.6

70.8

106.1

10.9

20.8

56.2

154.6

79.1

TRAXS RUSHMORE X103 BD: 2/17/10 | ASA#: 2574812 | PB SM | Red | Polled

SIRE: THSF FREEDOM 300N

DAM: MISS TRAX U850

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

15.1

0.1

68.7

107.4

19.9

7.2

41.6

144.4

76.3

Rockin’ R Simmentals 17

SS/PRS GUNSLINGER 824X

lot 17

-0.8

62.3 90.8

MCE

4.5

Milk

KENCO MILEY COTTONTAIL S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035

BWSC MISS ADVANCE Z10

12.3

STF SHOCKING DREAM SJ14

KS MISS ADVANCE X614 MWW

Marb

12.3 43.5 22.6 -0.19 0.22

Stay

• We purchased Sparkle’s dam in the North Dakota Classic Sale as a bred heifer. Sparkle is bred to KS Mr Sharper Img D1153. He is frozen ET SimAngus bull that we purchased from Kenner Simmentals. She has a bull in this sale as lot #5. She sells in this sale as every other bred heifer or cow, only because we must keep our numbers down. Her dam has a son in the sale as well, lot #14. Her daughter sold in the Midwest Fall Round-Up Sale and now resides in the state of Virginia.

HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T

HSF RED FORTUNES SIS 33 BGL RED KNIGHT W135B

ROCKIN R MARY ALICE CE

13.0

1.9

MCE

74.1 109.5 8.3

Milk

W73 MWW

Marb

32.5 69.5 37.5 -0.38 -0.03

Stay

API

7.4 114.5 73.6

• Selena comes from one of our best cow families. We have her 2017 daughter in our replacement heifer pen. She is bred up to KS Mr Break Free C681. Her calf for you will be a black purebred Simmental.

Lot 18

SRS 60W MONTANA

SRS S34

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638

Lot 19 8

API

9.5 120.4 67.8

10.6

2.2

MCE

Milk

MWW

BAR CK BULL DOZER 429M KS DEBBIE CW

Marb

Stay

API

58.3 95.3 10.8 22.4 51.5 30.4 -0.27 0.06 15.3 126.2 64.5

• Muffin has been an excellent female for us. Two of her daughters have sold in the North Dakota Classic Sale. This year we sold a daughter in the Midwest Fall Round-Up Sale. Muffin is not yet six years old and sells bred to KS Mr Sharper Img D1153. She will have an exciting three-quarter blood SimAngus calf for you. We purchased her dam from Kenner Simmentals in 2007.

TRIPLE C GAMES OVER S517

1.5

53.6 85.2

MCE

9.6

FC NO JOKE KS BULL DOZER R213

ROCKIN R TERRI T89

7.1

TRIPLEC EL PODEROSO REY

KS MISS REZULT P226 Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

22.4 49.2 23.3 -0.25 0.06 11.2 112.2 61.6

• Fancy sells bred to KS Mr Sharper Img D1153. She will have a black SimAngus calf for you. She has had a bred heifer sell in the North Dakota Classic Sale. Her son sells as lot #10 in this sale.

Lot 20

7.6

2.0

63.6 99.6

MCE

-2.9

Milk

MWW

Marb

27.2 58.9 32.4 -0.71 -0.27

Stay

API

68.5 56.6

• Z66 is one of our best commercial Simmental cows. She has an ASA number because we have registered a number of her calves. We are retaining her bred heifer and she has a son selling as lot #8. She sells bred to KS Mr Break Free C681 and will have a black calf.

Lot 21

6.8

3.1

64.1 99.6

MCE

-3.2

Milk

MWW

Marb

20.9 52.8 34.0 -0.70 -0.27

Stay

0.0

API

64.9 54.7

• Z148 is almost an identical match to lot #21. She has an ASA number as well because we have registered a number of her calves. Like Z66, we have retained her bred heifer, and we have her daughter from this year in the replacement pen. She sells bred to KS Mr Break Free C681 and will have a black calf.

Lot 22 9

Rockin’ R Simmentals 23

KS SHAMWARI A485

PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R WS BEEF MAKER R13

SRS W26

lot 23

11.9

1.5

N-26 YW

MCE

Milk

MWW

Marb

Stay

API

56.8 85.6 10.2 26.6 55.0 23.3 -0.29 0.24 17.4 141.4 69.2

• Destiny is a very nice purebred heifer out of a WS Beef Maker dam that we purchased from Skillestad Ranch in Montana. She sells bred to either KS Mr Prime Beef D203 or to LRS 130D. We purchased these bulls last year from Kenner Simmentals and Lassle Ranch Simmentals because of their calving ease and excellent growth. Destiny will have a purebred Simmental calf.

ROCKIN R DIANA D47

ROCKIN R STERLING

KS ARIELA U432

A47 CE

9.7

2.7

MCE

75.7 109.4 3.4

Milk

MWW

Marb

22.6 60.4 38.4 -0.44 0.04

Stay

API

6.9 111.7 73.8

• Diana’s paternal grand dam was KS Ariela u432, a donor cow for Kenner Simmentals. She sells bred to either KS Mr Prime Beef D203 or to LRS 130D. She will have a three quarter Simmental calf.

Lot 24

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

KS MISS BULL DOZER R638

Z137

Lot 25 10

7.0

4.2

MCE

70.1 103.8 2.9

Milk

MWW

Marb

20.4 55.5 37.6 -0.48 -0.06

Stay

6.0

API

97.0 65.8

• Doreen is tough to part with. Her dam is a very good commercial Simmental that we are retaining. She is bred AI to TRAXS Rushmore X103. She will have a red three quarter Simmental calf.

ROCKIN R DAISY D51

ROCKIN R STERLING

KS ARIELA U432

A51 CE

7.9

4.3

MCE

74.5 108.5 3.0

Milk

MWW

Marb

23.2 60.4 40.5 -0.44 0.04

Stay

API

6.9 105.9 70.8

• Daisy’s sire is Rockin R Sterling. His dam was KS Ariela U432. We purchased her at the North Dakota Classic Sales. She was a donor cow for Kenner Simmentals. Daisy is bred to either KS Mr Prime Beef D203 or to LRS 130D. She will have a very nice three quarter Simmental calf.

Lot 26

Notes

Rockinâ€™ R Simmentals

Reference Sires HOOK`S YELLOWSTONE 97Y

HSF HIGH ROLLER 12T

BD: 3/8/11 | ASA#: 2612546 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: HOOKS TAURUS 24T

BD: 1/19/07 | ASA#: 2408113 | PB SM |

DAM: HOOKS SHEYENNE 77S

SIRE: TJ 57J THE GAMBLER

| Polled

DAM: HSF RED FORTUNES SIS 33

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

17.0

-0.4

70.6

104.3

11.6

19.9

55.2

158.4

79.6

18.5

-1.5

64.5

90.9

13.2

38.0

70.2

135.9

75.2

KS MR BREAK FREE C861

KS SHAMWARI A485

BD: 3/10/15 | ASA#: 2977572 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: NLC BREAK FREE 72W

BD: 2/25/13 | ASA#: 2758037 | PB SM | Black | Polled

DAM: WCS MS FUTURE 020X

SIRE: BCLR SHAMWOW W611

DAM: PSR CRACKIN GOOD 184R

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

15.5

0.9

64.2

107.0

11.2

16.8

48.9

144.6

73.8

10.1

3.7

72.3

109.0

7.5

27.4

63.5

141.4

75.0

ROCKIN R PERFECTOR

ROCKIN R STERLING

BD: 4/8/14 | ASA#: 2884784 | PB SM | Black | Polled

BD: 5/3/10 | ASA#: 2556213 | PB SM | Red | Polled

SIRE: ROCKIN R STERLING

DAM: KS MISS BULL DOZER R638

SIRE: HOOKS/KS SEQUOIA 35S

DAM: KS ARIELA U432

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

8.7

3.8

76.3

107.5

8.7

19.4

57.5

123.4

74.0

9.4

5.1

81.8

113.6

8.4

26.5

67.4

133.5

79.2

SRS 60W MONTANA

SS/PRS GUNSLINGER 824X

BD: 3/22/09 | ASA#: 2502311 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: SRS TAILOR MADE 13T

BD: 10/20/10 | ASA#: 2571741 | PB SM | Black |

DAM: SRS S34

SIRE: STF SHOCKING DREAM SJ14 DAM: KENCO MILEY COTTONTAIL

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

12.5

2.2

54.6

100.5

11.3

30.2

57.5

138.1

64.7

8.4

0.7

53.2

72.4

0.8

8.3

34.9

115.8

62.8

TRIPLE C GAMES OVER S517 BD: 1/4/06 | ASA#: 2334430 | PB SM | Black | Polled

SIRE: TRIPLEC EL PODEROSO REY

DAM: FC NO JOKE

MCE

Milk

MWW

API

2.2

3.1

63.9

101.6

6.5

18.4

50.3

107.0

64.9

Bull Buyers Quick Guide to EPDs 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-purposesire scenario. (See $ Indexes for more details.) Back Fat (BF): Inches of carcass backfat at 475 days.

Maternal Calving Ease (MCE): Percent of unassisted births in first-calving daughters. Milk (MLK): Pounds of weaning weight due to milk. Marbling (MRB): 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. Stayability (STAY): Percent of daughters remaining in the cowherd at six years of age. Terminal Index (TI): Dollars per cow exposed under a terminal-sire scenario. (See TI for more details.) Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF): Pounds of force required to shear a rib-eye steak.

Birth Weight (BW): Pounds of birth weight.

Weaning Weight (WW): Pounds of weaning weight.

Calving Ease (CE): Percent of unassisted births when used on heifers.

Yearling Weight (YW): Pounds of yearling weight.

Carcass Weight (CW): Pounds of carcass weight at 475 days.

Yield Grade (YG): Carcass yield grade score at 475 days.

Docility (DOC): Percent of offspring receiving a disposition score of 1 (docile). $ 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. Using API and TI: First, determine which index to use; if you are keeping replacements use API, if not, use TI. Then, just as with EPDs, zero in on the unit difference between bulls. (As described above, index units are in dollars per cow exposed.) The difference can be used to determine how much a bull is worth compared to another. 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 detailed information about EPDs and $ indexes, visit: www.simmental.org Important disclaimer: DO NOT compare index values of purebreds of different breeds, hybrids of different breed composition or purebreds with hybrids — our system was not developed to make valid comparison among these groups. Therefore, you must first determine the breed and breed composition appropriate for your herd and use index values to compare animals within that population. CE

WW ADG

MCE MLK MWW STY DOC CWT

MRB

REA

API

PUREBRED SIMMENTAL EPD AVERAGES 9.8

1.8

64.4

0.19

94.6

8.3

21.3

53.4

11.9

11.0

28.7 -0.30 0.14 -0.053 0.75 -0.32 124.40 69.90

PERCENTAGE SIMMENTAL EPD AVERAGES 11.7

0.5

62.8

0.21

97.0

6.7

21.1

52.5

10.0

11.2

28.5 -0.21 0.33 -0.036 0.61 -0.31 124.40 70.10

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