RAILEGELBVIEH/BALANCER Production Sale

RAILEGELBVIEH/BALANCER

Production Sale

ThursdayMarch 14th, 2013

12:30 p.m. MST

Burlington Livestock ExchangeBurlington, Colorado

DMRS The Factor 297Z-- Lot 16

Welcome to our 2013 SaleWe would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to our annual production sale. Also, a special thanks to those of you who have purchased

bulls in the past and have confidence in our program.Most of the bulls again this year are Balancers. The Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) proclaims that crossbred females are 30% more

productive over their lifetimes. The advantages of crossbreeding effect cow efficiency, longevity, lifetime productive, weaning performance and yearling performance. Remember, Balancer is a trademark name that the Gelbvieh breed has given to the Gelbvieh-Angus cross in which both parents are registered in their respective breed associations. If one parent wasn’t registered, the offspring could not have a meaningful set of EPDs and other valuable information.

The American Gelbvieh Association as of January 2013 released a new set of EPDs that will share a common base with Simmental and Red Angus. The Board of Directors passed this measure to help simplify bull selection for commercial producers. If the EPDs seem a little different this year this is why. We have inserted a page in the catalog called New Generation AGA EPDs. It explains more on these new EPDs and gives the averages for purebreds and Balancers along with the percentile breakdowns.

In order to keep improving and stacking the genetics in our favor we try to use herdsires that are balanced in their traits for calving ease, growth, milk and the carcass traits. The three Angus sires that we use to produce the F1 cross: Lee’s Outline 7047 with his great disposition, easy fleshing ability and Milk EPD; and Hopps Look At Me who gives his offspring that great look with a long wide hip and bone substance to go along with his excellent growth EPDs and Eagle Pass Total 0007 ET who excels in growth,milk and disposition. The Balancer herdsires that we use on our Balancer females are: U409 (a Net Worth son whose offspring consistently come home in the fall having the heaviest weaning weights as a sire group), Mr Premium 9152WET(GAR US Premium Beef) to add growth and carcass traits,TAU Mr Manitoba 13X(a Grid Topper 43T son) with lots of rib and muscle and last but certainly not least is our sire for heifers TAU Mr In Focus 18W(Mytty In Focus) who has really done his job well.

This year in addition to the bulls we will offer 6 open Balancer Registered heifers for sale. It’s an exciting time in the cattle business despite the challenges we had this past summer with the drought. The prices have remained very good and

experts tell us that it should hold for some time. The nation’s cowherd is still shrinking and when cow numbers do start increasing and more heifers are retained for breeding, slaughter numbers will drop even further and prices will increase even more.

We weaned off earlier this past summer due to the drought and placed all the calves in a local feedlot for the first 30 days due to the fact that we had no feed laid in yet. They were pretty much on a maintenance ration until they were brought home. The bulls did exceptionally well after they were home as you can see by their WPDA and some of their gains since weaning.

There are bulls in this sale that offer calving ease as well as performance. We look forward to seeing you on sale day to evaluate this year’s set of bulls.The sale this year is again in Burlington, Colorado, a full service community along I-70 that has most major motel chains. This year’s sale will be broadcast on the internet with DV Auction so if you can’t make the sale you can do it online. Videos of each lot will be up

before the sale.Or if you are interested in a bull, let us know and we can help you with the purchase or put you in touch with someone that will help bid on the bull

for you. Please do not hesitate to call or stop by if you have questions on any of the offerings.Sincerely, The Railes

There will be a $50/bull discount for taking them home sale day.

Please join us for a complimentary lunch on sale day.

Raile Gelbvieh/Balancer Production SaleThursday March 14th 2013 12:30 p.m. MST

Burlington Livestock ExchangeBurlington, Colorado

Sale Day Phone: 719-346-8900Auctioneer: Tracy Harl, 2420 N. 2nd Avenue, Hastings, NE 402-461-3575

Please Join Us For Complimentary Lunch

Selling 50 Bull Lots100% Black, 80% Homozygous Black, Some Homozygous Polled

Spring and Fall Yearling BullsPlus

6 Registered Balancer Open Heifers

First Season Breeding Guarantee: Buyers of all bulls selling for $2,000 or more injured the first breeding season will have credit at the next sale at the value of the purchase price minus salvage value. Contact Raile Gelbvieh promptly so the decision to return the bull to Raile Gelbvieh or sold by buyer may be made. First breeding season ends September 1st of the year of the purchase. Death loss is the buyer’s risk as one can purchase mortality insurance.

Trucking: Free trucking on bulls of $2,500 or more within a 200 mile radius. Otherwise to a central location. If bulls are taken home sale day there is a $50 per head discount.

Viewing: Bulls may be viewed at home, online at www.railegelbvieh.com or the DVAuction website.

Igenity DNA Tested: All bulls have had a DNA profile test for the carcass traits, coat color and BVD-PI negative and some for the homozygous polled trait.

Herd Health: All bulls have had shots, been poured and will have passed a semen and Trich test by sale day. Necessary health papers will be supplied with each sale animal. Registration papers will be transferred.

All announcements from block take precedence over all written material.

Accommodations: Burlington is on I-70 and is served by most major motel chains.

Contact Information: Delbert Raile Matt Raile Cody Raile 755 Road U 755 Road U 750 Road U St. Francis, KS 67756 St. Francis, KS 67756 St. Francis, KS 67756 785-332-2756 785-332-2756 785-332-2219 Cell 785-332-4347 Cell 785-332-8399 Cell 785-332-6089

BroadcastingReal-time Auctions

The sale will be broadcast live on the internet.Real time bidding and proxy bidding available.

American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.GELBVIEH.org • [email protected]

New Generation AGA EPDs

The American Gelbvieh Association’s (AGA) January 2013 EPDs are based on a new collaborative national cattle evaluation (NCE) with the American Simmental Association (ASA). Below is a summary of some of the enhancements to the AGA new generation EPDs, followed by trait averages and percentile charts.

Gelbvieh and Balancer® Share a Common Base with Simmental and Red Angus

Gelbvieh and Balancer EPDs are now on the same base with Simmental and Red Angus, which means that EPDs for each trait (except stayability) are directly comparable to ASA and Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) EPDs. This was a huge, progressive decision by the AGA Board of Directors, made to simplify bull selection for commercial producers.

Calving Ease and Calving Ease Daughters EPDs Converted to Industry Standard Terminology

For over 25 years, the AGA calving ease (CE) and calving ease daughter (CED) EPDs were reported in the form of a ratio. They are now reflected as percentages. Higher CE values equal more unassisted births from sires when mated to first-calf heifers. Higher CED EPDs indicate less calving difficulty from a sire’s own first-calf daughters.

Multi-Breed EPDs Provide More Complete Balancer EPDsThe true multi-breed EPD NCE conducted by the ASA

enables the inclusion of more progeny data from Red Angus and Angus sires, especially for the carcass traits.

Growth Traits are More ReliableThe new EPDs for weaning weight (WW), yearling weight

(YW) and carass weight (CW) are more reliable because the new statistical process accepts a wider age window for weaning weight. This is especially beneficial for breeders that wean calves early due to drought. Historically, weights from early-weaned calves were not included in the NCE.

Carcass Traits are StandardizedIn recent years, Gelbvieh and Balancer carcass

traits were adjusted to a fat end-point instead of an age endpoint like the rest of the industry. AGA’s transition to age-adjusted carcass EPDs will eliminate the gaps in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center’s carcass EPD breed comparisons. This change also means that the days-to-finish (DtF) EPD is replaced by a fat (FT) EPD. A yield grade (YG) EPD is also new. For both FT and YG, lower EPDs are typically more favorable.

For questions or more information contact the AGA at 303-465-2333 or visit www.gelbvieh.org.

CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM

Gelbvieh 8 2.0 65 91 26 59 5 5 -0.16 25 0.29 -0.13 -0.06 1.40 29.43

Balancer 10 0.6 62 97 24 55 6.6 4 -0.08 28 0.33 0.27 -0.02 42.39 36.15

Percentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM

5 13 -1.4 83 120 37 71 10 11 -0.29 46 0.58 0.10 -0.09 29.94 46.34

25 10 0.9 72 102 31 64 8 7 -0.21 34 0.39 -0.05 -0.07 12.07 35.47

50 8 2.1 65 91 26 59 6 5 -0.16 26 0.27 -0.14 -0.06 1.11 29.24

75 5 3.3 58 80 22 53 4 3 -0.11 19 0.18 -0.21 -0.05 -8.76 23.22

95 2 5.0 46 61 14 45 0 0 -0.02 6 0.02 -0.32 -0.03 -26.60 13.82

Percentile CE BW WW YW MK TM CED ST YG CW REA MB FT CV FM

5 16 -2.8 80 128 34 67 11 9 -0.26 49 0.71 0.63 -0.06 83.10 54.58

25 13 -0.6 69 109 28 60 9 5 -0.15 36 0.47 0.38 -0.04 57.44 43.25

50 10 0.7 63 97 24 55 7 4 -0.08 28 0.32 0.25 -0.03 40.49 35.81

75 8 1.9 55 84 20 50 5 2 -0.01 20 0.18 0.13 -0.01 26.26 28.89

95 5 3.7 44 67 14 44 1 -1 0.09 7 -0.02 -0.01 0.02 3.68 19.13

New EPD Averages for Active Sires

Gelbvieh EPD Percentile Chart for Active Sires

Balancer® EPD Percentile Chart for Active Sires

DMRS MR MANITOBA 231ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 2/10/2012 Reg. #: 1211032 Tattoo: RHRG 31ZBW: 95 Adj. WW: 703 Adj. YW: 1223 WPDA: 3.37

TAU Mr Grid Topper 43TTAU MR MANITOBA 13X TAU Ms Junior 3303K 7149T

GA Whitman 510DMRS WINTER 944W DMRS Nanny

LOT3

· A real soggy herdsire prospect that has the thickness and natural width throughout· In the top half for all Balancers in the breed for WW and the top 25% for YW· Igenity scores of 7 for Tenderness and 8’s for Marbling and Percent Choice

Tenderness Marbling Ribeye Area Percent Choice Yield Grade

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SPRING YEARLING BULLS

DMRS MR FOCUS 207ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 1/27/2012 Reg. #: 1211017 Tattoo: DMRS 7ZBW: 67 Adj. WW: 655 Adj. YW: 1130 WPDA: 2.92

Mytty In FocusTAU MR IN FOCUS 18W TAU Ms Sleepy 204P 7124T

EGL U409DMRS MS NET WORTH 045X DMRS Temple 771T

LOT1

· Recommended for heifers· Out of 1st calf heifer· Top 5% for Calving Ease

DMRS MR FOCUS 229ZDOUBLE BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED



Hopps Look At MeDMRS SHOWTIME 060X DMRS Sugar’N Spice 663S

LOT2

· Recommended for heifers· Out of 1st calf heifer· Maternal great grandam (Monique 222M)· Upper 25% of the breed for Calving Ease and Milk


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CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 14 -0.2 52 80 32 58 9.2

CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 7 3.5 74 109 23 60 6.9


LOT 3

DMRS Ms In Focus 114YA paternal half sib to Lots 1 and 2

LOT 2

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RHRG MR PREMIUM 244ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED


G A R US Premium BeefRHRG MR PREMIUM 9152W ET BAG Miss Licorice 114L

Hopps Look At MeRHRG MS LOOKER 9108W BDCG Joanie 3N ET

LOT4

· Above average EPDs for both WW and YW· High Igenity scores for Marbling and Percent Choice


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WIGS MR FREIGHTLINER 250ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 2/15/2012 Reg. #: 1212241 Tattoo: WIGS 50ZBW: 94 Adj. WW: 573 Adj. YW: 1250 WPDA: 3.33

H A R B Tanker 717 JHEGL FREIGHTLINER X137 ET EGL Cadee J029 ET

Lee’s Outline 7047WIGS WONDER WOMAN 9104 RHRG Tinsel 751T ET

DMRS MR PREMIUM 252ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/15/2012 Reg. #: 1212244 Tattoo: DMRS 52ZBW: 94 Adj. WW: 641 Adj. YW: 1262 WPDA: 3.49


DMRS Scooter 677SRHRG MS SCOOTER 881U Raile 1407 New Design 601S

LOT5

LOT6

· Igenity scores of 8 for Marbling and Percent Choice· Above average EPDs for WW and YW. Top 25% for YW EPD· Grandam 751T was a Dam of Merit

· These bulls that go back to US Premium Beef really perform· Above average EPDs for WW and YW



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DMRS THE FACTOR 261ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/17/2012 Reg. #: 1212251 Tattoo: DMRS 61ZBW: 77 Adj. WW: 619 Adj. YW: 1197 WPDA: 3.32

TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130PSDCG X-FACTOR 202X GRU Ms Right 202M

SCC Legend 542DMRS MISS LEGEND 815U DMRS Snowbunny 631S

LOT7

· Sire (X-Factor 202X) was the 2011 Balancer Bull Futurity Champion at the NWSS in Denver· One of the very few bulls anywhere that had an Igenity score of 10 for the Tenderness trait· Dam (815U) is Legend sired which promotes calving ease


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LOT 6

LOT 7




SCC Legend 542RHRG MS LEGEND 904W DMRS Trish 736T

DMRS MR MANITOBA 269ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/18/2012 Reg. #: 1212458 Tattoo: DMRS 69ZBW: 83 Adj. WW: 680 Adj. YW: 1131 WPDA: 3.19


Bon View New Design 878DMRS SATIN’N LACE 611S DMRS Nina

LOT8

LOT9

· Above average Calving Ease EPD· Great grandam was a former Dam of Merit· Igenity scores of 8 for Marbling & Percent Choice

· Dam is a Bon View Design 878 daughter· Above average EPDs for Calving Ease, Weaning Weight and Yearling Weight



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LOT 10




Vermilion Dateline 7078RHRG SNUFFLES 653S WVR 518E

LOT10

· One of the highest weaning wt. bulls in the sale (ratio 122) ranks 4th· Ranks in the top 25% for both Weaning and Yearling EPDs· Another US Premium Beef grandson that will pack on the pounds


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DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 280ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/20/2012 Reg. #: 1213455 Tattoo: DMRS 80ZBW: 83 Adj. WW: 610 Adj. YW: 1145 WPDA: 3.11


Lee’s Outline 7047DMRS MS OUTLINE 945W DMRS Simarron 645S

DMRS MR OUTLINE 284ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/20/2012 Reg. #: 1213459 Tattoo: DMRS 84ZBW: 95 Adj. WW: 616 Adj. YW: 1194 WPDA: 3.35

DCC 002 Outlook 472LEE’S OUTLINE 7047 Vermilion Lass 2823

BDCG Upper Limits 14MDMRS MS UPPER LIMITS 797T DMRS Prissy 437P

LOT11

LOT12

· Solid set of EPDs to go along with better than average Igenity scores for Marbling and Percent Choice

· An Outline son that has really performed well since weaning, gaining 3.67 pounds· Both grandam 437P and great grandam 969J were former Dams of Merit



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DMRS MR MANITOBA 288ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



F A R Krugerrand 410HDMRS SWEETNESS 622S DMRS Rhonda 053K

LOT13

· Out of a Krugerrand 410H daughter, this guy has performance to burn· Ranks 5th for ADJ WW at 756# among all the bulls in the sale· WW EPDs is the top 5% for the Breed and the top 25% for YW EPDs· Another rare bull that scored a 10 for Tenderness


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BR MidlandRHRG MS MIDLAND 753T ET DCSF Post Rock Arata 45H2



Buffalos Conclusive BN46MISS CONCLUSIVE 840U Madelyn

LOT14

LOT15

· Out of an ET Midland daughter· Good performance Premium son that is above average for both WW and

YW EPDs

· Another high performing bull that has gained 4.17/day since weaning· Above average EPDs for both WW and YW



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CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 4 3.3 70 110 17 52 5

LOT 13

DMRS THE FACTOR 297ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/24/2012 Reg. #: 1213567 Tattoo: DMRS 97ZBW: 95 Adj. WW: 682 Adj. YW: 1197 WPDA: 3.42


Bon View New Design 878DMRS SHIM SHIM SHIREE 605S DMRS Pickles 470P

LOT16

· Was our Balancer Bull Futurity entry at the NWSS this year· Out of one of my favorite cows, a Bon View Design 878 daughter who has

had 4 calves with a weaning index of 103· He has an above average Milk EPD· Great grandam was a Dam of Merit· One of the highest ranking Igenity scores of 9’s for both Marbling and

Percent Choice


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LOT 16



Baldridge Nebraska 901DMRS SCARLETT 604S DMRS Precious 435P

DMRS MR OUTLINE 2108ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



Spur Special Legend 819H ETDMRS LEILA DMRS Ms Trad’s Image 618F

LOT17

LOT18

· A well balanced bull that puts it all together· He has above average EPDs for CE, WW, YW and Milk· His Baldridge Nebraska 901 Dam has had 4 calves with a weaning ratio of 109· Great grandam was a Dam of Merit

· Excellent growth spread from birth to weaning and yearling· Both Homo Black and Homo Polled· EPDs are above average for WW, YW and Milk· Very good Igenity scores for the carcass traits· His Dam Leila 148L is a very tame cow that has produced 8 calves with a

weaning ratio of 111



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RHRG MR PREMIUM 2109ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/27/2012 Reg. #: 1213735 Tattoo: RHRG 109ZBW: 71 Adj. WW: 644 Adj. YW: 1254 WPDA: 3.43


Hopps Look At MeRHRG MS LOOKER 934W RHRG Lacie 043K

LOT19

· Another Premium son that scored 8’s on the carcass traits for Marbling, Percent Choice and Yield Grade


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CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 9 1.2 61 97 26 56 9.4 LOT 18

DMRS MR MANITOBA 2112ZBLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED



S A V Final Answer 0035TAU FINAL ANSWER 9143W TAU Miss Rodeo Drive 188L

DMRS MR OUTLINE 2119ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



BTI Extra 2106K ETDCSF POST ROCK JILT 274T8 DCSF Post Rock Jilt 258M1

LOT20

LOT21

· Dam is a Final Answer daughter that knows how to raise’em· He has a WW EPD of 80 that puts him in the top 5% for all Balancers and a

YW EPD in the top 25%

· Recommended for heifers· Homo Black and Homo Polled by birthright· Above average CE and YW EPD and a -1.3 BW EPD



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DMRS MR TOTAL 2125ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 3/1/2012 Reg. #: 1229026 Tattoo: DMRS 125ZBW: 83 Adj. WW: 705 Adj. YW: 1176 WPDA: 3.63

TC Total 410EAGLE PASS TOTAL 0007 ET EGL Miss New Design 1171

DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2DMRS SUNNY 689S DMRS Namby Pamby

LOT22

· A real solid bull you won’t want to overlook· A weaning ratio of 114· Top 25% for WW, YW and Milk EPDs· Out of a dam that is very easy fleshing and an easy keeper


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SCC Legend 542RHRG MISS LEGEND 823U RHRG She-Devil 607S

RHRG MR LOOKER 2130ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 3/2/2012 Reg. #: 1213775 Tattoo: RHRG 130ZBW: 83 Adj. WW: 662 Adj. YW: 1171 WPDA: 3.33

MCC Look Out 530HOPPS LOOK AT ME Antholz Sara 454

BDCG Upper Limits 14MDMRS SHIRLEY TEMPLE 650S DMRS Mae

LOT23

LOT24

· A Premium son that really cranked it up after weaning, gaining 3.93#/day· Top 25% for WW and YW EPDs

· Indexed 107 on WW· Top 25% for Milk EPD· Dam had a weaning ratio of 108 on 4 calves



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LOT 22



Lee’s Outline 7047DMRS WHISKEY GIRL 928W DMRS Santana 43S

DMRS MR TOTAL 2136ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 38GV, 62AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



BDCG Upper Limits 14MDMRS SNOWBUNNY 631S DMRS Maude

LOT25

LOT26

· The Freightliner sons are proving to be performance cattle· Indexed 112 on WW and 106 on YW· Above average EPDs on WW, YW and Milk

· High performing bull. Indexed 110 on WW and 107 on YW· One of the highest WPDA bulls in the sale and gained 4.13#/day since weaning· Top 25% on WW, YW and Milk EPDs



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LOT 26

RHRG MR NET WORTH 2139ZBLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED


S A V Net Worth 4200EGL U409 EGL M276

GA Whitman 510RHRG MS WHITMAN 79T WVR Hilda 6100F

LOT27

· Net Worth sons always excel in performance and he is no exception· Ratio 103 in ADJ WW and his EPD for WW is also in the top half for Balancers· His grandam Hilda 6100F was a Dam of Distinction


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DMRS MR TOTAL 2143ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



DMRS Sarge 635SDMRS POST ROCK BELLE 132U1 DCSF Post Rock Belle 59R1ET E

DMRS MR NORTHERN WIND 2144ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 3/5/2012 Reg. #: 1213821 Tattoo: DMRS 144ZBW: 77 Adj. WW: 631 Adj. YW: 1169 WPDA: 3.28

EGL Northern Wind P068 ETEGL U709 EGL Miss Freedom 5209

Northern Improvement 4480 GFDMRS MISS NORTHERN 863U DMRS Rosette

LOT28

LOT29

· Homo Black and Homo Polled by birthright· One of the highest WW Bulls in the offering· 118 ratio for WW and above average in YW· His dam we purchased from Post Rock is sired by Sarge 635S (a bull they

purchased in our sale in 2007)

· A Homozygous Black son of Northern Wind· Above average WW ratio· His great grandam Robbie 969J was a Dam of Merit



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LOT 27

DMRS MR MANITOBA 2145ZBLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED



TC Freedom 104DMRS TIC-TAC 744T DMRS Marie 832H

LOT30

· A good combination of calving ease and growth· Above average EPDs for Calving Ease and WW· A TC Freedom Dam that has above average WW on 4 calves and she’s also

a Dam of Merit· His WW ratio was 111


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DDF Mr Chunky 515RDCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 99U8 DCSF Post Rock Red Bal 75P6

LOT31

· Homo Black and Homo Polled son of Manitoba· Top 25% EPDs for WW and YW· He proved his EPDs by indexing 117 on WW and a 1349# YW· His Dam is a Dam of Merit


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TC Freedom 104DMRS TULIP 729T DMRS Precious 435P

LOT32

· Homo Black and Homo Polled out of a Dam (Tulip 729T) that was the highest WW heifer in 2007

· Exceptional performing bull· Top 5% EPDs for WW and YW· 2nd ranked bull for WW with a ratio of 126· Highest WPDA bull at 3.97· Highest YW of 1402· If you sell by the cwt, he will add pounds


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DMRS MR NET WORTH 2154ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN HOMOZYGOUS POLLED



Bon View New Design 1407TWINKIE 733T Mae

LOT33

· Homo Black and Homo Polled· He ranks 3rd for WW with an index of 123· He also ranks 3rd for WPDA· Top 25% for WW and YW EPDs


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CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 7 5.0 80 117 25 63 8

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Hopps Look At MeRHRG MS LOOKER 990W DMRS Shirley 6103S

LOT34

· His young dam has produced two calves with a weaning ratio of 106· Top 25% for YW EPD


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CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 7 3.3 68 109 20 54 -0.2



GA Whitman 510DMRS MS WHITMAN 7136T DMRS Whiskey Girl 427P



Hopps Look At MeDMRS WANETTA 9106W DMRS Marcie

LOT35

LOT36

· Recommended for heifers· Excellent birth to weaning spread· Weaning index of 110· Dam has had 3 calves with a WW ratio of 104· Top 25% EPDs for WW and YW

· His grandam is a Dam of Distinction· Only 4.4 percent of the active Gelbvieh/Balancer cows in the breed qualify

for Dam of Merit and only .9 percent qualify for Dam of Distinction· His weaning index is 107



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RHRG MR LOOKER 2163ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 25GV, 75AN DOUBLE POLLED



SCC Legend 542RHRG MISS LEGEND 825U RHRG Sassy 696S

LOT38

· Out of a Legend daughter and weaned off with an ADJ WW of 709#· Indexed 114 for WW


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RHRG MR LOOKER 2162ZBLACK 25GV, 75AN DOUBLE POLLED



Vermilion Dateline 7078RHRG SALLY 654S WVR Hilda 6100F

LOT37

· WW Index of 115· 2nd highest WPDA of 3.91· Gained 4.16#/day since weaning· Very high performing bull that has above average EPDs for WW, YW and Milk


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DMRS MR OUTLINE 2168ZBLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED



DMRS Black PowderDMRS 485P DMRS Ms Double Trad 772G



DCSF Post Rock Power Cat ETDCSF POST ROCK ROYALE 232N2 DCSF Post Rock Royale 137K2ET

LOT41

LOT42

· We don’t have that many red cows. And if we keep them they have to be good and believe me this bull’s Dam is that good and is probably one of the best on the place. She’s had 6 calves with a WW ratio of 109. This bull has her highest WW ratio (119) thus far.

· He ranked 6th for WW and 7th for WPDA of 3.73· Could work on heifers

· This bull’s Dam (232N2) has raised 8 calves and she has been a consistent producer

· If you look at the average EPDs for Balancers he is right on; but he is not just an average bull.



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RHRG MR NET WORTH 2166ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 3/10/2012 Reg. #: 1213845 Tattoo: RHRG 166ZBW: 85 Adj. WW: 664 Adj. YW: 1231 WPDA: 3.49


TAU Krugerrand 70MTAU MISS KRUGERRAND 70M 776T TAU Miss Freedom 216M

RHRG MR NET WORTH 2167ZHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 3/10/2012 Reg. #: 1213846 Tattoo: RHRG 167ZBW: 94 Adj. WW: 586 Adj. YW: 1329 WPDA: 3.78


Bon View New Design 1407WIGS TWEETY 702T WIGS Mahoney 84R

LOT39

LOT40

· Out of Krugerrand 70M daughter and a Net Worth son. Dam has weaned 4 calves with above average WW and this bull has been her highest WW Index so far with a ratio of 107

· His EPDs for WW and YW are in the top 25%

· Dam has produced 4 calves with a weaning index of 108. She is also a Dam of Merit.· Maternal great grandam (Lorelei 17L) was a Dam of Distinction· EPDs for WW and YW are in top 25% for all Balancers· Igenity score of 8 for Yield Grade· He’s gained 4.67#/day since weaning



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DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2DMRS SANTANA 43S DMRS Ms Betsy Busty 024K

WIGS MR FREIGHTLINER 2174ZBLACK 75GV, 25AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 3/12/2012 Reg. #: 1213851 Tattoo: WIGS 174ZBW: 78 Adj. WW: 795 Adj. YW: 1243 WPDA: 3.43


EGL Fosters Lo17 ETCIRS 9RU HCCG Ms Adriana ET

LOT43

LOT44

· Dam has produced 5 calves with an average weaning ratio of 104· He has a WW ratio of 109· Milk EPDs in the top 10% for all Balancers

· Matt and Cody purchased his Dam (CIRS 9RU) at the National Sale in Denver. She wasn’t just a show heifer; she’s proven she can produce with the rest in short grass country. Her bull calf had the highest ADJ WW at 795# with an Index of 128 ranking him at No. 1. And he did it without creep.

· And the way this past summer was, I guess you could say he did it on mama’s milk, short grass and hot air. And if you think it took hot air to write this you’re probably right!! But seriously he did ok!



47577

46465



DMRS MR NET WORTH 2180ZBLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED



GA Whitman 510DMRS TILLY 710T DMRS Pom-Pom 421P

DMRS MR FREIGHTLINER 2183ZBLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED



Lee’s Outline 7047DMRS MS OUTLINE 989W DMRS Snowbunny 631S

LOT45

LOT46

· Another Net Worth grandson who has performed as expected· WW ratio of 116, ADJ YW over 1300# and a WPDA of 3.75 which ranks

him 6th in the sale· His Dam (Tilly 710T) has had 4 calves with an average weaning ratio of 113

· A Freightliner son that excelled in ADJ WW where he indexed 121 to rank him 5th over all

· He is above average for Calving Ease, WW, YW and Milk



46766

56665





TC Freedom 104RHRG MISS FREEDOM 856U DCSF Post Rock Missie 116J2



DCSF Post Rock Direction 4L2DMRS REBEKKA 55R DMRS Belle 934J

LOT47

LOT48

· His Dam has had 3 calves that have averaged above 100 for WW· EPDs for Milk and YW are above average

· Dam (Rebekka 55R) has had 6 calves with an average WW ratio over 100· He gained 3.7#/day since weaning



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47477


CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 9 1.5 64 96 27 59 -0.3

LOT 48

FALL BULLSThe fall bulls were turned out on grass in the spring, after they were weaned from their dams, with no supplemental feed until they were brought back home in November. Thus the lighter yearling weights.

DMRS MR WHITMAN 1174YBLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 10/15/2011 Reg. #: 1219449 Tattoo: DMRS 174YBW: 84 Adj. WW: 555 Adj. YW: 1024

TC Freedom 104GA WHITMAN 510 Freds Whitney 235

DCSF PRC Bocephus 229M2DMRS MISS BO 8100U DMRS Peggy 032K

DMRS MR WHITMAN 1175YHOMOZYGOUS BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 10/25/2011 Reg. #: 1219450 Tattoo: DMRS 175Y

BW: 86 Adj. WW: 535 Adj. YW: 988

TC Freedom 104GA WHITMAN 510 Freds Whitney 235

TAU Mr Freedom 920 175P ETDMRS URSULA 883U DMRS Panama 482P

LOT49

LOT50

· The fall bulls are always at a disadvantage compared to the spring bulls but the two in the sale I think you will agree are very good bulls

· This guy is above average for calving ease and minus for birth weight· His maternal grandam was a Dam of Merit

· His maternal grandam was a Dam of Merit and also produced a Division Champion a few years ago in Denver

· Above average CE EPD and top 5% for Milk EPD· The Whitman herdsire always produced good milking mothers and these

are his last two bulls to ever sell!



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36365



OPEN BALANCER HEIFERSDMRS MS FOCUS 236Z

DOUBLE BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLEDCalved: 2/12/2012 Reg. #: 1211038 Tattoo: DMRS 36Z

BW: 56 Adj. WW: 589


Mytty In FocusDCSF POST ROCK BLK BAL 15XB DCSF Post Rock Belle 132U1

DMRS THE FACTOR 272ZDOUBLE BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED

Calved: 2/19/2012 Reg. #: 1212460 Tattoo: DMRS 72ZBW: 62 Adj. WW: 536


SCC Legend 542WALDA 914W Ms Upper Limits 797T

LOT51

LOT52

· Excellent CE and BW EPDs· CE of 18 puts her in the top 5% for all Balancers

· Top 25% for CE and BW EPD· 1/2 brother to Lot 16 (our Balancer Futurity entry)· Sire (X-Factor) was the 2011 Balancer Futurity winner in Dener· Maternal great grandam was a Dam of Merit


CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 14 -1.1 49 72 24 48 6

DMRS MS NORTHERN WIND 2120ZDOUBLE BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED


EGL Northern Wind P068 ETEGL U709 EGL Miss Freedom 5209

GA Whitman 510DMRS MS WHITMAN 936W DMRS Magnolia

LOT53

· Top 25% for BW EPD· You can expect a good maternal mama cow being a Whitman granddaughter


LOT 52

DMRS MS OUTLINE 2197ZBLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED



DMRS Power CatDMRS PICKLES 470P DMRS Chely 953J

DMRS MS MANITOBA 2210ZDOUBLE BLACK 38GV, 62AN DOUBLE POLLED



Lee’s Outline 7047WYNONA 932W Penny 443P

DMRS MS TOTAL 2221ZDOUBLE BLACK 50GV, 50AN DOUBLE POLLED



DCSF Post Rock Direction 4L2DMRS RIKKI 52R DMRS Francine

LOT54

LOT55

LOT56

· An Outline daughter with above average YW and Milk EPDs· Her grandam (Chely 953J) was a Dam of Merit

· Above average EPDs for BW, WW and YW· She has several outstanding brothers in the sale by Manitoba

· Very good CE and BW EPDs· The Total calves have performed very well· Dam has had 4 calves that averaged a weaning index of 112


CE BW WW YW Milk TM CED 10 -0.1 70 110 23 58 8


LOT 54

KWHG Ms Lillian 8X34Division Champion

Sire: Mr Krugerrand 70M 130PMGS: Mach One 54L

ANGUS REFERENCE SIRESLEE’S OUTLINE 7047

Calved: 3/5/2007 Reg. #: 15837096BW: 83 Adj. WW: 945

DCC New Look 101DCC 002 OUTLOOK 472 DCC Merle 002

Baldridge Nebraska 901VERMILION LASS 2823 Vermilion Lass 0823

REFA

BW WW YW Milk 2.6 40 77 21

O C C Genesis 872GO C C Dixie Erica 814GO C C Grand Prix 625GC M Merle 750HS A F Focus of E RBaldridge Flossie 367Sitz Alliance 6595Vermilion Lass 3076

One of our newer herdsires that adds tremendous volume and thickness to his offspring. There are several good sons by him in this sale. He is one of the better herdsires we have ever owned as far as disposition goes.

LEE’S OUTLINE 7047

HOPPS LOOK AT ME 745Calved: 3/1/2007 Reg. #: 15819290

B E B Juneau 104MCC LOOK OUT 530 Riley Flat Ideal 839

Four Winds EXT 011ANTHOLZ SARA 454 Lewis Sara 10

REFB

BW WW YW Milk 1.4 40 64 22

Northern Improvement 4480 GFB E B Erica 963J S A R Flatlander 765FJ A R Ideal G033Four Winds Ext 514Four Winds Blackbird 432Annaleas Traveler 260Laflins Miss Class 2078

A herdsire that makes his offspring long, stylish and square hipped. His sons in this sale have performed very well while on their dams and had very good post weaning gains. HOPPS LOOK AT ME 745

EAGLE PASS TOTAL 0007 ETCalved: 1/31/2010 Reg. #: 16796402

BW: 80 Adj. WW: 619 Adj. YW: 1220

Bon View New Design 208TC TOTAL 410 TC Erica Eileen 2047

B/R New Design 036EGL MISS NEW DESIGN 1171 EGL 9418

REFC

CE BW WW YW Milk 1 2.8 60 108 27

B/R New Design 036Bon View Erica 443Twin Valley Precision E161TC Erica Eileen 5116V D A R New Trend 315B/R Blackcap Empress 76Sitz Alliance 6595Eagle Pass 5292

He is a total bull with calving ease, weaning wt., yearling wt. and milk. There are several outstanding offspring in this year’s sale.

EAGLE PASS TOTAL 0007 ET

MR PREMIUM 9152W ETCalved: 9/27/2009 Reg. #: 1147276

BW: 89 Adj. WW: 574 Adj. YW: 1083

G A R Precision 1680G A R US PREMIUM BEEF G A R Ext 2928

Freedom 178F ETMISS LICORICE 114L Miss DP 136F

REFE

CE BW WW YW Milk 10 1.6 70 115 15

Tehama Bando 155G A R 856N Bar Emulation EXTG A R 6807 Traveler 154Leachman New Day 205BMiss 61YDr Pepper 29DMiss Leader 214Y

An ET son out of Licorice 114L and GAR US Primium Beef. His progeny have hit the ground running and never looked back. He sires calves that perform on Mama, in the feedlot and should do as well on the rail.

BALANCER REFERENCE SIRESEGL U409

Calved: 4/5/2008 Reg. #: 1085623BW: 80 Adj. WW: 659 Adj. YW: 1212

S A V 8180 Traveler 004S A V NET WORTH 4200 S A V May 2410

EGL Guido K051 ETEGL M276 EGL H228

REFD

CE BW WW YW Milk 6 5.1 83 122 17

Sitz Traveler 8180Boyd Forever Lady 8003S A F 598 Bando 5175S A V May 6269EGL Gadget F1258EGL Olive F025 ETEGL Dark Star E1613 ETEGL F822

One of our Balancer Herdsires who sires excellent weaning weights. His sire (SAV Net Worth 4200) is one of the Angus breed’s more popular AI Sires who packs a punch with mass and thickness. U409 has WW and YW EPDs that rank him in the top 10% for Balancers. EGL U409

FREIGHTLINER X137 ET

TAU MR MANITOBA 13X

FREIGHTLINER X137 ETCalved: 3/5/2010 Reg. #: 1157412

BW: 85 Adj. WW: 670 Adj. YW: 1198

Connealy FreightlinerH A R B TANKER 717 JH H A R B Princess Vel 36 JH

Cocoa 35CCADEE J029 ET D009

TAU MR MANITOBA 13XCalved: 1/24/2010 Reg. #: 1157078

BW: 88 Adj. WW: 732 Adj. YW: 1260

TC Grid Topper 355MR GRID TOPPER 43T Miss Ty 3130N

3303K ETMS JUNIOR 3303K 7149T TAU Ms New Design 878 308

REFF

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CE BW WW YW Milk 12 0.8 69 111 20

CE BW WW YW Milk 9 2.3 85 131 17

Bon View Bando 598Joana Erica of ConangaH A R B Cincha 829H A R B RCA Princess Vel 03Polled MidnightMiss Kaiser 449YBennett Premier Z104B50 ET

G A R Grid MakerTC Pride 8067T G Ty 313LFreedom 102LEcho 575EMiss 92CBon View New Design 878T G Ms Vision 1134 of 4420

Above average CE and top 25% for WW and YW EPD’s, Freightliner sires calves that have exceptional performance.His RFI score was a 7, with 10 being the best for feed efficiency.

A homozygous black son of Grid Topper and a JBOB Junior dam. Moderate framed but heavy muscled and natural width through out. His excellent EPD’s for WW and YW put him in the top 5% for all Balancers.

BALANCER REFERENCE SIRES

TAU MR IN FOCUS 18W

TAU MR IN FOCUS 18WCalved: 1/25/2009 Reg. #: 1114271

BW: 75 Adj. WW: 745 Adj. YW: 1245

S A F Focus of E RMYTTY IN FOCUS Mytty Countess 906

Mr Sleepy 204PMS SLEEPY 204P 7124T Miss Power Pac 2179M

REFH

CE BW WW YW Milk 23 -4.0 42 64 29

S A F FameG D A R Forever Lady 246Sitz Alliance 6595Baldridge Countess 357Sleepy 161F ETMiss Freedom 177LPower Pac 9070JMs Dr Pepper 747G

A herdsire we use on heifers and he does his job very well. His sire Mytty in Focus, is one of the Angus breed’s premier AI calving ease sires. His CE of 23 and BW of -4.0 puts him in the top 1% for all Balancer Active Sires.He’s a moderate framed bull with loads of thickness and very easy fleshing ability. He comes home in the fall looking very good.

(Use IGENITY logo on this page) The IGENITY Profile IGENITY® provides the beef industry with the most comprehensive genetic profile of multiple traits of economic importance. The insights gained from an IGENITY profile help producers make more confident selection, management and marketing decisions. The IGENITY profile includes multiple-marker analyses for traits such as: Tenderness, Marbling, Quality Grade, Yield Grade, Fat Thickness, Ribeye Area, Average Daily Gain, Heifer Pregnancy Rate, Stayability, Calving Ease and Docility. IGENITY Profile traits reported: Raile Gelbvieh is providing IGENITY scores for several of the traits. The remaining trait scores are available upon request for your consideration. Please contact us or our IGENITY Representative Rick Pfortmiller (785) 230-9507 and we will be happy to share those with you. Profile Score Advantages To assist cattle producers in understanding the value of DNA technology, IGENITY has developed a scoring system for each trait using a scale of 1 to 10. Higher values are not necessarily better — they simply indicate that the animal has the potential for more of that trait. The following descriptions and table (Table 1) are useful in describing each trait and reflect the relative difference expected in animals compared to contemporaries with an IGENITY profile score of 1. Average Daily Gain: The IGENITY profile results for Average Daily Gain identifies an animal’s genetic potential for rate of gain. Animals which score a 10 would have the potential to gain .81 pounds more per day than animals that score a 1. Tenderness: The analysis in the IGENITY profile for tenderness represents an animal’s genetic potential for tenderness as measured by Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF), with 10 being the most tender and 1 being the least tender. Lower shear force means more tender beef. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for tenderness, 2.3 pounds less shear force is required than an animal with a score from IGENITY of 1. Marbling Score: Higher scores from IGENITY for marbling equal greater genetic potential for marbling. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for marbling, the average marbling score can be expected to be 161 points greater than animals with a score of 1. The USDA beef grading system for marbling uses a 100 to 999 point scale. Marbling points reflect how much intramuscular fat is present in each carcass, and thus the potential to grade USDA Choice. Fat Thickness: Lower IGENITY profile scores indicate less external fat, while higher scores reflect more external fat with a difference of .37 inches between a group of animals that scored a 1 versus a group of animals that scored a 10. Ribeye Area: Higher scores from the IGENITY profile reflect larger ribeye areas and lower scores reflect smaller ribeye areas. In a group of animals with a score from IGENITY of 10 for ribeye area, the average ribeye is expected to be 2.56 square inches larger than in a group of animals with a score of 1. Percent Choice (Quality Grade) Higher scores from IGENITY for quality grade equal greater genetic potential to grade choice or higher. In a group of animals that possess a score from IGENITY of 10 for quality grade, it is likely that 64.4%or more should grade USDA Choice or higher. Table 1. IGENITY RESULTS KEY

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IGENITY Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Average Daily Gain 0 0.05 0.14 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.54 0.64 0.72 0.81 Tenderness in lbs. of

WBSF 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.8 -1.1 -1.2 -1.5 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3

USDA Marbling Score 0 17.7 35.5 53.3 70.6 88.4 106.4

123.6

141.3

161.4

Backfat Thickness 0 .06 .09 .13 .17 .21 .24 .28 .32 .37

Ribeye Area in Sq. Inches 0 0.24 0.53 0.80 1.07 1.35 1.64 1.93 2.22 2.56

Percent Choice 0 7.2 14.3 21.5 28.6 35.8 42.9 50.1 57.2 64.4

Yield Grade 0 0.15 0.31 0.46 0.61 0.76 0.92 1.07 1.21 1.35 NR (No Results) Some samples may look normal when we submitted them, but still are unable to produce acceptable results. This often occurs due to contaminants that are undetectable to the naked eye; i.e. dirt, mold or other foreign matter. In many instances, a new sample has been submitted and results will be available shortly. How to use the IGENITY Profile IGENITY Scores are easy to incorporate into your selection criteria. They represent an additional tool when combined with EPD’s, ultrasound and visual appraisal. As the case with any selection method, single trait selection should be avoided. Select those animals that best combine the traits you desire to emphasis in your herd. As an example, if you are trying to decide between two bulls – Bull A and Bull B - and Bull A has an IGENITY profile score for Marbling of 8 and Bull B has a Marbling score of 7 and you prefer Bull B’s EPD’s and phenotype; then you can confidently select Bull B as his genetic potential is still in the direction you prefer.

Table 1. IGENITY RESULTS KEY

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IGENITY Result 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Average Daily Gain 0 0.05 0.14 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.54 0.64 0.72 0.81 Tenderness in lbs. of

WBSF 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.8 -1.1 -1.2 -1.5 -1.9 -2.0 -2.3

USDA Marbling Score 0 17.7 35.5 53.3 70.6 88.4 106.4

123.6

141.3

161.4

Backfat Thickness 0 .06 .09 .13 .17 .21 .24 .28 .32 .37

Ribeye Area in Sq. Inches 0 0.24 0.53 0.80 1.07 1.35 1.64 1.93 2.22 2.56

Percent Choice 0 7.2 14.3 21.5 28.6 35.8 42.9 50.1 57.2 64.4

Yield Grade 0 0.15 0.31 0.46 0.61 0.76 0.92 1.07 1.21 1.35 NR (No Results) Some samples may look normal when we submitted them, but still are unable to produce acceptable results. This often occurs due to contaminants that are undetectable to the naked eye; i.e. dirt, mold or other foreign matter. In many instances, a new sample has been submitted and results will be available shortly. How to use the IGENITY Profile IGENITY Scores are easy to incorporate into your selection criteria. They represent an additional tool when combined with EPD’s, ultrasound and visual appraisal. As the case with any selection method, single trait selection should be avoided. Select those animals that best combine the traits you desire to emphasis in your herd. As an example, if you are trying to decide between two bulls – Bull A and Bull B - and Bull A has an IGENITY profile score for Marbling of 8 and Bull B has a Marbling score of 7 and you prefer Bull B’s EPD’s and phenotype; then you can confidently select Bull B as his genetic potential is still in the direction you prefer.

HHybrids. It started with single-cross corn; it has dominated broiler and swine production, the state conservation depart-ment releases hybrid game fish, and now the car companies are promoting hybrids. All for the same reason; there are advan-tages to hybrids.

The movement to hybrid seedstock in beef production is in its infancy and increased usage in commercial beef production is inevitable. Why…because hybrids simplify many of the challenges a commercial beef producer faces and increase profitability. Hybrids also stabilize breed composition; in turn that provides more, not less, consistency in a calf crop. I remember sitting in Beef Production class and a number of Animal Breeding classes while the professor diagramed crossbreeding systems for beef production. I caught myself wondering how anyone could sleep though such a stimulating lecture. It’s all about heterosis, breed complementarity, maternal heterosis and potentially utilizing terminal breeds, what could be better? I’ve since figured out it was all about maximizing complexity, ignoring simplicity and real-world application…the smartest students may have been the ones napping. Let’s take a look at a basic two-breed rotation. The textbook model assumes that you’ll have bulls of each breed and separate your cows into two breeding groups based on their sire breed. In big herds, where it is feasible, it requires extra labor to sort cows and calves, making sure you don’t split a pair, and it doesn’t fit with improved management practices like rotational grazing. The three-breed textbook model, to take full advantage of maternal heterosis, is just one step more complicated.

The Crossbreeding Reality The reality approach in most herds is to buy a bull of one breed use him two years and then replace him with one from the second breed. This is especially true

in small, single herd sire cowherds, but for simplicity even many big herds rotate breeds every other year. Keeping replacement females every cycle in this system means the resulting calf crop has a variety of percentages, from 50% and up, of the sire breed used in that cycle. How does that provide consistency? The temptation might be to consider straight breeding commercial cows. But the merits of crossbreeding are too great for a commercial cattleman to ignore. Crossbreeding provides heterosis in many traits but in particular the traits that are the most difficult to apply selection pressure for improvement. Cow longevity, lifetime productivity and calf survivability, are examples where heterosis can give a 25 percent or higher advantage.

The heterosis advantages in growth and milk are smaller, and in carcass traits we see little hybrid vigor. In these traits breed complementarity, combining breeds with offsetting strengths and weaknesses comes to play.

The Balancer® Advantage As a commercial producer, if I had straight-bred or high-percentage British cattle, I’d use Gelbvieh bulls until I had

some Gelbvieh influence in a majority of my cowherd. At that point, I’d switch to Balancers® to stabilize the level of Gelbvieh and British in my herd at a desirable level. Under this scenario, the skeptics argue that somehow the parent breeds will genetically segregate in the offspring, yielding more variability, but this just isn’t the case. Consistency in the calf crop comes from the progeny being very similar in breed composition. The data from the Gelbvieh Alliance and Meat Animal Research Center agree that combining continental and British influence at the right levels pay big dividends in feed efficiency and targeting a desirable, and profitable, level of Yield and Quality grades.

In the pasture, Gelbvieh influence in your cowherd that will provide great fertility, milk and growth, while keeping mature cow size in check. There is a reason commercial beef producers appreciate the advantages of Balancer bulls. They take the headaches out of crossbreeding, provide heterosis, and let producers focus on the windows of acceptability for feedlot performance and end product merit. Balancers are the easy shortcut to profitability.

Why Balancers®? Crossbreeding made easy.Wayne Vanderwert, Ph.D.

American Gelbvieh Association | (303) 465-2333 • Fax: (303) 465-2339 • www.gelbvieh.org • [email protected] | FACT SHEET

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American Gelbvieh Association • (303) 465-2333 • www.gelbvieh.org • [email protected] • February 2012

Good Bulls Don’t Cost...They PayBy Frank Padilla

COST CUTTING HAS become a survival tool for most cow-calf producers for many years. In current economic times, producers are looking hard to reduce input costs in any phase of their operations where they can. But when it comes to the bottom line, lower costs will get you only half of the equation. Herd sire selection is directly attributable to 80 percent of herd improvement. What you can afford to pay for a bull depends on more than finding one at the lowest price.

Let’s compare two Gelbvieh bulls, Bull A and Bull B. Each bull’s expected progeny differences (EPDs), plus the breed average for Gelbvieh sires are listed in table 1. If both bulls sire 40 calves (20 heifers and 20 bulls) from the same cow herd for four consecutive years, how much more can you afford to pay for a bull with better genetics?

GrowthGrowth trait EPDs are expressed in

pounds. If the steer and heifer calves are sold at weaning, what advantage does Bull A have over Bull B? Bull A has a weaning weight EPD of 50 pounds; Bull B, 30 pounds. Based on these EPDs, you can expect Bull A, on average, to sire calves that weigh 20 more pounds at weaning than Bull B when bred to the same cows.

If 15 percent of the 40 calves are kept for replacement females, 34 calves multiplied by the additional pounds sired by Bull A results in 680 pounds of additional weaning weight per year. If these pounds are valued at $150 per hundredweight (cwt), yearly gross sales from calves sired by Bull A amounts to an increase of $1,020 per year. That annual gross sales amount ($1,020) multiplied

over four years results in a $4,080 of increased gross sales from Bull A when compared to Bull B.

MaternalDaughters from Bull A should not

be overlooked when adding productivity and dollars. Bulls with superior maternal genetics sire daughters that have increased performance. Increased milk production and growth are passed on to daughters of superior genetic bulls.

One way to compare a sire’s ability to transmit milk and growth rate to his daughter is to calculate maternal weaning weight. The maternal weaning weight is expressed in pounds and is equal to the sire’s milk EPD plus one-half of his weaning weight EPD. Bull A’s maternal weaning weight would be one-half 50 plus 22 or 47 pounds (1/2 x 50WW + 22Milk = 47 pounds of maternal weaning weight). Bull B’s calculated maternal weaning weight would be one-half of 30 plus 12 or 27 pounds (1/2 x 30WW + 12 = 27 pounds of maternal weaning weight). Using this example, you can expect Bull A’s daughters, on average, to raise calves that are 20 pounds heavier at weaning than Bull B’s, assuming they are bred to the same bull.

If twenty-four females, 15 percent of the total calf crop each year, are retained out of Bull A and these cows stay in the herd six years, there will be an additional 2,880 pounds of weaned weight compared to Bull B’s daughters. If this weight is valued at $150 cwt, there will be extra gross sales of $4,320 for Bull A’s daughters’ lifetimes compared with that to that of Bull B’s. Take note that optimum selection for milk production needs to take place in

consideration of environmental differences and nutrition. Producers should analyze their requirements and make breeding decisions accordingly.

Easy math tells us that Bull A has returned $8,400 more over his lifetime used than Bull B. This example does not necessarily suggest that you pay an extra $8,400 for Bull A but it does help explain why a sire’s genetic potential is such an important factor when selecting bulls to purchase. Purchasing a bull is a long-term investment that has great influence on your herd’s productivity. Consider all the factors when you decide to purchase a bull. Remember as well that EPDs of different breeds cannot be compared without across breed adjustments being calculated.

Take the time and do the math. Good bulls don’t cost…. but rather they pay you back big in the long run.

Note: Frank Padilla is the director of breed promotion for the American Gelbvieh Association. He can be reached at [email protected] or 303-465-2333.

Trait Birth Weight (BW)

Weaning Weight (WW)

Yearling Weight (YW) Milk

Gelbvieh Breed Averages 1.2 38 72 16

Bull A 1.0 50 90 22

Bull B 1.0 30 60 12

Table 1. Sire A and B’s EPDs Compared with Gelbvieh Breed’s Average

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