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FALL BULLS
★ ★ A big framed stretchy CC&7 son that has the look of his dam! K421 is a full brother
to herd sire Hoover Carbon Copy. Read about Carbon Copy on page 4 of our sire
directory.
★ ★ Four flush mate sisters to K421 were born in 2011, with K421 being the only bull. One
flush mate sells as a feature fall bred heifer, lot 206, the #1 ET weaning weight heifer
and #2 yearling weight heifer.Another flush mate selling, lot 207, was the #2 weaning
weight heifer calf and #1 yearling weight heifer! True growth genetics!
★ ★ Pathfinder dam Z99 has been flushed more than any other cow in the herd because
she is a superior cow. Z99 has three times raised the #1 adjusted weaning weight
bull or heifer calf of the entire crop (non-ET), and more recently, two of her ET
progeny have topped the ET heifer weaning weight divisions in the fall of 2011 and
spring of 2012.
★ ★ Z99 reins as the 2nd high indexing cow of the Hoover cow herd with 5-117 WR (three
sets of twins are excluded from her BW, WW, and YW ratios by the AAA).
★ ★ Z99 has long held the title of “Ribeye Queen” at Hoover Angus. Her 8 daughters
have averaged a 12.6” ribeye, her 4 sons a 15.6” ribeye. Breed average for heifers
is 9.67”, bulls is 12.41”.
★ ★ Z99’s individual performance: WW 754 lbs., WR 118, YW 1082 lbs., YR 115, IMF
3.96, ratio 96, ribeye 14.0”, ratio 119.
★ ★ Both Z99 and her dam V47 are superior uddered cows – I cannot find one way to
fault either cow’s udder. V47 is still working in the herd today at 13 years of age. She
is the base for added frame, length, and ribeye in this pedigree.
★ ★ Pathfinder V47 has three times weaned the #2 adjusted weaning weight bull or
heifer calf of the crop. Volumes more could be written about this cow family!
★ ★ Eight Pathfinders are found in K421’s pedigree, and that will tick up to 9 once CC&7
makes the report.
★ ★ Recommended for use on cows. K421 has the biggest Ribeye EPD among the fall
bulls and ties with the top Docility EPD!
Hoover CC&7 K421
Reg. +17238177 Tattoo: L/R K421 8/10/2011
SVF Gdar 216 LTD #
S A F Connection # S A F Royal Queen 5084
SYDGEN C C & 7 SydGen 1407 Corona 2016
SydGen Forever Lady 4087 S A F Forever Lady 8292
S A F Neutron #
S A Neutron 377 # S A Queen Susan 102 #
KEYMURA KATY Z99 # H&K Dark Star M163 #
Keymura Katy V47 # Keymura Katy J213
BW +2.0
WW +55 10%
Milk +35 1%
YW +98 15%
DOC +29 1%
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Bull
CW +33 15% Marb. +.21 RE +.86 2% FAT -.031 2%
$W +30.35 20% $F +37.04 2% $G +27.47 $B +67.61 20%
Scr. +.81 30% CED +2 CEM +5 $EN -22.38
Dam’s Production: IMF Ratios 12-94 RE Ratios 12-108
BWR 5-111 WWR 5-117 YWR 4-110
Sons @ Auction: 3-$9500 Daughters @ Auction: 1-$12,000 Daughters In Herd: 3-99
Grandam’s Production: Sons @ Auction: 4-$2725 Daughters @ Auction: 3-$2500
BWR 11-104 WWR 11-109 YWR 9-105
BW Adj. 205/ Adj. 365/ % IMF/ Adj. RE/ Rib Fat/ Rump Fat/ Scrotal
WR YR Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio
67 706/98 1298/103 2.64/81 13.8/99 .16/76 .17/59 38
Embryo Transfer at Hoover Angus
Genetic advancement at Hoover Angus is one of our
top priorities, as well as providing our customers the most
information possible to select the genetics that will best fit their
unique situation. We also strive to educate our customers
about how to utilize the information provided – we realize there
are “lots of numbers” in this catalog. In this light, we find it
appropriate to briefly discuss how to best compare and select
genetics when both ET and non-ET animals are offered.
Do NOT compare actual/adjusted weights and measures
of ET vs. non-ET animals. Actual weights of ET calves can
be highly variant depending upon the recipient dam – her in
utero environment and milking ability, for example. By the same
token, it is not safe to compare actual birth weights and weaning
weights among ET contemporaries. DO compare EPDs of ET
vs. non-ET cattle for the most accurate selection.
All ET calves at Hoover Angus are born to a registered
Angus recipient. This is significant – compared to the large
majority of ET progeny that are born to commercial recipients,
calves by registered Angus recipients receive much higher
accuracy EPDs rather than Interim (.05 accuracy, strict average
of sire and dam) EPDs. This is because the American Angus
Association uses a 3-parent model (sire, dam, and recip)
for calculating EPDs of ET calves out of registered Angus
recipients AND takes into account the animal’s individual
performance compared to its contemporaries. This allows our
customers better odds of proper selection. Furthermore, ET
calves by registered Angus recipients in proper contemporary
groups among other ET calves will generate ratios, whereas
traditional ET calves by commercial recipients will ratio 100 for
each trait measured.
Typically, flush mates will look similar. However, just as
all brothers and sisters in your family do not look alike, all flush
mates will not look alike. If you are striving for a uniform calf
crop, using bulls that are flush mates generally have greater
odds of achieving this goal.
We have selected donors that stand out for their production
and fertility. At Hoover Angus, our donor dams are working cows,
not in perpetual donor status. We will “steal a flush” from our
donors prior to breeding them right back to have their own natural
calf on a regular yearly interval. This way, we can continue to
evaluate traits such as udder quality as cows mature.
All embryos are implanted on-site at Hoover Angus, and all
donors and recips have been bred, born and raised at Hoover
Angus. Our closed cow herd minimizes disease exposure.
ET animals are designated by the (+) symbol proceeding
their registration number. At Hoover Angus, all ET calves and
their recip dams have been handled similarly to non-ET calves
from conception to present. Dam’s production listed in this
catalog for each ET animal is that of the donor dam. The AAA
includes a donor’s ET calves in her IMF and RE ratios, but NOT
in her BWR, WWR, and YWR data.
Hoover Angus would like to thank our customers
who have supported us over the past 85 years in
the Angus business. Dollars you spend at Hoover
Angus currently supports three generations of
our family – a family who has made a living off
the land for the past 157 years. We’re not vested
in other industries – Angus cattle are our sole
livelihood. The cattle pay the bills. THANK YOU to
our customers for allowing us to continue doing
what we do best!
One of the favorite topics this past fall and winter has
been calf prices – numerous reports of customers
selling calves for over $1000/calf has been rewarding!
Repeat customer Randy Pendleton visited the farm to
look at sale cattle the other day. He had recently sold
calves for $1150 per head. With those type of prices,
it took just over 6 calves to pay for his $7000 Hoover
bull purchased in 2012. Randy is very pleased with his
$7000 bull, and noted, “Most people don’t realize the
true value of buying a better bull – 50 pounds more
weaning weight per calf is a big pay difference with calf
prices the way they are today!”
Udder of
Keymura Katy V47
Grandam of Lot 91
Photo taken at 9 years of age