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Lot 318 - SydGen MO Blackbird GA 1079
SydGen Blackbird GA 051
Dam of Liberty
Dam of Lots 76, 190, 318
and 319
Grandam of Lots 320-323
and many more
I+5 .05 +2.4 .38 +46 .30 +94
.30
I+1.14 .05 +23
+23.25
+74.53
+10.2 I+10 +29
CED
BW
WW
YW
SC
DOC HP CEM MILK
$W
$B
SydGen MO Blackbird GA 1079
Birth Date: 1-6-2011
Cow +16904416
Tattoo: 1079
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Big, deep-ribbed female that posts Marbling EPD and $B value in the
top 10% of non-parents, and the fourth highest $B value of the bred
heifer division.
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Maternal brother, SydGen Liberty GA 8627, was the top-selling bull
of the 2009 Fall Sale Season at $48,000 to Wiederstein Pure Angus
Genetics, and now a featured sire in the ORIgen marketing network.
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Maternal brother in the 2011 sale scanned the highest %IMF of the fall
bull division, selling to Brandt Angus Farm, Corning, IA, while another
brother brought $4,500 in the bull calf division to Bernard and Carla
Taylor, Houston, MO.
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Other maternal brothers have sold to Gerald Dick, Bunceton, MO and
Novinger Farms, Kirksville, MO, while a maternal sister went to Mark
Satterfield in Arkansas.
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Bred April 22, 2012 to SydGen Success 9253. Exposed April 30 to June
1, 2012
to SydGen Reward 1373. Preg check indicates conception on
April 22.
#
+SAF Connection
#
+SVF Gdar 216 LTD
SydGen Contact
+SAF Royal Queen 5084
14088423
+SAF Forever Lady 0020
SAF Hi Choice
GDAR Forever Lady 246
#
+EXAR New Look 2971
#
Bon View New Design 1407
SydGen Blackbird GA 051
N Bar Primrose 2424
+15297249
SAF Blackbird 6028
#
+SVF Hi Road
+SAF Blackbird 3042
5-100
5-105
4-108
14-104
14-100
14-100
14-86
BWR
WWR
YWR
IMF
UREA
RBFT
RPFT
Dam
Progeny
Record
318
CW
MARB
RE
FAT
+27
+.77
+.36
-.006
I+6 .05 +2.3 .37 +52 .29 +104 .29 I+.47 .05 +10
+24.41
+78.46
+10.8 I+10 +29
CED
BW
WW
YW
SC
DOC HP CEM MILK
$W
$B
SydGen MO Blackbird GA 1302
Birth Date: 2-15-2011
Cow +16908709
Tattoo: 1302
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This flush sister to the fall bull featured as Lot 76 posts the top $B
value, top RADG and the top HP EPD of the entire bred heifer division.
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She is a maternal sister to Lot 318 and a flush sister to Lot 190.
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Bred April 12, 2012 to SydGen Straight Up 8998. Exposed April 30 to
May 25, 2012 to SydGen PH Verdict S/C. Preg check indicates concep-
tion on April 12.
#
B/R Destination 727-928
#
B/R Destination 727
SydGen 928 Destination 5420
B/R Blackcap Empress 558
+15030205
+Shady Brook Entense 76D 29H #Sitz Traveler 9929
+BT Everelda Entense 76D
#
+EXAR New Look 2971
#
Bon View New Design 1407
SydGen Blackbird GA 051
N Bar Primrose 2424
+15297249
SAF Blackbird 6028
#
+SVF Hi Road
+SAF Blackbird 3042
5-100
5-105
4-108
14-104
14-100
14-100
14-86
BWR
WWR
YWR
IMF
UREA
RBFT
RPFT
Dam
Progeny
Record
319
CW
MARB
RE
FAT
+37
+.59
+.53
-.008
Cowboy Logic #101
“
A contemporary group is a set of animals that have had an equal
opportunity to perform: same sex, managed alike, and exposed to the
same environmental conditions and feed resources. Contemporary
groups are the cornerstone of genetic evaluation. They are the best
way to account for environmental effects so that remaining differences
among animals may be attributed to genetics, ultimately resulting in
expected progeny differences (EPDs).”
---
Dr. Sally Northcutt, Director of Genetic Research,
American Angus Association
We take proper contemporary grouping very seriously at SydGen.
We try to keep our contemporary groups as large as our pastures
and facilities allow, and run them as “same sex” pastures whenever
possible. It is every Angus breeder’s responsibility to do the most ac-
curate job possible turning in data, and proper contemporary grouping
is the very most basic concept for National Cattle Evaluation.
We now have six $Value Indexes available on Angus cattle. The
newest, $Weaning, is a measure of the economic impact of four
primary areas affecting animals from birth through weaning.
Those four areas are birth weight, weaning weight, maternal
milk, and mature cow size. It assumes an 80-20 mix of cows
to heifers. $Feedlot is a measure of the value associated with
post-weaning growth. $Grid is actually a combination of $Qual-
ity and $Yield Grade, and is a measure of total end product
value, using ultrasound and carcass data when both are avail-
able. $B is a combination of $F and $G into a terminal value
post-weaning. These indexes combine EPD values together to
measure their combined economic impact on a dollars per head
basis.
With any index, there are assumptions made which may or may
not fit your particular operation. For instance, if you are going
to use a bull on cows only, the bias toward lower BW in the $W
index may not be needed. If the bull is going to be used solely
on heifers, you may need more bias toward lower birth weights.
If you have unlimited feed resources, the bias toward smaller
mature size in the $W index may not be needed.
The same holds true for particular carcass traits. If you have
feedlot and kill data on your cattle, you can fine-tune your
growth and carcass trait needs more accurately with individual
EPDs than with the $B index. More information on the $Values
is available at
.
The $Value Indexes
