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It is a great time to be in the
cattle business even though we
are being affected by various
weather patterns. We know that
rain will come and it appears
beef prices will remain strong
due to lower cattle inventory.
A major change has occurred
as the Red Angus and Simmen-
tal Associations have joined
forces to create the first true
multi-breed sire evaluation.
Over the past several years we
have published Red Angus
EPDs and SM EPDs in our sale
catalog. For years, many of our
customers have wanted to com-
pare the EPDs of our sale bulls
across breeds. That wish has
become reality; the growth and
carcass EPDs (BW, WW, YW,
Milk, Marbling, YG, CW, REA
and Fat) of all animals in this
years sale offering can be di-
rectly compared. Because Red
Angus and Simmental EPDS are
now presented on the same base,
producers will no longer have to
calculate adjustments as they
move between breed or hybrids
of both breeds.
To help buyers familiarize
themselves with the new multi-
breed EPD base, we have pre-
sented the following percentile
rank tables. If you have been
buying cattle in the top 25% of
the population for certain traits,
the percentile rank tables will
help ensure you maintain the
same level of performance. The
percentile tables show how vari-
ous levels of expected progeny
performance compare within
Red Angus, Simmental and
SimAngus Hybrid populations.
If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to call me
at 620-525-6632.
Understanding the Percentile Ranks of the 2016 Sale Offering
