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EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES
CALVING EASE DIRECT (CED) is the difference in percentage of unassisted births when a sire is bred to first-calf heifers when com
pared o progeny of other isres. A higher number is desirable.
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW) is reported in pounds as the difference in average weight of progeny compared to that of other sires.
YEARLING WEIGHT (YW) is reported in pounds and predicts the difference in weight of progeny averaged at 365-days of age to
calves of other sires.
MILK (M) predicts the sire’s gene c merit for milking ability as expressed in his daughters compared to daughters of other sires.
Milk accounts for the part of a calf’s weaning weight a ributed to milking ability of the dam.
TOTAL MATERNAL (TM) is reported in pounds as a reflec on of a sire’s daughters milking ability and growth poten al of their
calves when compared to other sire’s daughters. It is equal to the Milk EPD plus on half of the WW EPD.
CALVING EASE MATERNAL (CEM) is the difference in percentage of unassisted births of a sire’s daughters as first-calf heifers when
compared to daughters of other sires. A higher number is desirable.
SCROTAL CIRCUMFERENCE (SC) is reported in cen meters and predicts the difference in yearling scrotal circumference of a bull’s
male progeny compared to sons of other sires.
U.S. RIBEYE AREA (REA) is reported in square inches as the predic on of difference in square inch ribeye area of a bull’s beef
bound progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
U.S. FAT THICKNESS (FT) is reported in inches as the predic on in difference of fat thickness on a carcass when measured between
the 12th and 13th ribs of a bull’s beef bound progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
U.S. INTRAMUSCULAR FAT (IMF) is reported in decimal terms represen ng percentage of intra-muscular fat, which is highly corre-
lated with USDA marbling score, a major determinant of USDA quality grade. As with all EPD’s, the absolute value has no inherent
relevance, but is used to compare one sire to another.
HEIFER PREGNANCY (HP) is reported in percen le units and represents the probability of a sire’s daughters becoming pregnant
during their first breeding season compared to daughters of other sires.
STAYABILITY (STAY) is reported in percen le units and represents the probability that a cow will have five consecu ve calves com-
pared to her yearling contemporaries.
MATURE COW WEIGHT (MCW), expressed in pounds, is a predictor of the difference in mature cow weight of a sire’s daughters
when compared to daughters of other sires.
TERMINAL INDEX (TI) is a bio-economic index which considers six growth and carcass-related traits, each trait weighted according
to its heritability and exonomic importance in a feedlot situa on with carcasses valued by weight, yield, and quality grade. The
value is expressed in standard devia on terms, which can be difficult to comprehend. IBBA advises breeders to evaluate the per-
cen le rank rather than the actual index value.
FERTILITY INDEX (FI) is a bio-economic index which considers six traits, each trait weighted according to its heritaabilnd economic
importance in a cow-calf enterprise. The value is expressed in standard devia on terms, which can be difficult to comprehend.
IBBA advises breeders to evaluate the percen le rank rather than the actual index value.
BREED BACK (BB) is the probability that a cow will calve as a
three-year-old given that she calved first as a two-year-old. 14 LCF 23D5 WARRIOR 30L
NUMBER OF CALVES (NC) measures the number of calves a Reg. #: PHN: Birthdate: P/S: Genera on
cow has up to 7 1/2 years of age. The unit of measurement R10554145 30L 02/18/2023 P 7th Gen.
is the actual number of calves. Twins count as one calf. This
trait is expressed later in life but is highly correlated with 15 EPD’s in Top 50%. ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
DATA
AFC (Age at First Calving) and BB which are expressed early Check him and his EPD’sout. You will like him! BW 53 lbs.
Used him on small group of Heifers.
in life. 205 WT 569 lbs.
PERCETILE RANK (TOP) Based on percentages, percen le TCB CATAWBA WARRIOR R532 365 WT 1,088 lbs.
rank indicates where a bull’s EPD ranks him in the en re SIRE: LCF CATAWBA WARRIOR 23D5 ADG 3.89
popula on of his respec ve breed. In all cases in this sire LCF MS ONLINE 23B8 8/22/20245

directory, the bulls are compared to “ac ve sires,” or sires LCF HULK 21A3 S.C. 45 cm.
who have had progeny registered with IBBA recently. DAM: SLCF MS 21A3 HULK 3OE1
BIRTH WEIGHT (BW) is recorded in actual pounds of weight SVF MS 99P 30S6
measured within 24 hours of birth of the sire listed. CED BW WW YW M TM CEM SC REA
WEANING WEIGHT (WW) is recorded in actual pounds of 13 -3.7 30 67 14 29 3.63 0.61 0.16
weight measured, averaged to 205 days of age, of the sire TOP: 1% 2% 25% 10% 10% 10% 505 40% 60%
listed. FT IMF HP STAY MCW TI FI BB NC
YEARLING WEIGHT (YW) is recorded in actual pounds of 0.009 0.07 5.24 2.19 -3.13 3.35 4.21 0.6 0.12
weight measured, averaged to 365 days of age, of the sire TOP: 30% 40% 40% 15% 35% 40% 45%
listed.
SCROTAL CURCUMFERENCE (SC) is recorded in cen meters All EPD’s given throughout this catalog are the most
measured at me of current semen test. current numbers available at the me of our catalog
being produced and forma ed.
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