hornedfrogbbq
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It seems to me that the "EPD arms race" may have changed a bit. The all-mighty $B is no longer king. It seems like seed stock producers chased it to the detriment of moderate size, milk and high fertility. The cow/calf operator knows where he makes his money and his costs or he isn't in this business that long.
Ten X and some of the early big EPD bulls have had sons that refine some of their faults and we continue to make some strides but the rapid change in EPD's from 10 years ago seems to have slowed to us. The Angus Association isn't meaning to keep the EPD's in the smoke but their recent move to the one-step process changed the EPD set fairly significantly.
We still see some folks chasing the Byergo Magic's of the world but more and more we are seeing the heavy sales from ABS and others in the less high $B but more well rounded sires. Mill Bar Hickok, Tour of Duty, Hoover Dam, Basin Payweight, Rampage, Bruiser etc. While these all have good $B, they are not leading in that catagory. They are more focused on maternal and efficiency with added growth.
Where do you all see this going? Which bulls will sell the most semen in 2018? Obviously that doesn't mean they are the best bulls but I'm wondering where you all see the industry moving. It seems to us that the seed stock producers are going to a more balanced trait bull. They still throw the circus bull in there with stupid numbers (and maybe many physical faults) but for the most part, it seems to me that the industry is moving more moderate?
Ten X and some of the early big EPD bulls have had sons that refine some of their faults and we continue to make some strides but the rapid change in EPD's from 10 years ago seems to have slowed to us. The Angus Association isn't meaning to keep the EPD's in the smoke but their recent move to the one-step process changed the EPD set fairly significantly.
We still see some folks chasing the Byergo Magic's of the world but more and more we are seeing the heavy sales from ABS and others in the less high $B but more well rounded sires. Mill Bar Hickok, Tour of Duty, Hoover Dam, Basin Payweight, Rampage, Bruiser etc. While these all have good $B, they are not leading in that catagory. They are more focused on maternal and efficiency with added growth.
Where do you all see this going? Which bulls will sell the most semen in 2018? Obviously that doesn't mean they are the best bulls but I'm wondering where you all see the industry moving. It seems to us that the seed stock producers are going to a more balanced trait bull. They still throw the circus bull in there with stupid numbers (and maybe many physical faults) but for the most part, it seems to me that the industry is moving more moderate?