$W ?

[Stocker Steve]

Watched some herd mate angus heifer calves sell. The $W epd values were pretty consistent. A few were a bit higher, $10 at most, and the price on these heifers jumped $700 to $800. Does this make economic sense, or are some folks just focused on buying the "best" ?

 

[RanchMan90]

What weight?

 

[Son of Butch]

Kind of depends on $10 over what?
$W 41 is in bottom 40% and $W 51 jumps you to top 33%
But $600 premium on low accuracy epds isn't worth it to me until upper ranges

 

[Stocker Steve]

What weight?

850#

 

[Stocker Steve]

premium on low accuracy epds isn't worth it to me until upper ranges

What is upper range on $W ?

 

[Son of Butch]

top 1% $80+
top 5% $70
top 15% 60

 

[Hogtiming]

I wish I could find good heifers for less then a $ a pound. They have got high here

 

[Stocker Steve]

top 1% $80+
top 5% $70
top 15% 60

OK.

What can a commercial cattlemen afford to pay for + $60 W ?

 

[Kcarr]

That seems like a big jump for just 10 $w though it depends where in the scale, where that base price was, what the other epds were, whether they were 50k tested(makes the epds somewhat more reliable), etc.

For instance BW plays into the %w and often have more effect on price than it probably should. Also, we're the other dollar indexes similar on these animals?