5 Star Rating System
Simplifying our data for a better user experience.
As we continue to track more and more metrics on our cattle, our goal is to provide our customers with the most accurate data possible, along with the easiest way to use it to select for profit-driven cattle.
The more stars a bull has, the greater genetic improvement you can expect in his calves in the following areas:
Calving Ease:
Use the Calving Ease 5 Star Guide to select for reduced calving difficulties and calf vigor:
***** Use on all Heifers and Cows
**** Use on Mature Heifers and Cows
*** Use on Mature Cows
** Use on Mature Cows
* Use on Large Frame Mature Cows
Use the Performance 5 Star Guide to select bulls to add more weaning and yearling growth.
Performance:
Use the Maternal 5 Star Guide to select bulls to produce better replacement females based on udder quality, teat placement and structure, cow longevity, stayability and mothering ability.
Maternal:
Use the Efficiency 5 Star Guide to make efficiency improvements in both the cow herd and feeder pen by reducing cow herd feed consumption, increasing summer grazing density and improving feedyard F:G and profit. Individual animal Residual Feed Intake (RFI) and feed to gain metrics are used, along with metrics from our cow herd collected during low quality winter feeding conditions.
Efficiency:
Use the Carcass 5 Star Guide to make genetic improvement to the carcass quality of future feeder calves. All sale bulls have been scanned for marbling, ribeye area and rib fat, and then benchmarked within our herd. YV feeders steers and heifer kill data with known sires have added to our in-herd benchmarking.
Carcass: