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Professional Bull

Buyers Guide

How to read this catalog 1 LCOC PROPHET X432B 9 Scores 17
Nt Reg 1 9/18/14 3 A 5 P 7 Pen: Act BW 86 11
1. Reg#: the registration number of the animal. NotReg 56B 44C2 BLK 4 B 6 HEN 8 10
means the animal is not registered. Pending means
that a registration number has been applied for, but Hooks Trinity 9T C. Ease *** 12
was not issued at the time of catalog printing.
Leachman Prophet J030Z Growth ***** 13
2. Brd: breed of the animal if two breeds or less are LCoC Isabel UG390 Maternal ***** 14
involved. If more than two breeds are in the animal,
then the composition shows the percent British and 33 TES MULTIPLE SIRE STABILIZER Feed/Carc ***** 15
the percent Continental, i.e. 58B 42C means 58% Brit-
ish and 42% Continental. TES STABILIZER WX615 Phenotype **** 16
LCC ST NX355 32 3.0
FT Disposition
BW WW YW MI IMF REA MWT F/G Intake YHT SCR

-1.2 18 65 19 110 20 22 210.32 220.74 213 223 2-40.29 25 5 266.22 2736.8228
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$Ranch $49 3% 29 $Feeder $122 $Profit $15,236 0.2% 31
0.3%

#2 $Profit, #7 $Feeder, #2 WW, Top 1% YW, Top 10% REA, Top 1% F:G.

3. DOB: date of birth one star bulls are as growthy as any bull in America 20
years ago.
4. Color: BLK = black, BWF = black white face, BBF = black
brockle face, RED = red, RWF = red white face, WHT = 13 . Maternal: This is an estimate of maternal efficiency,
white. NOT milk. It includes cow size, milk, fertility, and
growth. The bulls are scored from one star to five
5. Mating type: E = embryo transplant, A = via artificial stars. Five star bulls will produce some of the most
insemination, N = natural service profitable cows in the industry if you sell calves at

6. Sex: B = Bull, H = Female weaning.

7. P = polled. S = scurred. H = horned. 14. Feedlot: This looks at all of the post weaning traits
8. Cooperator herd where the bull was raised. including gain, conversion, carcass weight, and carcass
9. Pen where the bull is located. merit. Scored from one star to five stars, where five
10. Genetic Defect codes - a C appended to the end stars would produce maximum overall value in your
feeder calves.
denotes carrier and an F denotes tested free and P
denotes possible but untested. 15. Phenotype: A combination of eye appeal and overall
NH - Neuropathic Hydrocephalus kind. Scored from one star to five stars. Five star bulls
AM - Arthrogryposis Multiplex are the best phenotypic bulls in the sale (in our opin-
CA - Contractural Arachnodactyly ion)! Two star bulls are less attractive visually than
OS - Osteopetrosis average.
DD -Developmental Duplication
16. Disposition: Our traditional score of 1 – 5 on dis-
Phenotype Scores to Make Bull Buying Easier: position. Score 5 bulls are bulls you can walk up to
11. C. Ease: Calving Ease is the predicted calving ease if and touch. Score 3 is about average historically for
Leachman bulls. However, we are making a concerted
you use the bull on heifers. If there is a number in the effort to improve disposition, so most bulls score 3 or
brown box, this indicates the breed calculated calving higher. The bulls scored 2.5 or 2 are nervous and do
ease direct EPD. In addition, we provide our Leach- not like to be in close quarters with people on foot –
man estimated calving star system. but they are great for big range operations.

***** The easiest calving bulls in the industry. 17. Actual birth weight. This is not adjusted for age of the
**** Use on smaller heifers with minimal assistance dam.
needed EPDs/ABCs
*** Use on larger heifers with some assistance
expected. Breed Association EPDs (Expected Progeny Differences)
are listed for all registered animals. Leachman ABCs
12. Growth: This is a score from one star to five stars, (Across Breed Comparisons) are listed for all un-regis-
where five stars means maximum growth. Even the tered animals. All ABCs are on an Angus base and can

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