Stockton, MO-“The 106th SW MO All Breeds Performance Tested Bull Sale is scheduled for October 27th," says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. The offering consists of 26 bulls, and the breed breakdown includes 23 Angus, 1 Hereford, 1 Gelbvieh and 1 SimAngus. This long-term running sale put on by the SW MO Beef Cattle Improvement Association will be held at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center in Springfield, MO and begin at 7 p.m.
“This sale pays close attention to genomics and performance measurements when developing the offering of bulls,” says Davis. An expected progeny difference (EPD) is a representation of how the bull’s progeny will perform, which represents genetic merit of that bull. Bulls that are consigned to this sale meet performance and EPD standards. Sale bulls must have EPD’s that are above average for their breed in three of six categories. The six categories include calving ease direct, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, marbling, and ribeye area. Furthermore, these bulls are required to be genomic tested which improves the confidence in their genetic merit. Davis suggests that based on the screening process of these bulls that buyers can be confident that they are buying bulls that excel in performance and genetic merit which is important when selecting the next herd sire.
“MU Extension plans to have an educational session and answer questions related to using EPD’s when buying bulls,” says Davis. This session titled “Buying Bulls by the Numbers” will take place prior to the sale at 5:30 p.m. in the sale arena.
For more information on sale bulls look at the catalog online at https://tinyurl.com/5ckrcfpt. For all other questions contact sale manager Chase Hultgren at 417-880-4479.
