Gerlach Cattle Company consigns top-indexing Simmental Bull at Midland

Gerlach Cattle Company of Winslow, Ill. consigned the only Simmental bull at this year’s Midland Bull Test, which will sell on April 3 during the 2025 Midland Bull Test Final Sort Sale. 

Group 2 Simmental Bulls ADG, WDA, Eff, MBT Index

Lot 601 was sired by THSF Lover Boy B33 and had an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.32, as well as a weight per day of age (WDA) of 2.93.

This bull also had an Efficiency (Eff) of 102 and a Midland Bull Test (MBT) Index of 103, as well as EPDs of BW 1.5, WW 80, YW 119, M 24 and RFI -0.20. 

Midland Bull Test Awards

Sale bulls in each breed qualify for Midland Bull Test Performance Awards based on performance, semen evaluation and soundness. Breeds with less than 30 head and all fall bulls qualify for honors as the MBT High Indexing Bull and High Efficiency Bull.

As of March 9, pending semen results and registration documents, lot 601 was the High Indexing Simmental Bull with a MBT of 103 and the High Efficiency Simmental Bull with an Eff of 102.

This set of Simmental bulls will sell at the Midland Bull Test Final Sort Sale on April 3 in Columbus, Mont. To view the test results in their entirety, visit midlandbulltest.com.