Salers bulls post impressive data during 2018 Midland Bull Test
Lots 900 through 961 at Midland Bull Test represented an outstanding class of Salers bulls, split into two groups based on their purebred status. Those bulls 75 percent purebred and great were represented by the Green Tag category, and those with less than 75 percent purebred Salers genetics were put in the Purple Tag category.
The Salers bulls will sell on April 5, following the Herefords, and the top-performing bulls, along with their data, is provided below.
Green Tag ADG leaders
Lot 932, consigned by Elk Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. and sired by Big Sky Revelation 40B, has a final ADG of 3.81 and ADG ratio of 117. The bull also has EPDs of BW 2.7, WW 65, YW 104, M 26, RFI -1.56, Eff 105 and MBT 113.
Next, lot 956 has a final ADG of 3.75 and ADG ratio of 116. The son of Bodines Andrew C376 was consigned by Bodine’s 9th Ave Cattle Company of Voltaire, N.D. has a WDA of 3.31 and EPDs of BW 4.5, BW 64, YW 117, M 25, RFI 0.77, Eff 99 and MBT 108.
Bodine’s 9th Ave Cattle Company also consigned the third and fourth placing bulls in the category, lots 959 and 952, respectively, which were both sired by Keys Rockstar 95X.
Lot 959 has a final ADG of 3.6 and ADG ratio of 111, as well as a WDA of 3.11 and EPDs of BW 3.4, WW 54, YW 96, M 19, RFI 0.46, Eff 103 and MBT 105.
Lot 952 has a final ADG of 3.57 and ADG ratio of 111, as well as EPDs of BW 4.7, WW 54, YW 95, M 25, RFI 3.26, Eff 95 and MBT 103, and a WDA of 3.09.
Rounding out the top five, Ahtanum Valley Salers of Yakima, Wash. consigned lot 900, which posted a final ADG of 3.53 and ADG ratio of 109. The son of Mac Crosstrain 46C has EPDs of BW 2.1, WW 47, YW 93, M 26, RFI -2.01, Eff 109 and MBT 107.
Purple Tag ADG leaders
Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, Neb. also has the top-performing bull in the Purple Tag ADG group, with lot 943. The bull posted a final ADG of 4.18 and ADG ratio 125, as well as a WDA of 3.65. His EPDs are BW 2.0, WW 60, YW 113, M 16, RFI 2.43, Eff 102 and MDT 112. He was sired by ECR Carlos 500C of 48A.
Next, a consignment from Bodine’s 9th Ave Cattle Company from Voltaire, N.D, lot 960, took second high ADG with a final ADG of 4.09, ADG ratio of 122 and WDA of 3.5. The son of Keys Rockstar 95X has EPDs of BW 4.6, WW 66, YW 112, M 18, RFI -1.54, Eff 109 and MBT 113.
Another Elm Creek Ranch consignment, lot 946, has a final ADG of 3.84 and ADG ratio. He is a son of Eathington Sub-Zero, has a WDA of 3.38 and EPDs of BW -1.1, WW 64, YW 108, M 22, RFI 1.17, Eff 97 and MBT 109.
Lot 906 from Ahtanum Valley Salers in Yakima, Wash. tied for fourth and fifth place with Elk Creek Ranch’s lot 942. Both bulls has a final ADG of 3.75 and an ADG ratio of 112.
Lot 906 has EPDs of BW 0.7, WW 45, YW 90, M 20, RFI 1.26, Eff 105 and MBT 106. The son of CTS Remedy 1T01 also has a WDA of 3.19.
Lot 942 is a son of Vision Unanimous 1418, a WDA 3.46 and EPDs of BW 2.4, WW 60, YW 112, M 19, RFI 0.24, Eff 103 and MBT 109.
Green Tag WDA leaders
Lot 932 from Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. also posted the category-high WDA of 3.52. He also posted a final ADG of 3.81, ADG ratio of 117 and was sired by Big Sky Revelation 40B. He has EPDs of BW 2.7, WW 65, YW 104, M 26, RFI -1.65, Eff 105 and MBT 113.
Next lot 938, also from Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. The bull is a son of ECR Cosmo 512 C of 3A is has a WDA of 3.45, as well as a final ADG of 3.29 and ADG ratio of 101. The bull also has EPDs of BW 3.3, WW 57, YW 101, M 22, RFI -1.32, Eff 99 and MBT 106.
Bodine’s 9th Ave Cattle Company of Voltaire, N.D. consigned lot 956, which posted a third-high WDA of 3.31. The son of Bodines Andrew C376 also has a final ADG of 3.75 and ADG ratio of 116, as well as EPDs of BW 4.5, WW 64, YW 117, M 25, RFI 0.77, Eff 99 and MBT 108.
Lot 900, a consignment from Ahtanum Valley Salers of Yakima, Wash., tied for fourth and fifth with a WDA of 3.26. Lot 937 from Elk Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. also had the same WDA.
Lot 900 was consigned by Mac Crosstrain 46C, has a final ADG of 3.53 and ADG ratio of 109. His EPDs are BW 2.1, WW 47, YW 93, M 26, RFI -2.01, Eff 109 and MBT.
Lot 937 has a final ADG of 3.39 and ADG ratio of 104. He has EPDs of BW 2.2, WW 51, YW 93, M 21, RFI 1.54, Eff 91 and MBT 102 and was sired by ECR Cosmo 512 C of 3A.
Purple Tag WDA leaders
The top four placing bulls in the Purple Tag WDA group were consigned by Elm Creek Ranch of Hebron, N.D.
Starting the category was lot 943 with a WDA of 3.65. The bull, a son of ECR Carlos 500s of 48A, has a final ADG of 4.18, an ADG ratio of 125 and EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 60, YW 113, M 16, RFI 2.43, Eff 102 and MDT 112.
A son of AVS Out West 210X posted a WDA of 3.56, earning him second in the category. Lot 935 has a final ADG of 3.73, ADG ratio of 111 and EPDs of BW-0.1, WW 53, YW 100, M 14, RFI 2.23, Eff 90 and MBT 104.
Lot 945 came next with a WDA of 3.54, final ADG of 3.28 and ADG ratio of 98. He has EPDs of BW 0.6, WW 64, YW 119, M 22, RFI 1.39, Eff 102 and MBT 106. He is a son of Connealy Capitalist 028.
Next, lot 934, an AVS Out West son, has a WDA of 3.51, along with a final ADG of 3.26 and ADG ratio of 98. He has EPDs of BW 1.4, WW 61, YW 114, M 20, RFI 2.18, Eff 95 and MBT 103.
Rounding out the category, lot 960 is a Keys Rockstar 95X son from Bodine’s 9th Ave Cattle Company of Voltaire, N.D., with a WDA of 3.5. He has EPDs of BW 4.6, WW 66, YW 112, M 18, RFI -1.54, Eff 109 and MBT 113, a final ADG of 4.09 and ADG ratio of 122.
World Champion Pen of Three
The World Champion Pen of Three Salers comes from Elm Creek Ranch in Hebron, N.D. Lots 943, 932 and 035 have an ADG of 4.18, 3.81 and 3.73, respectively, and WDA of 3.65, 3.52 and 3.56, respectively.
Lot 943 is a son of ECR Carlos 500C of 48A and has EPDs of BW 2.0, WW 60, YW 113, M 16, RFI 2.43, Eff 102 and MBT 112.
Lot 932, sired by Big Sky Revelation 40B, has EPDs of BW 2.7, WW 65, YW 104, M 26, RFI -1.65, Eff 105 and MBT 113, and a son of AVS Out West 210X, lot 935 has EPDs of BW-0.1, WW 53, YW 100, M 14, RFI 2.23, Eff 90 and MBT 104.
Look for the Salers bulls on pages 112-118 in the Midland Bull Test Catalog. Full results are available at midlandbulltest.com.
