The Leachman Spring Sale 2022

Leachman - Zoetis Update:

In a study involving 2,428 steers and heifers fed at Lincoln County Feed Yard, Zoetis provided Inherit Select DNA tests. Then, carcass data was collected. The individual EPDs accurately predicted chang- es in ribeye area, marbling, % premium quality grades, backfat, and carcass weight. This happened despite the cattle coming from 19 herds and 11 states. The cattle were harvested from 6/1/19 to 8/1/20 at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, CO. The cattle were then priced on a fixed market and grid. Large scale commercial validation proves that $Feeder works!

Avg. Actual Carcass Weight

Average Actual Marb Score

Upper 2/3 Choice & Higher

Average Actual BackFat

Average Grid Value

$Feeder Percentiles # Head

Average $Feeder

Average Actual REA

Choice & Higher

Percent Prime

Average $ cwt

10% 255 20% 242 30% 243 40% 243 50% 243 60% 243 70% 243 80% 243 90% 243 100% 230

178 138 119 102

906 901 897 901 901 903 893 890 881 862

14.9 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.3 14.5 14.5 14.1

582 566 551 542 523 510 524 508 491 488

96.7% 41.0% 19.7% 0.624 $181.97 95.0% 40.9% 19.7% 0.659 $180.74 94.8% 29.0% 16.4% 0.666 $179.20 91.8% 26.3% 9.1% 0.663 $178.03 91.7% 20.7% 9.1% 0.655 $178.40 86.9% 18.9% 7.8% 0.680 $177.51 89.3% 19.3% 5.8% 0.683 $177.25 87.2% 15.3% 5.4% 0.676 $177.18 80.3% 13.5% 4.5% 0.647 $176.59 80.6% 10.3% 4.5% 0.688 $175.69

$1,648 $1,627 $1,606 $1,604 $1,606 $1,603 $1,581 $1,576 $1,555 $1,513

88 74 61 47 27

-11

Top 10% v Bot 10%

188

44

0.8

94

16.1% 30.7% 15.1% -0.064 $6.28

$135

The index successfully showed a value difference of $135 per head between the animals in the top 10% for $Feeder Index (at $178) and those in the bottom 10% (at -$11 $Feeder). While individual feed intake data is not available, we believe that it would have shown additional value differences in favor of the index.

Imagine the feeders that you can build with Leachman’s top bulls!

The AVERAGE 2022 Spring Sale bull at Leachman Scores $187 on $Feeder. This equates to the top 100 animals in the study.

Their data was impressive:

Carcass Weight: 912 lbs. Ribeye Area: 15.2 square inches Choice & Higher Marbling: 96% Upper 2/3 Choice & Higher: 43% Prime quality grade: 24% These cattle earned a $74 grid premium over the average cattle in the study.

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