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document to the feedlot man- bull battery, I’m buying bet- The Midwest Cattleman · September 15, 2022 · P33
ager. ter bulls.”
“I publish all of my bull In the beginning, Martin Adding Marbling tremendous poundage from
data, so they know the EPDs admits he was just selling a “Pounds sell, but quality weaning on up. They’ve got
of the bull, and of course, hoofed animal. But about 10 pounds sell better,” states great gains. Unfortunately,
they have the calves on the years ago, he decided to try to Martin. I don’t have the quality that
ground. They watch them take advantage of some of the During his evolution from I want, so now I’m trying to
from a health point of view, quality premiums available, a producer of commodity beef put a better quality calf out
and they watch them from a so he began using a multiple only, to a premium beef sup- there, which basically says
gain point of view. Then, they EPD sire selection criterion. plier, Martin recognized he marbling.”
know the U.S. Premium “I used to buy 190 TSIs, had met his quantity goals. Martin knows he doesn’t
Beef grid, and that basical- then I bought 200s. Now I’m Now, he seeks for quality have the marbling he needs
ly says ‘Hey, here’s a guy that buying 205s, 208s and try- pounds. because he knows his num-
has a good solid disease pre- ing to get that terminal sire “Most of the market is bers. From April to May of
vention program and here’s index up into the 208, 210 pounds, so naturally I want- 2017, 67 percent of the calves
a guy that knows bulls and area. Of course I’m a com- ed to start on the quantity CRI fed graded Choice or
knows the EPDs of the bulls mercial guy, so I’ve got to see side,” he says. “Charolais has higher. But only 22 percent of
and how to put a bull on the this stuff be economically vi- a tremendous ability to put Martin’s calves graded that
ground that will produce a able,” he clarifies. beef on the ground—their continued on page 34
calf that will gain and pro-
duce on the grid,’” says Mar-
tin.
Besides recording all WHY ARE WE STILL HERE AFTER MORE THAN 25 YEARS?
known data about his cat-
tle, Martin dips a toe into
the seedstock pond by par-
entage testing his calves. He
wants to know which bulls
are working the best, and he
wants to see his EPDs work
economically.
“I am proving my bull herd
over time,” he says. “Every
time I need to replenish my

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