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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1836232" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>EPD's are a tool. And you have to look at them for a while before you go to a sale really. So much like what Ken says to consider. They had one new bull come on the scene in the Angus I was so excited about seeing how he turned out. And at the first sale I saw one of his calves, I was very disappointed because they had him ranked higher than any bull across the board on his EPD's. But he was only a 2 year old. I knew that those numbers had to be inflated, but goodness, some had to be true. But they AI'ed a cow that was close to his EPD's, and the bull calf did not exceed my expectations. The bull calf dropped numbers so I had to think that numbers were inflated on this new bull they were advertising. I am anxious to see what his numbers drop to after this first season of calves. I meant to find out what the calf sold for as I know how those auctioneers can build up the lowest EPD bull in history in the sale and make you think he will produce the heaviest crop ever recorded. </p><p></p><p>So study those EPD's and the percentages of what is real and what is assumed. Then when you start going through the sale books, it will be real easy for you to see it all. Difficult to go to a sale and not know what you are looking at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1836232, member: 637"] EPD's are a tool. And you have to look at them for a while before you go to a sale really. So much like what Ken says to consider. They had one new bull come on the scene in the Angus I was so excited about seeing how he turned out. And at the first sale I saw one of his calves, I was very disappointed because they had him ranked higher than any bull across the board on his EPD's. But he was only a 2 year old. I knew that those numbers had to be inflated, but goodness, some had to be true. But they AI'ed a cow that was close to his EPD's, and the bull calf did not exceed my expectations. The bull calf dropped numbers so I had to think that numbers were inflated on this new bull they were advertising. I am anxious to see what his numbers drop to after this first season of calves. I meant to find out what the calf sold for as I know how those auctioneers can build up the lowest EPD bull in history in the sale and make you think he will produce the heaviest crop ever recorded. So study those EPD's and the percentages of what is real and what is assumed. Then when you start going through the sale books, it will be real easy for you to see it all. Difficult to go to a sale and not know what you are looking at. [/QUOTE]
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