The stairsteps to success start with the right genetics!

Calved 2-06-02 258 #14237017 [AMF-CAF-M1F-NHF]
CED BW WW YW RADG SC DOC CEM MILK MB RE FAT
+ 6 + 3.8 + 60 + 107 +. 09 +. 60 + 21 + 8 + 17 +. 28 +. 87 -. 013
10% 5% 10% 1% 20%
$W
+ 33.52 10%
$F
+ 44.99 10%
$G
+ 32.62 10%
$B
+ 49.84
G D A R Traveler 044 #
G A R GRID MAKER #
G A R Precision 2536
T C Dividend 494 #
TC BLACKBIRD 7049 #
O C C Blackbird 902D
TC GRIDIRON 258
D H D Traveler 6807 #
G D A R Blackcap Lady 840 #
G A R Precision 1680 #
G A R Ext 2104
TC Dividend 963 #
Landmark Quality 9248
G D A R Traveler 7111 #
O C C Blackbird 709X #
SEMEN $18 CERTIFICATES $40
Calved 1-29-07 F24 15799637 [AMF-CAF-NHF]
CED BW WW YW RADG SC DOC CEM MILK MB RE FAT
+ 9 + 1.1 + 56 + 97 +. 05 +. 88 + 23 + 12 + 21 +. 14 +. 62 +. 039
20% 15% 20% 25% 5% 4% 10%
$W
+ 35.51 5%
$F
+ 35.52 25%
$G
+ 17.34
$B
+ 46.05
G A R Grid Maker #
TC GRIDIRON 258 #
TC Blackbird 7049 #
S A Neutron 377 #
BLACKBIRD OF ELLSTON X78 #
Blackbird of Ellston S78 #
Gridiron November, 2011 at nearly
10 years of age
H&K ACCELERATION F24
G D A R Traveler 044 #
G A R Precision 2536
T C Dividend 494 #
O C C Blackbird 902D
S A F Neutron #
S A Queen Susan 102 #
H&K Dark Star M163 #
Blackbird of Ellston M78 #
SEMEN $15 CERTIFICATES $40
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Gridiron Son
★ Gridiron earned elite Path� nder honors in the 2010 & 2011
Path� nder Reports!
★ Gridiron progeny stand out for their superior conformation and
structural soundness. Gridiron is 10 years old and still sees natural
service.
★ Cattlemen appreciate the natural thickness and muscle Gridiron
puts in his progeny. His daughters are feminine and have become
top producing cows at Hoover Angus. A Gridiron daughter
produced the top selling bull ever to leave the farm at $47,500 –
Hoover Dam, and the top selling female ever to leave the farm at
$50,000 (Hoover Dame). Hoover Dam and Hoover Dame’s mother
sold ½ interest for $45,000 to Craigmore Farm in Ontario. There
will be many Gridiron sons and daughters in our February 7, 2012
production sale.
★ Gridiron now records over 3100 progeny in over 400 herds. He is
a dominant force for WW, YW, and Ribeye EPDs. Combine this
with his high $Weaned Calf Value, and he is a logical choice for
ranchers who sell their calves by the pound and retain replacement
females. Gridiron has the 26 th top $YG Value of all current sires in
the Angus breed at +14.89 in the spring 2012 NCE. This proves he
will add lean muscle growth to his progeny.
★ Gridiron’s dam is a $30,000 Whitestone Foundation donor still in
production today.
★ Owned with TC Ranch, Franklin, NE and Genex Cooperative,
Shawano, WI.
Hoover Dam K12
Maternal Brother to Acceleration
Sells February 7, 2012 as lot 35
Hoover CC&7 J24
$14,000 Maternal Brother
to Acceleration
★ “Acceleration” is so named because of his low birth weight to high
weaning weight spread. His calves have done just this – calves
averaged a 99 birth weight ratio and a 102 wean ratio in 8 herds!
This dropped his BW EPD and increased his WW EPD!
★ Acceleration has a hard-to-� nd EPD package with tremendous
EPDs in 3 economically important (but distinctly different) areas:
Growth (WW & YW EPDs), Maternal ($Weaned Calf Value), and
Calving Ease (BW, CED & CEM).
★ Every animal in the bottom half of Acceleration’s pedigree is a
Path� nder! He has more Path� nders than any other Hoover herd
sire, and more than most of the Angus breed’s top sires.
★ Dam X78 records 10-95 birth weight ratio, 10-109 wean ratio, and
9-106 yearling ratio. She maintains a 361 day calving interval. She
is an easy � eshing, more moderate framed 377 daughter with a
superb udder. If I were to pick out the top 10 cows of the herd each
year, she would certainly be in those 10. . . every year. Her 2008
heifer calf, and full sister to Acceleration, was the 10 th heaviest
weaning weight heifer calf of the crop. X78’s � fth feature son was
purchased for $14,000 by Paul’s Livestock of Edwall, WA.
★ Grandam S78 records 12-94 BWR, 12-103 WR, 11-102 YR, with a
364 day calving interval. Her sons average a 15.1” ribeye.
★ Owned with Palmer Angus, Wellman, IA and Hawleys Gen X
Angus, Arcadia, NE.