From the Field
feeder cattle by harnessing
the data and information that
you already turn into NALF.
Let’s look at the IGS Feeder Profit
Calculator™ and what it can do
for you. The IGS Feeder Profit
Calculator™ takes into account
for management practices and
known genetics then provides
unbiased and unparalleled
insight into the true value of
your customers calves at no cost
to your commercial producers.
The history of this tool can be
traced back to the first time
that a set of calves ran across
the scales at the stockyards
and the buyer asked, “what
bulls were used?” over time this
evolved from questions of sires
to questions of preconditioning
programs. The need for more
data to help cement buying
decisions continued to increase
over time. In recent years
buyers have had all but one
critical data point to help make
that decision, the true genetic
potential of feeder calves. To
meet this need in 2014 the
Calculator began its journey
with American Simmental EVP
Dr. Wade Shafer and American
Simmental’s commercial director
Will Townsend pushing to make
a better feeder calf evaluation
tool. While IGS provided the
genomic data Dr. David Lalman
of Oklahoma State provided
the information on non-
genomic traits. Since then IGS
has continued to improve and
fine-tune this tool with one goal
in mind; producing the most
relevant data set for commercial
producers and serious buyers.
Today that access to an
unprecedented amount of
data gives you the power to
know rather than guess the
genetic value of Limousin
influence calves, at no cost to
your commercial customers.
Now more than ever, giving
your customers more to market
than the Limousin Advantage.
Did I mention that access to this
tool that provides third party
confirmation of feeder calf
value comes at absolutely NO
COST to commercial producers?
That’s right, a marketing tool
that comes at ZERO cost to
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