Bill Washburn, Olney, IL was recognized by the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program (IBEP) for having the top Performance Indexing bull in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Bill Washburn accepting the award and Joe Rode, IBEP President. Angus bull #3 gained 5.04 lbs per day during the test and topped all 72 bulls among 4 breeds with a performance index of 124.4. He was sired by Boyd Next Day 6010 and sold for $3,050. (View the sale catalog information for #3.)

 

Bill Washburn, Olney, IL was recognized by the Indiana Angus Association for having the top Performance Indexing Angus bull in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Bill Washburn accepting the award and Bruce Lamb, Indiana Angus Association President. Angus bull #3 gained 5.04 lbs per day during the test and topped all 72 bulls among 4 breeds with a performance index of 124.4. He was sired by Boyd Next Day 6010 and sold for $3,050. (View the sale catalog information for #3.)

 

Kiata Farms, Hamilton, OH and Wessel Angus, Trafalgar, IN were recognized by the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program (IBEP) for having the top Performance Indexing get-of-sire group in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Dave Long, Kiata Farms accepting the award and Joe Rode, IBEP President. There were a total of 7 get-of-sire groups in the test, with Angus and Simmental breeds represented. Angus bulls #48 and 49 from Kiata Farms with #53 from Wessel Angus topped all get-of-sire groups on test with a combined average daily gain of 4.29 lbs and a performance index of 107.7. The three bulls were sired by CRA Bextor 872 5205 608. Bull #48 topped the sale at $5,000, and #49 sold for $3,200. (View the sale catalog information for #48 and #49.)

 

Kiata Farms, Hamilton, OH and Wessel Angus, Trafalgar, IN were recognized by the Indiana Angus Association for having the top Performance Indexing Angus get-of-sire group in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Dave Long, Kiata Farms accepting the award and Bruce Lamb, Indiana Angus Association President. There were a total of 7 get-of-sire groups in the test, with Angus and Simmental breeds represented. Angus bulls #48 and 49 from Kiata Farms with #53 from Wessel Angus topped all get-of-sire groups on test with a combined average daily gain of 4.29 lbs and a performance index of 107.7. The three bulls were sired by CRA Bextor 872 5205 608. Bull #48 topped the sale at $5,000, and #49 sold for $3,200. (View the sale catalog information for #48 and #49.)

 

Bill Washburn, Olney, IL was recognized by the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program (IBEP) for having the top Sale Indexing bull in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Bill Washburn accepting the award and Joe Rode, IBEP President. Angus bull #7 gained 4.69 lbs per day while on test. He had a Performance Index of 117.1 and a Carcass Merit Index of 135.0. His EPDs ranked in the top 25% of the Angus breed for birth weight, maternal milk, both direct and maternal calving ease, marbling, and ribeye area, along with excellent $ Indexes. He was sired by RAB-EGL Blue Moon 4407M and sold for $3,050. (View the sale catalog information for #7).

 

Von Leer Farm, Santa Monica, CA was recognized by the Indiana Beef Evaluation Program (IBEP) for having the top Carcass Merit Index bull in the 2009 Summer Test. Pictured from left are Hunter Von Leer accepting the award and Joe Rode, IBEP President. Angus bull #1 had a 365-day adjusted % IMF of 5.90 and a Carcass Merit Index of 139.6, the highest of all bulls in the 2009 Summer Test. He was sired by GAR Center Pivot of CLA and sold for $2,450. (View the sale catalog information for #1).