5.5 years old in this photo (05/05/17) · 2,500 lb · 6 frame
Herd sire
10Y Hightown 713H
Semen $30/straw
10-straw minimum
- Birth weight
- 89lb
- Weaning weight
- 569lb
- Yearling weight
- 1026lb
- Scrotal circ.
- 35cm
- Sire
- NJW Hometown 10Y
- Hereford
- 90%
- Certificates
- $50
- Registration
- HB011159
- Registered as
- LVF 270 10Y HIGHTOWN 713H
Notes from the farm
- Long, deep, thick; no shortage of muscle; easy fleshing
- Sire NJW Hometown 10Y; over 90% EPD accuracy, so he breeds predictably
- 10Y was the 2013 National Champion with 6,000 progeny
- Dam (over 10 years old) has great fertility; calf every year
- Average 713H calf birth weight: 86 lb (26 calves)
- His heifers are packaged nicely: "the right kind"
- MSUDF (private tested) and MDF
From the ABHA registry
Pedigree & EPDs
Breed top 10%
- Top 1%Total maternal
- Top 2%Stayability
Three-generation pedigree
Expected progeny differences
| Growth & maternal | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDCalving ease direct | +10.3 | 0.51 | Bottom 10% |
| BWBirth weight | +2.2 | 0.56 | Bottom 5% |
| WWWeaning weight | +68 | 0.46 | Top 20% |
| YWYearling weight | +109 | 0.48 | Top 20% |
| MilkMilk | +24 | 0.31 | Bottom 25% |
| TMTotal maternal | +58 | 0.39 | Top 1% |
| CEMCalving ease maternal | +2.2 | 0.45 | Bottom 5% |
| STAYStayability | +22.5 | 0.27 | Top 2% |
| DOCDocility | +16.5 | 0.35 | Top 15% |
| Carcass | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWCarcass weight | +12 | 0.43 | Top 35% |
| YGYield grade | +0.01 | 0.34 | Bottom 30% |
| REARibeye area | +0.57 | 0.43 | Top 45% |
| MARBMarbling | +0.17 | 0.40 | Top 45% |
| FATFat thickness | +0.010 | 0.35 | Bottom 20% |
| Indexes | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| APIAll-purpose index | 324.40 | – | Top 45% |
| TITerminal index | 127.20 | – | Bottom 35% |
A longer bar is better for every trait, including birth weight and yield grade; the tick marks the breed average. Percentiles compare against active sires in the breed. Accuracy runs 0–1: the higher it is, the less the EPD is likely to change.
Data from the American Black Hereford Association's DigitalBeef registry as of Nov 13, 2026. EPDs are updated as new calves and records come in; see the current record ↗
