3.5 years old in this photo (04/29/19) · 2,170 lb · 5.5 frame
Herd sire
8 Ball Leader 915HT
Semen $35/straw
10-straw minimum
- Birth weight
- 81lb
- Weaning weight
- 524lb
- Yearling weight
- 1012lb
- Scrotal circ.
- 38cm
- Sire
- NJW Hometown 10Y
- Dam
- Macy 412B
- Hereford
- 86%
- Certificates
- $50
- Registration
- HB016247
- Registered as
- LVF 412B 10Y 8BALL LEADER 915HT
Notes from the farm
- Highest resemblance of his sire 10Y, with plenty of length
- Clean top, plenty of rib, thickness with style and power
- Sire NJW Hometown 10Y, with 6,000 progeny and over 90% EPD accuracy
- 10Y was the 2013 National Champion
- Dam 412B is one of our best (see the donor cows)
- Dam has a near-perfect udder at 8.5 years old
- We've raised several 10Y sons; 8 Ball might be our favorite
From the ABHA registry
Pedigree & EPDs
Breed top 10%
- Top 3%Stayability
- Top 10%Total maternal
Three-generation pedigree
Expected progeny differences
| Growth & maternal | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDCalving ease direct | +19.1 | 0.53 | Top 15% |
| BWBirth weight | -1.2 | 0.59 | Top 40% |
| WWWeaning weight | +63 | 0.52 | Top 30% |
| YWYearling weight | +98 | 0.54 | Top 35% |
| MilkMilk | +19 | 0.31 | Bottom 5% |
| TMTotal maternal | +50 | 0.39 | Top 10% |
| CEMCalving ease maternal | +8.1 | 0.46 | Top 20% |
| STAYStayability | +21.7 | 0.32 | Top 3% |
| DOCDocility | +12.4 | 0.35 | Bottom 35% |
| Carcass | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CWCarcass weight | +6 | 0.44 | Bottom 45% |
| YGYield grade | +0.06 | 0.35 | Bottom 15% |
| REARibeye area | +0.34 | 0.43 | Bottom 15% |
| MARBMarbling | +0.33 | 0.40 | Top 15% |
| FATFat thickness | +0.010 | 0.36 | Bottom 20% |
| Indexes | EPD | Acc | Breed percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| APIAll-purpose index | 336.60 | – | Top 20% |
| TITerminal index | 125.40 | – | Bottom 30% |
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 ↗
