2021 Angus Pathfinder® Report A SEARCH FOR SUPERIOR COWS 2021 Angus Pathfinder® Report A SEARCH FOR SUPERIOR COWS he Angus Pathfinder® program of 105 or above. It is pointed out that was started in 1978 in an effort once a cow is designated a Pathfinder, toT identify superior cows in the breed she is always a Pathfinder, even based on Angus Herd Improvement though she might not qualify for listing Records (AHIR®). In identifying these each year. superior cows, emphasis was placed on early puberty, breeding and Annual Report early calving, followed by regularity The Pathfinder Report is issued of calving and above-average each spring. Outstanding females and performance of the offspring. bulls are listed in the report and, more While outstanding cows can be importantly, the breeders who are identified after their first or second keeping AHIR records of performance calves, the Pathfinder program are identified as owners of Pathfinder requires a minimum of three Cows and Pathfinder Sires. calves from a cow to determine her Studying the Pathfinder Report is regularity of calving and ability to fairly simple. An effort has been made produce superior calves for weaning to list important information about weight year after year. In addition, an the Pathfinder Cow, her owner and important part of the report is the list the performance information that has of bulls that have sired five or more qualified her as a top female. If you qualifying females. wish to review a Pathfinder’s extended The 2021 Angus Pathfinder Report pedigree or current expected progeny identifies a total of 8,164 cows that differences (EPDs) and $Values, we have excelled in production based invite you to use the EPD/Pedigree on AHIR records of performance. To Lookup on the Association website qualify for the 2021 report, a cow (www.angus.org). must have produced a calf measured Angus breeders who have through AHIR in the past 18 months. qualifying cows in the 2021 report Examined were 2,672, 645 different eligible dams with 8,965,106 are listed in alphabetical order. All cows in a herd that qualify are weaning weights in order to determine Pathfinder status. There are reported following the owner’s name. 1,794 members recognized in this report as owning a Pathfinder Cow. The qualifying Pathfinder Cow is listed along with her registration In addition, 264 bulls that have sired a minimum of five or more number, the number of calves she has produced and the average Pathfinder Cows in the current listing are listed as Pathfinder Sires at weaning weight ratio of her calves. the end of this report. In some situations, AHIR information from two or more herds is used in determining Pathfinder status. This situation occurs when Focus on Breed Advantages cows are transferred from one AHIR performance herd to another. The program identifies Pathfinder Cows in herds actively involved in AHIR. First, the female must produce her first calf near the herd’s Pathfinder Sires average age for first calving. More specifically, the maximum age A significant part of the Pathfinder Report is the list of bulls accepted for first calving of a Pathfinder Cow is the within-herd that have sired five or more Pathfinder Cows in the current listing. average for first calving plus 30 days. The within-herd average is These bulls excel in ability to sire daughters with early puberty and determined separately for each herd on AHIR. the genetic potential for milk production and growth. Obviously, As a second criteria, the Pathfinder Cow must maintain a regular some bulls in the breed have been used more extensively than calving interval. The maximum calving interval is: others through the use of artificial insemination. Consequently, the probability of a bull’s siring Pathfinder daughters increases as his use 30 days 365 days + in the breed increases. [ Number of calving intervals ] Pathfinder Sires are listed in order of the number of their qualifying Pathfinder daughters. Listed are the present owner or owners of the Next, to qualify initially, her first three calves must post a minimum bull, the bull’s registration number, the number of his daughters average progeny weaning weight ratio of 105. Should she fail to do this eligible for consideration for Pathfinder status, and the number of on her first three calves, she can qualify later by achieving an average his daughters qualifying as Pathfinders in the preceding pages of the progeny weaning weight ratio of 105, provided she meets the other report. requirements. A minimum of 5 herdmates or contemporaries of the same sex must be evaluated together each year to determine the weight For more information about the Pathfinder Report or AHIR, contact ratio. Additionally, her calves must be sired by registered Angus bulls. the Performance Programs Department at 816-383-5100. To continue to qualify each consecutive year, the cow must produce regularly and wean a calf that helps maintain the average weaning ratio 2 Reg. No. Avg. Reg. No. Avg. Reg. No. Avg. OWNERS & COWS No. Calves Ratio OWNERS & COWS No. Calves Ratio OWNERS & COWS No. Calves Ratio A & K Farms, Bertrand, NE — 2 cows ALl Lady Bird 1034 17254092 8 109 Antczak Angus, Chetek, WI — 1 cow A&K Ruby Z683 17380498 7 105 ALL Lady Bird 1032 17254093 8 106 Woodhill Evergreen Y199-A13 17629521 6 106 A&K Pamella B953 17916002 5 105 ALL Lucy Belle 1028 17254055 8 106 All Burgess 2014 17556746 7 110 Apex Angus, Valier, MT — 10 cows A D D Angus Farm, Arlington, IA — 5 cows All Blackcap 3007 17861938 6 108 Apexette Lucy 3363 17628566 6 107 B Maker Flower ADD 11Z 17335904 7 106 All Royal Lady 3013 17862026 6 108 Apexette Wingina 4584 18678636 5 108 True Flower ADD 1B 17962419 5 109 All Miss Wix 3075 17862027 6 107 Apexette Lucy 5024 18960902 4 118 Googol Flower ADD 41B 17963424 5 106 All Castlerock 3140 17782871 6 106 Apexette Lucy 5825 18958301 4 111 Direct Erica ADD 47B 17963472 5 105 All Miss Burgess 3099 17782850 6 105 Apexette Sassy 5515 18958289 4 109 Taste Queen ADD 70C 18293428 4 106 All First Lady 4114 18098062 5 110 Apexette Delia 5092 19015847 4 106 All Karama 5030 18488223 4 121 Apexette O Pride 6083 19331824 3 112 Abegglen Livestock, Sugar City, ID — 4 cows All Miss Cheyenne 5045 18487985 4 115 Apexette Blackbird 6676 19331835 3 109 Ab-Lvs 210 Perfection 863 16149995 11 106 All Mayflower 5107 18487967 4 105 Apexette Lucy Pride 6066 19277531 3 106 Ab-Lvs Janiece 400 17899049 5 105 ALL Lass 6044 18825673 3 109 Apexette Erin 6196 19277539 3 105 Ab-Lvs Pride 511 18250406 4 106 ALL Lucy 6079 18825680 3 108 Abegglen Pride 662 18593003 3 108 ALL Evergreen 6077 18825603 3 105 April Valley Farms, Leavenworth, KS — 6 cows ALLMiss Wix 6008 18825569 3 105 AVF Blackbird 8780 17020292 8 107 Abitz Land & Cattle Company Inc, Wheaton, KS — 2 cows AVF Erica Evalina 5231 17271529 7 106 R&L AB Pride 9023 16549255 10 105 Allen Angus Farm, Orient, IA — 1 cow AVF Elba 2044 17990716 5 110 ALC MS Pride 6126 18653499 3 106 A A F Jilt A291 17009999 8 106 AVF Abigale 9524 18202121 4 107 AVF Erica 8365 18338107 4 106 Adams Angus Farm, Union Springs, AL — 5 cows Robert D & Lynn V Allen, Haddam, KS — 2 cows AVF Blackbird 8386 18650718 3 108 AAF Princess 047 16608575 9 107 FIA Clarity C15 18113393 4 110 Aaf Queen 17394067 6 105 FIA Dacie D9 18469689 3 107 Arapahoe Valley Angus, Fort Lupton, CO — 1 cow AAF Elsiemere 4091 18069738 4 109 Champion Hill Elba 8907 18205757 4 109 Yon Blueblood Lady C77 18146588 4 108 Alpine Angus, Roscoe, MT — 2 cows AAF Princess 5066 18492500 3 107 Alpine Heather Lass 411 18374687 5 106 Joe & Heidi Arb, Lyndon, KS — 1 cow Alpine Heather Lass 605 18720534 3 106 Enamel 2444 of Dalebanks 17523267 6 111 Adams’ Angus, Lime Springs, IA — 1 cow Adams’ L Rocky 724 17922318 5 107 Amador Angus, Modesto, CA — 3 cows Shannon & Zandrea Ardery, Mullinville, KS — 1 cow Amador Eldorene 2131 5239 18426270 4 112 Fink Miss 1354 529 NW 17242710 7 110 R Chester Adams, Firth, ID — 7 cows Amador Kindness 4233 6252 18670142 3 110 Adams Acres Black Pride 551 18197195 4 109 Amador Pride Ace 7909 6254 18670085 3 108 Aristocrat Angus Ranch, Platteville, CO — 2 cows Adams Acres Dream On 6345 18423344 3 109 Aar MS 9N1 B150 17928429 5 112 Adams Acres XL Blackbird 616 18563597 3 109 Timothy Amdahl, Piedmont, SD — 6 cows AAR MS Big K B165 17921823 5 109 Adams Acres Queen 659 18561435 3 106 D R Blackbird 133 17440787 8 108 Adams Acres Black Pride 643 18456724 3 106 D R Dorinda 141 17440791 8 106 Armstrong Angus Ranch, Cardwell, MT — 11 cows Adams Acres Rita Lady 632 18561470 3 106 Amdahl’s Dixie 014-369 17710845 6 105 Rito 6I6 Rose 954 A A R 16459206 10 105 Adams Acres Ever Entense 630 18561484 3 105 Amdahl Miss BP 380-509 18321040 4 107 Teressa 0166 A A R 16765655 9 106 Amdahl Blkbrd Update YA Black Belle 004 16683074 9 106 Aiton Angus, Harlowton, MT — 4 cows 290-6166 18509122 3 108 608 Lass 166 A A R 17181627 8 108 Flag Queen Ruth 00767 16724921 9 106 Amdahl Miss Laurel 616-6157 18515573 3 106 Pounder Evergreen 182 A A R 17152083 8 106 8N Lucy 164 16984007 8 110 Barbaramere 288 AAR 17434830 7 106 8N Enchantress 643 18563985 3 107 Amen Angus Farms Inc, Iliff, CO — 12 cows Barbaramere 294 AAR 17434831 7 105 8N Erica 633 18563980 3 106 Amen Emulous Lass 1319 16542697 10 106 Barbaramere 460 AAR 17976869 5 110 Amen Zara Lass 420 16787507 9 107 Advance Pride 5067 Aar 18314601 4 106 Jarrett Kelly Albrecht, Wapanucka, OK — 1 cow Amen Zara Lass 490 16787512 9 107 Barbaramere 6068 AAR 18570642 3 107 KLA Forever Lady 6137 18466512 3 105 Amen Wendys Lass 121 17093322 8 110 Uno Blackbird 6151 AAR 18701126 3 107 Amen Wendys Lass 8423