Sabermetric (693015-2015-155168) will sell in the June 23, 2016 Center of the Nation sale. On the June 2016 sire summary, he is
• #1 Weaning weight of 4.43
• #1 Post wean weight of 7.85
• #2 PEMD of .99
• #1 Carcass + rank of 165.7 (Highest of any black face ram)
See:
http://www.conoverauction.com/online-catalogs.htmlFor those not familiar with the EBVs. A 4.43 EBV means Sabermetric's lambs will average 4.43 kilograms (9.3 lbs) more than the breed average at weaning and the 7.85 post weaning weight means his lambs will average 7.85 kilograms (15.7) lbs more at age for slaughter. While most of the discussion on the board is centered around showing market lambs and we really don't care how slow the lambs grow, many families also sell lambs for slaughter this is an important side of the sheep industry. The EBV of 7.85 simplistically means the lambs will get to slaughter weight about 3 weeks earlier when on full feed, that's definite way to make more money in the feed lot. The PEMD is loin eye depth and it's highly correlated to actual loin eye (much more so that our judges assessment of how the rack handles in the show ring.)
