ABS Global - Beef

09/04/2025

There are numerous benefits of artificial insemination (AI), such as access to superior genetics from around the world at an affordable cost, the ability to reduce your bull inventory, and improved reproductive management of your herd. Today, the access to sexed semen allows producers to Make Matings with Intent. Nevertheless, the idea of AI may seem daunting, so let’s walk through the process.

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Learn all you need to know about how to start taking advantage of the benefits that artificial insemination brings to your herd.

09/03/2025

Are you hearing the beef industry rumblings about Red Meat Yield and starting to wonder whether you need to make a change in your sire selection to get ahead of the trend?

Listen to Dr. Dale Woerner’s thoughts on the subject and potential solutions here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjYHW0

Consider these Angus, SimAngus and Charolais bulls that should help you prepare for a future where red meat yield is measured and rewarded more accurately.

Angus: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjZJb0
SimAngus: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjZMX0
Charolais: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mjZVj0

09/01/2025

It is truly impressive what beef producers have been able to accomplish over the past 5 decades. Despite being faced with a shrinking cow herd, you all have been able to increase beef production and create high-quality cattle that consumers demand. However, as we select for more production, we can see that it impacts areas like efficiency. In this blog, we will dive into why efficiency matters not only in the feedlot but also in your cow herd.

Efficiency doesn’t always mean the textbook definition of pounds of feed required to produce a pound of gain. Overall efficiency is much more than just feed efficiency. Efficiency in a feedlot and at the cow-calf level are two very different things.

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Read this blog to understand why you should not only care about efficiency in the feedlot but also your cow herd.

08/30/2025

Baldco Frank HIGH REGARD
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The high seller from the 2025 Frank Cattle & Genetics Bull Sale is poised to be one of the most well-rounded individuals to sell this spring. HIGH REGARD is backed by the Everelda Entense cow family and combines cow making sires such as TRUE NORTH, Rainmaker 4404, S Foundation and Connealy Spur. It’s no surprise he is in the top percentiles for most Maternal and Management traits while boasting a +97 $M and offering the ability to moderate mature cow size. He offers a masculine herd bull look and is admired for his impeccable foot quality and genuine body shape and softness. HIGH REGARD has the credentials to supply the industry with the ideal, highly maternal replacement female, yet his sons will be profitable in the feedlot and on the rail.

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Now available in conventional semen through your local ABS Representative.

08/28/2025

A FATHER/SON DUO BUILT TO LAST

COMSTOCK is stamped as a go-to sire for his unmatched combination of calving ease, muscle and end product merit while offering the advantage of reduced mature cow size and efficiency. A unique individual that is a proven 4-star calving ease sire that injects added width, muscle and kind. First wet daughters are showing promise from a fleshing ability and teat and udder quality standpoint. To solidify his maternal strength, he ranks #1 in the ABS lineup for the Functional Longevity Research EPD.

SUPERSTOCK is a highlight from the 2024 Connealy spring bull sale. He takes the muscle and dimension of his sire with a touch more size, length, and softness. Admired by many for his fault-free kind; a big-top, big-hipped individual with added softness and body. Look for SUPERSTOCK to be a high satisfaction and one of the must-use young sires in the industry today.

08/26/2025

THE CATTLEMAN’S KIND

Over the past year, REPUBLIC has become a household name for producing bold ribbed, heavy-muscled, functional cattle in a consistent and calving ease package. No other 4-star calving ease sire injects as much true body dimension and width into their progeny while keeping the important fundamentals in check. REPUBLIC is a great option to keep mature size under control, moderate milk and excel for efficiency. Throughout sale season, sons have been appreciated for the depth of quality and consistency of type and kind; while his daughters are maturing out to be the kind you can build a cowherd around.

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Contact your local ABS Rep for more information. Available in both Conventional and Sexed Female semen.

08/26/2025

THE CATTLEMAN’S KIND

Over the past year, REPUBLIC has become a household name for producing bold, ribbed, heavy-muscled, functional cattle in a consistent and calving-ease package. No other 4-star calving ease sire injects as much true body dimension and width into their progeny while keeping the important fundamentals in check. REPUBLIC is a great option to keep mature size under control, moderate milk and excel for efficiency. Throughout sale season, sons have been appreciated for the depth of quality and consistency of type and kind; while his daughters are maturing out to be the kind you can build a cowherd around.

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Contact your local ABS Rep for more information. Available in both Conventional and Sexed Female semen.

08/25/2025

Build back with a Baldy

The Black Baldy female has been a staple for the commercial cattlemen for years. The Hereford/Angus cross maximizes maternal capabilities with research showing an increase in fertility, longevity, and weaning weights. With cow numbers at historic lows, the value of a good female has never been higher, now is the time to utilize sexed female semen to create the females you want to build around. Bulls like TRADEMARK, BARRACUDA, KINGDOM and SUNRISE are all available in sexed female and are ready to go to work for you.

Learn more about our Hereford lineup at: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mdT9p0

08/21/2025

A LEGEND IN THE MAKING..

If you have been paying attention this past fall and winter then you have seen the name, KING PIN. A name that has been synonymous with high sellers and champions across the country and in multiple breeds. A young sire that is making his name known in the industry and it doesn’t look like he is stopping anytime soon. Following in the footsteps of his dam, PVF Lucy 4189, King Pin is becoming a staple for making big footed, stout pinned cattle with the extra substance needed in the showring today.

Want to join the winner's circle? Contact your ABS Representative today! Available in Sexed Female and Conventional semen.

💰Fall 2024 Sale Highlights:

$140,000 heifer for Ward Bros
$100,000 heifer for Prairie View
$67,5000 heifer for Prairie View
$47,500 heifer for Ward Bros
$40,000 heifer for Ward Bros/Bedwell
$37,000 heifer for Krebs/Scott

🥇Show Highlights:

Reserve Bred and Owned Female 2025 Cattlemans Congress, Shown by: Cealy Bedwell
Champion Angus Female 2025 Fort Worth
Champion Angus Female 2025 Blackhills Stockshow; Shown by the Scott Family
Reserve Division Pen of 3 Females; 2025 NWSS; shown by Krebs Ranch

08/20/2025

🧨NEW PHOTO🧨

RC LUCCHESE L101

LUCCHESE is in growing demand as one of the most sought after and elite PATRIARCH sons around the country. With the passing of PATRIARCH last fall and limited supply available, look to LUCCHESE as the next step when making mating decisions. LUCCHESE offers the same great calving ease and performance expected from his sire with improvements in most of the management and maternal traits. Providing a phenotypic draw, he combines extra substance, body dimension and muscle shape in a calving ease package. Backed by a young female that is checking all the right boxes in her early career.

Available in Conventional and sexed Female semen, contact ABS or your local representative today to get your order placed.

Find out more at: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0lKXtd0

08/19/2025

🎇HALLMARK🎇

A rare individual that combines an unrivaled data package and a pedigree stacked with maternal purpose. HALLMARK is in a league of his own when it comes to combining elite teat,uddr and FL EPDs with a +130 $M and a nearly +400 $C. A calving ease option, HALLMARK exhibits rapid early growth while offering moderate intake and mature cow size. Backed by cow families that stack strong maternal traits for generations, HALLMARK is a must use sire if looking to incorporate breed leading maternal traits without sacrificing end product merit.

HALLMARK is available on the THANK YOU special until Sept. 17th. Contact your local ABS Representative to get your order placed.

Learn more at: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0mcsdR0

08/18/2025

In recent years, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. The advancement in genomics has improved accuracy in our genetic selection methods. 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 whether you are looking to build your perfect herd, push the limits of end-product profitability, or shape a cow herd around quality and balanced females. ⁣
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Today, we sat down with ABS Sire Acquisition Manager, 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧, 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬. We take a look at why producers should use genomics as a tool in their genetic selection if they are not currently doing so.

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Ben Lohmann digs into the past, present, and future of genomics and why producers who are not using genomics may want to consider.