ABS Global - Beef

05/01/2026

Composite cattle have a long history in the beef industry, but their advantages remain highly relevant today. Developed over multiple generations of crosses and back-crosses, composite cattle combine desirable traits from two or more breeds in a way that simultaneously masks or lessens each breed’s weaknesses. This process results in a more uniform, predictable herd—an asset for commercial cattlemen seeking consistency and improved productivity.

Three Benefits of Composite Cattle
1. Leveraging breed complementarity
2. Developing environmentally adapted animals
3. Harnessing the power of heterosis or hybrid vigor

Read more about the benefits composite cattle could bring to your herd.

04/30/2026

Don’t Bet The Ranch, Build It Better

IR RANCH MAKER M787

Perhaps the best SimAngus bull to surface in recent years! RANCH MAKER is a rare combination of data, pedigree and phenotype and might be the most heavily used young sire in the breed. An unheard-of combination of birth to yearling spread, end product merit while still being in the top percentiles for both STAY and API. A physically flawless phenotype that impresses you for his added structural integrity, body, thickness and overall eye appeal. Backed by a dam that is doing everything right and building her own story at the Irvine Ranch in Kansas. Use RANCH MAKER as the next generation SimAngus sire that can move you forward no matter the goals.

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04/28/2026

LUCCHESE

The heir apparent…but even more!

Lucchese is taking the industry by storm as the go to replacement for his late sire PATRIARCH while offering more in terms of phenotype, performance and with an extra generation of maternal potency backing him. His first sons to be offered to the public were gathered up quickly at Rock Creek Angus and he sired the top seller at the 2026 Gartner-Denowh bull sale. LUCCHESE offers a fault free kind with added muscle, substance and bone for a bull with his degree of calving ease. Backed by generations of pathfinder sires and the maternal kind the GDAR and RC prefixes stand for; there is no question why LUCCHESE is one of the most widely used and sought after young bulls in the breed.

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04/27/2026

In recent decades, the beef industry has seen carcass quality climb to unprecedented levels. While the improvements in this area have been astounding, Red Meat Yield, as a trait, has been neglected, and in some cases, completely disregarded in the pursuit of marbling. Ask anyone in the meat industry, from large packers to direct marketers, and they will tell you that Red Meat Yield matters. It is a trait that drives efficiency and profitability across all systems in the beef supply chain.

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The beef industry has seen tremendous improvement in carcass quality over the years. However, future trends indicate that Red Meat Yield will become increasingly more impactful

04/24/2026

🎇NOW AVAILABLE in both Sexcel MALE and FEMALE 🎇

WS MARVEL 8M
Purebred Simmental
ASA #: 4363941

The record-setting and high-selling bull at the 2025 Wilkinson Farms Spring bull sale, is a true standout that offers a rare combination of unmatched phenotype, power and an elite data package. MARVEL will inject the mass, dimension, and body capacity we are all after while posting a +200 API, +118 TI, .95 MARB, 103 WW and a 166 YW. MARVEL is the must-use Purebred Simmental sire! Make sure to get your order in today!

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04/20/2026

The cattle industry is made up of a wide and diverse range of producers that look to us to provide different genetic packages to fit their goals and with that we try and offer the diversity in our bull lineup to fit. Our goal at ABS is to always offer bulls that will “keep you out of the ditches” on specific traits. At times it is said that we only offer “high growth, terminal cattle," but today we want to 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺. Bulls that will produce the moderate, easy fleshing, low input cattle.

▪️Moderate mature size
▪️Decreased DMI
▪️Positive $EN
▪️Moderate framed, big bodied bulls with increased fleshing ability

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04/17/2026

Estrus synchronization is commonly used to manipulate the bovine estrous cycle with exogenous hormones so that females can be bred more closely to one another at the start of the breeding season. We receive many questions regarding estrus synchronization throughout the year. Below you will find the some that are most frequently asked.

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We know Estrus Synchronization in and out but realize there are many things to remember to implement a program.

04/13/2026

In the world of beef genetics, discussions around bull selection often drift toward “popular” bulls. We regularly get the following questions:

- Who’s your most popular new bull this year?
- Who’s the best bull to use on daughters of (insert name of your favorite bull)?

While those are reasonable questions, the process of selecting the ideal bull is a bit more complex and unique to your individual operation. Why? The reason stems from the sheer volume of information available to help make these decisions today.

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Publish date: 4.8.25  In the world of beef genetics, discussions around bull selection often drift toward “popular” bulls. We regularly get the following questions:  While those are reasonable questions, the process of selecting the ideal bull is a bit more complex and unique to your individua...

04/10/2026

Industries shift and adapt as changes in technologies, tools, and access to data come about. The beef industry is no exception to that rule. For many years, the cow-calf sector of the beef supply chain has made breeding decisions aimed at maternal traits. While we are not suggesting this is a wrong approach, 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠. In some circumstances, putting a greater focus on terminal traits could be the most profitable choice.

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Learn about the changes in the beef supply chain and how to leverage tools, technology, and genetics to maximize profitability.

04/08/2026

‼️NOW AVAILABLE‼️

Poss ULTIMATE
AAA: 21254075

Our pick of the 2026 Poss Angus bull sale is NOW AVAILABLE with priority semen! 🎉

Unrivaled Quality And Genetic Value

✔️Herd bull swagger and presence with striking total mass, capacity and muscle
✔️Bullet proof EPD and Index tabulations that will generate value from Pasture To Plate both in his direct progeny and his daughter replacements
✔️Product of the Poss Blueblood tribe, his dam the 2525 cow has earned donor status and his MGD is the legendary Blueblood 6502, maker of superior herd sires
✔️One of the very best breeding pieces to emerge from the 2026 spring bull sale season with the credentials to impact a generation of seedstock

Get ahead of the curve and contact your local ABS Representative today!

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04/06/2026

In the beef industry, the use of sexed semen increases every year. It is typically used to 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 in a calf crop for feedlot purposes. With more people incorporating sexed semen as a reproductive management tool in their herds, our team has received additional questions about it. To help answer those questions, we developed this blog, where we dive into the most frequently asked questions and their answers.

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Sexed semen is becoming used more frequently in beef operations around the country which has caused questions about proper usage to arise.