Blake W Callaway of Rayle owns one bull listed in the 2006 Fall Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Issued in both the spring and fall, the new report features the latest performance information available on 6,369 sires and is currently accessible at www.angussiresearch.com.

"This report provides both Angus breeders and commercial cattle producers using Angus genetics with accurate, predictable selection tools for improving their herd," says Bill Bowman, American Angus Association director of performance programs. Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are generated from the performance database of the American Angus Association, which includes information submitted by more than 9,100 Angus breeders this past year through the Association's Beef Improvement Records (BIR) program.

EPDs are available for 17 traits and five "$Value" selection indexes. The "$Values" are designed to assist commercial producers in simplifying the genetic selection process. The semiannual analysis for the Sire Evaluation Report contains more than 15 million measures used to generate nearly 38 million EPDs for the Angus breed.