Bull Evaluation · Available — Private Treaty · $12,500
R9R Home Town 406 | AAA Reg. No. *21044420 · Born Feb 22, 2024 · Sire: G A R Home Town · Dam: R9 Queen 206 · Home-raised, Fallon NV
Watch Mark evaluate 406 in the pasture, then read the write-up below — it’s the same evaluation, laid out so you can study it.
A bull can win on paper and lose in the pasture. The number gets him looked at; the cow behind him gets him bought. So we start with the bull himself. Here’s how we read 406.
Phenotype & structure
Where we start every evaluation — the animal himself, structure first. No numbers yet.
Top & muscle shape
Strong and level-topped, deep-sided and deep-ribbed. You can see the shape to his quarter and how far he carries muscle down through it — a thick, powerful-made bull.
Front & shoulder
He’s clean through the neck and shoulder — no coarseness up front, but plenty of masculinity.
Hip — hooks to pins
Look at the width across his hip and how far down the muscle carries. He’s long from hook to pin, with a slight, correct slope to his rump — it doesn’t drop away at the tail head. That hip length gives him more room to carry muscle.
Feet, legs & travel
Watch how he moves out. “I want a bull to move like a horse” — free and fluid, correct on his feet and legs, setting his hind foot into the track of his front. A bull here has to cover country and stay sound.
Rib & capacity
Get behind him and look down over his top: he’s wide and thick from end to end and deep, bold-ribbed — plenty of capacity and an easy-doing look.
Phenotype and structure is where we begin our evaluation — size, depth, width, and length. Those are the traits that give a bull his capacity and his functionality.
Then the paper — and it agrees
Here’s the part most sale ads lead with. We put it second on purpose — the numbers should confirm what the animal already told you, not stand in for him. Here’s his actual performance and his EPDs (angus.org, as of November 2026; breed percentile ranks among non-parent bulls where shown). New to these? Here’s how to read Angus EPDs.
EPDs from angus.org as of November 4, 2026. Genomic-enhanced EPDs. Breed rank shown when he ranks in the top 25%.
Actual weights & ratios (AHIR)
| Measure | Actual | Adjusted | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 80 lb | — | 106 |
| Weaning (205-day adj) | 650 lb @ 182 d | 780 lb | 100 |
| Yearling (365-day adj) | 1,095 lb | 1,295 lb | 100 |
Calving & Growth
| Trait | EPD | Breed rank |
|---|---|---|
| CED | +7 | — |
| BW | +2.3 | — |
| WW | +81 | top 20% |
| YW | +140 | top 20% |
Maternal, Fertility & Disposition
| Trait | EPD | Breed rank |
|---|---|---|
| CEM | +9 | — |
| Milk | +25 | — |
| HP (Heifer Preg) | +12.8 | top 25% |
| SC (Scrotal) | +0.74 | — |
| Doc (Disposition) | +22 | — |
Carcass
| Trait | EPD | Breed rank |
|---|---|---|
| CW (Carcass Wt) | +75 | top 10% |
| Marb | +1.20 | top 15% |
| RE (Ribeye) | +0.95 | — |
| Fat | +0.029 | — |
$Values
| Index | Value | Breed rank |
|---|---|---|
| $M (Maternal) | +98 | top 10% |
| $W (Weaned Calf) | +87 | top 20% |
| $B (Beef) | +209 | top 10% |
| $C (Combined) | +369 | top 5% |
The honest read: he’s a power and carcass bull — top 5% $C, top 10% $B, with strong carcass (Marb top 15%, RE +0.95) and growth (WW top 20%, YW top 20%). He carries a +2.3 BW EPD (born at 80 lb), so use him on mature cows; we don’t recommend him for heifers. His hip and rib earned him a spot in the pen; the numbers back him up.
Pedigree
406 is home-raised — by G A R Home Town and out of R9 Queen 206, a home-raised young cow whose sire, Car Don Annuity 114, is a son of Deer Valley Growth Fund (making her a Growth Fund granddaughter). She’s a growth-built female in her own right — top-5% WW and YW. G A R Home Town ranked #5, #1, and #2 for AAA calf registrations in 2021–2023; Growth Fund is one of the breed’s most influential growth sires.
Available by private treaty
Price: $12,500 · private treaty
Mark’s notes on 406
- $C +369, top 5% — exceptional combined economic merit.
- $M +98, top 10% — particularly valuable for producers retaining replacement females.
- Strong carcass genetics — marbling +1.20 and ribeye +0.95.
- Born February 22, 2024, with two breeding seasons behind him.
- Excellent feet and legs, an important consideration for breeding longevity.
- Selling because of retained daughters, not because of a known performance deficiency.
He’ll sell with a satisfactory breeding soundness exam completed before delivery — physical examination, scrotal circumference, and a semen evaluation (motility and morphology). If he’s the kind of bull that fits your program, call Mark for his full data sheet and more video, and we’ll talk through whether he’s right for your cows.
Part of our Bull Evaluation series and our Angus seedstock program — every bull we offer gets the same read: phenotype first, then the paper.