Decades ago, I developed a color-coding system for EPDs that simplifies our selection process by clearly identifying the strengths & weaknesses of each animal. It has been a huge benefit in selecting cattle that do the most things right and avoiding animals that produce problems. We have three different color-coding charts for each breed. 1) ALL PURPOSE / MATERNAL for ranchers keeping their own replacement females while the steers are destined for the feedyard and sold on a value-based grid. Thi