[ AMF-CAF-D2F-DDF-M1F-NHF-OHF-OSF ]

Number 5 weaning weight from maternal Milk EPD, Number 6 Functional Longevity EPD, Number 7 for average percentile of the six major bio-economic indexes, Number 8 foot Angle score EPD, Number 10 Calving Ease Maternal score EPD and Residual Average Daily Gain EPD, Number 18 $Combined value index and Number 22 for average percentile ranking of 20 significant EPD predictions as of the May 22, 2026 NCE update. 

The $45,000 half interest son of the ORIgen sire Alpha that led off and topped the 2024 SydGen bull sale, this moderate tank was a favorite of many visitors and all who attended the record-setting sale with his moderate, sound and well-balanced phenotype.

The dam of SydGen Empire and a flush sister to her both came to SydGen from the Crazy K in Tennessee and both sisters have made solid, productive females with the flush sister’s first calf selling to Infinity Cattle in Indiana and his third dam is a multi-million dollar producer for Crazy K and Vintage that many consider the greatest Complete daughter of the legendary multi-million dollar producing Rita 6108 donor.

The $70,000 female selection of Express and Spruce Mountain was a headliner of the open heifers from first large group of Alpha progeny to sell at SydGen and they came to top of several age divisions of the 2024 SydGen sale with six daughters selling for an average of $15,000 and five fall yearling bulls commanding an average of $15,800.

Combining the structure and pro­ductivity of Alpha’s dam, URF Sarah 1514 with the powerful EPD excellence of the maternal line descending from one of the cow families that have changed the course of Angus history, Empire offers exciting potential.

As the third generation of his sire line to be enrolled in the ORIgen marketing system, SydGen Empire has the potential to keep the SydGen prefix among the most respected and valued in the beef industry and he has been especially popular with visitors to ORIgen from Australia and New Zealand where is impressive kind and balanced EPD profile and a SydGen prefix command great respect.

Ultra-elite top 1% $Combined value index, elite top 2% $Beef value index and $Feedlot value index, elite top 3% $Weaned calf value index, hot Carcass Weight EPD, weaning weight from maternal Milk EPD and Rib Eye area measure EPD, elite top 5% foot Angle score EPD, top 10% Functional Longevity EPD, top 15% Claw set score EPD and Hair Shedding score EPD, top 25% Docility score EPD and Residual Average Daily Gain EPD and better than breed average Birth Weight EPD, Calving Ease Direct score EPD, Calving Ease Maternal score EPD, Teat size and shape score EPD and Udder suspension score EPD and designed to sire Prime on Purpose as of the May 22, 2026 NCE update.