Patent ID: 8660888

Claim:
An online genetic merit scorecard system, the system comprising: one or more processors; an input/output unit adapted to be in communication with the one or more processors; one or more genetic merit databases in communication with the one or more processors to store and associate a plurality of genetic merit estimates with a plurality of economic weighting factors; one or more electronic interfaces positioned to display an online genetic merit scorecard and defining one or more genetic merit interfaces; and non-transitory computer-readable medium positioned in communication with the one or more processors and having one or more computer programs stored thereon including a set of instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations of: generating the genetic merit interface to display to a user thereof one or more online genetic merit scorecards, the genetic merit interface allowing an input of a plurality of genetic merit estimates associated with a sale group, the sale group including cattle that are fed and harvested for beef production; determining relative market value and ranking of the genetic merits of the sale group responsive to receiving the plurality of genetic merit estimates from the one or more genetic merit databases; and outputting to the one or more electronic interfaces the online genetic merit scorecard for the sale group responsive to determining the relative market value and the ranking of the genetic merits of the sale group, the online genetic merit scorecard including the relative market value and one or more rankings of genetic merits of the sale group.