According to the ASA website, Yesterday has a - 1.7 BEPD. I had a Rider 844 son with a negative 2 BEPD and I had a worse train wreck than you. I've never had such big calves out of the same or similarly bred females even sired by bulls with a +5 BEPD. In my opinion, personal experience and accuracies are way under emphasized. Before somebody injects the idea that inaccurate EPDs are a Shorthorn problem, check out the post on a related thread from yesterday reporting that he used an Angus bull with tremendous BEPD, etc., and had the most problems ever. My vet reported that the biggest calf they cut out this year, by far, was a registered Angus with "great EPDs." My suggestion is that if you find something that works for calving ease, don't forget it! My second suggestion is that EPDs are, in my opinion, just a small part of the overall picture.