DENVER — Each year, the Red Angus Association of America honors operations with top-performing cattle. The Grid Master Award is earned by those who have successfully combined high-performing Red Angus genetics, skillful feeding and precise marketing to achieve success with the slaughter of superior beef carcasses. Josh Taylor, RAAA commercial marketing specialist, announced the recipients of the 2023 Grid Master Awards at the 70th National Red Angus Convention held Sept. 13-15 in Denver.

" The annual Grid Master Awards offer Red Angus producers a chance to showcase their genetics and operations on a stage that is set by the consumer," said Taylor. "This year's Grid Master recipients have shown the industry that Red Angus cattle will consistently produce the quality and quantity of beef that is demanded in the marketplace today."

To be named a Grid Master, entries must be Red Angus or Red Angus-influenced cattle enrolled in RAAA’s Feeder Calf Certification Program or Allied Access tag program and must achieve a specified level of carcass excellence. The program is open to both conventionally and naturally fed cattle.

Conventionally fed Red Angus cattle must be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, reach a minimum of 90% Choice and Prime and have a maximum threshold of 5% Yield Grade 4’s and 5's.

Naturally fed Red Angus cattle must also be marketed in lots of at least 30 head, achieve 90% Choice and Prime, with a maximum threshold of 10% Yield Grade 4’s and 5's.

Operations receiving Grid Master honors included the following:

 Conventionally-Fed Division

• Prairie Dog Creek Cattle LLC, Dresden, Kansas, earned Grid Master honors on two loads, home fed
• Skinner Ranches Inc., Jordan Valley, Oregon, fed at Doug Maag Feedyard, Vail, Oregon
• Spreutels Farms, Koshkonong, Missouri, home fed
• Bridger Creek Ranches, Reed Point, Montana, purchased by Allied Feeding Partners LLC and fed at Darr Feedlot, Inc., Cozad, Nebraska
• Boller Livestock LLC, Weston, Wyoming, purchased by Allied Feeding Partners LLC and fed at Darr Feedlot, Inc., Cozad, Nebraska

Naturally-Fed Division

• Delong Ranches, Winnemuca, Nevada, fed at Kuner Feedlot, Kersey, Colorado
• A2 Operations Inc., Seneca, Oregon, fed at Beef Northwest Feeders, Echo, Oregon

If you would like additional information on the Grid Master Award program or to learn more about the Red Angus-specific marketing grids and the FCCP program, please contact Josh Taylor at josh@redangus.org. Visit RedAngus.org to learn more about marketing options for your Red Angus-influenced cattle.

The Red Angus Association of America serves the beef industry by enhancing and promoting the measurable advantages of Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced cattle. The RAAA provides commercial producers with objectively described cattle by implementing new technologies and using scientifically sound principles that quantify traits of economic importance to beef producers in all segments of the beef industry. For more information, visit www.RedAngus.org.

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September 18, 2023

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