Red Angus' bred-in carcass characteristics as well as the USDA Process Verified Age & Source Verification open many doors for producers marketing Red Angus Fed Cattle. Each of these "linked" alliances provide excellent grid marketing and/or age and source verification options to complement ranchers' retained ownership strategies.
Tyson’s Choice+ Premium Red Angus Grid focuses on the strengths of Red Angus cattle verified through the FCCP ‘yellow tag’ program by rewarding cattle that marble well. Premiums are rewarded for cattle grading choice, upper 2/3 choice and premium. To learn more about the Tyson Choice+ Red Angus Grid, contact Harold Bertz at 940-387-3502 EXT 19.
Meyer Natural Foods (MNF) is one of the largest Natural and Organic beef companies in the US today. The flagship brand of MNF is Meyer Natural Angus (MNA). Started in the mid-1990’s, the MNA brand has grown to be recognized as one of the superior beef products on the market today. Concentrating their efforts on superior Angus genetics and management practices, the MNA brand is sold to retailers and foodservice outlets across the US. As demand for high-quality beef continues to grow, the MNA program is continually looking for additional cattle to bring into the system. MNA has developed an extensive feedlot base throughout the central U.S. and can assist in connecting cow/calf producers and feeders. To learn more about the MNA program, please review the links listed below. If you still have questions or would like to try to market your cattle through the Meyer system, you can contact our corporate office in Loveland, Colo. at 970-292-5006 or go to our website at www.MeyerNaturalAngus.com.
US Premium Beef, LLC, Kansas City, MO, (USPB) is a producer-owned, beef marketing company. USPB is an owner of National Beef Packing Company, LLC, which is the nation's fourth largest beef processor. USPB is the only large scale company that enables producers to retain ownership of their cattle through producer owned value-added processing in the United States. The beef our members produce is the cornerstone for many of our processing company's branded product lines including Black Canyon ® Premium Reserve, Certified Premium Beef®, Black Canyon® Angus Beef, Naturewell® Natural Beef, and NatureSource® Natural Angus Beef. In addition, our company also produces Certified Angus Beef® and Certified Hereford Beef®.
USPB's more than 2,100 producers come from 36 states and represent all segments of the beef industry including seedstock producers, commercial cow-calf producers, stocker operators as well as farmer-feeders and custom cattle feeders. All share a common desire to earn greater profits for producing beef designed for today's consumers. We continue to work with new producers who want to get paid for the value of the beef they produce.
USPB recognizes the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) as verification of Angus parentage for inclusion in our Naturewell® Natural Beef and NatureSource™ Natural Angus Beef branded programs.
For more information on how you can market your cattle through U.S. Premium Beef, please visit our website or contact Tracy Thomas at (866) 877-2525 or by email at tlthomas@uspb.com
The Greater Omaha Red Angus Grid is a great marketing option for high yielding cattle tagged with the FCCP 'yellow tag'. The G.O. Red Grid rewards Yield Grade 1 and 2 cattle.
For more information about the G.O. Red Grid, contact Harold Bertz at 940-387-3502 EXT 19.
Red Angus and Five Rivers Cattle Feeding are teaming up to target more Red Angus feeder cattle toward the Aspen Ridge Natural Angus Beef.
See desired feeder cattle specifications and contact information below.
Five Rivers Desired Specifications for Red Angus feeder cattle purchased for the Aspen Ridge Natural Angus Beef program:
Cattle are fed for the Aspen Ridge Natural Angus Beef program at the Five Rivers-Kuner Feedlot, located nine miles east of Greeley, Colorado.
Contact:
Tanner Pickett
General Manager, Kuner Feedlot
28625 US-34
Kersey, CO 80644
(970) 670-0988
tanner.pickett@5rcattle.com
Adams Land & Cattle, LLC (ALCC) of Broken Bow, Nebraska, is interested in filling its yard with more Red Angus cattle! ALCC currently purchases about 90% of its cattle out of auctions. The company is interested in expanding its contracting foot print with progressive, like-minded producers. ALCC is open to sharing cattle performance data, which will allow producers an opportunity to better understand their herd’s value and continuously improve their herd for better returns. In turn, ALCC is interested in opportunities to contract/purchase cattle at fair market value for both the producer and ALCC.
The following criteria describe what Adams Land & Cattle, LLC is searching for in the cattle it purchases:
Conventional Cattle
Program Cattle
More information about ALCC Cattle Procurement can be found at https://www.adamslandandcattle.com/programs/cattle/. Producers with cattle for sale may fill out a form on this page for the Cattle Procurement Team to review and follow up on. Producers may also contact the Cattle Procurement Team directly by emailing cattleprocurement@adamslandandcattle.com or calling (308)872-6494 and selecting Option #2.
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Genetic certification of superior Angus feeder cattle is an idea whose time has come. The U.S. feeder cattle market doesn’t always distinguish the best Angus calves from generic black or red-hided feeder cattle.
Top Dollar Angus is the first and only certification program for commercial feeder cattle focused exclusively on Angus and Red Angus-based cattle with top 25% growth and carcass traits.
Learn more from TopDollarAngus.com.