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continued from page 3 Long Range Plans. In 2016, ners across the industry – in- directors with representatives
receive unanimous support the plan called for a feasibility dividual producers in all seg- from cow-calf, livestock mar-
through the committee pro- study, which has been a guid- ments, industry organizations, ket and cattle feeding sectors
cess and with the board of di- ing document for U.S. Cattle- like NCBA, technology, data was named to lead Cattle-
rectors further demonstrates Trace, and the newly released and identification companies, Trace Inc. In January 2020,
that U.S. CattleTrace is a plan supports aggressive and private-sector traceability the board voted to change
producer-led, industry-driv- animal disease traceability organizations. This new part- the name to U.S. CattleTrace
en effort to advance disease growth and expansion targets. nership is a critical step in the Inc. to formally establish the
traceability,” said Callahan “We are humbled to have expansion of U.S. CattleTrace multi-state initiative to ad-
Grund, U.S. CattleTrace ex- NCBA’s support and part- and disease traceability.” vance disease traceability. To
ecutive director. “We thank nership,” said Brandon De- In August 2018, CattleTrace learn more about U.S. Cattle-
NCBA for its support and are penbusch, U.S. CattleTrace Inc. was formally established Trace or receive information
excited to work with the orga- Board of Directors chairman. as a private, not-for-profit cor- on how to participate, visit
nization going forward. Sup- “To truly achieve a national- poration to securely maintain www.uscattletrace.org.
port from NCBA, individual ly significant animal disease and manage the data collected
cattle producers from across traceability system in the as part of the disease trace-
the country, and our partners United States we need part- ability pilot project. A board of
throughout the industry will
be paramount to the success
of achieving a robust animal
disease traceability system in
the United States."
The policy resolution calls
for NCBA to support the ex-
pansion of U.S. CattleTrace
and directs the organization
to encourage and help facil-
itate state affiliate support
and educational efforts. An-
imal disease traceability is a
priority in the U.S. beef cattle
industry and has been includ-
ed in both the 2016-2020 and

CattleTrace identification tag Photo - CattleTrace

SORTING tion. I want to again break Tracking weights into 2020,

continued from page 3 out carcass weights. They ob- by mid-March steer carcasses
Since the cutout hit a record viously play a significant role were 36 lbs. heavier than the
high during the week of May in production as we assess the prior year but began declining
16, it has fallen 56% through markets. with a steady pace for fed cat-
Custom built shorter or longer beds. mid-July. At the same time, Contrary to what many tle slaughter. By mid-April,
Standard Equipment: Arm extensions, may think, weights were they had declined to average
GN & receiver hitches, side rails, lights, weekly beef production be-
trailer plus & pioneer quick connects. heavy at the beginning of the 22 lbs. above prior year. But,
ginning with the first week
of June through mid-July year, which even then posed a in the face of plant closures
potential problem for the mar- and slowdowns, it only took 30
has increased 29% over the
weekly average for April and ket. Steer carcasses started days to add 30 lbs. to that 22
getting heavier in early Octo- lbs. and by mid-May, weights
May. With plant capacity re-
turning to a more normal pace ber of last year and while they were up 52 lbs. over prior year.
were not close to the record For the week ending July 11,
in early June, weekly steer
Across the bed toolbox weights hit in 2015 at that weights were 37 lbs. heavier
70”L x 10”H x 20’W - complete with and heifer slaughter posted a
stainless steel hinges, tray and gas shock. 46% increase over April and time of the year, they were in- than a year earlier and re-
Side toolboxes May. Plant capacity usage creasing over a year earlier. main record high as they have
30”L x 17”H x 12”D increased from an average of By the end of 2019, they were been all of this year.
standard size of not only 9 lbs. heavier than the Again, the market is com-
12 ga. steel with 67% in April and May to 90%
stainless steel hinges from the first week of June prior year, but also 1 lb. heavi- plex with many moving parts
and latch. er than 2015’s record weights. and each of these moving
through mid-July, a 34% in-
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