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The Midwest Cattleman · February 23, 2023 · P21
HEREFORD FEEDOUT NUMBERS CLIMB

More Hereford breeders (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout. 2 their cattle are performing tification, as well as compet-
and commercial users of Her- “Every year, we see in- while on feed and then re- itive opportunities, through-
eford genetics are discover- creased interest in these ceive a collective summary of out the program.
ing the feedlot and carcass programs from our mem- all cattle enrolled in the pro- “These programs provide
performance of their genetics bers and their customers be- gram to see how their cattle value to those who have
through various American cause of the value they find performed relative to the en- never fed their cattle before
Hereford Association (AHA) in benchmarking feedlot and tire group. and those who do so on a
programs. carcass performance in their “The value of this informa- routine basis,” explains Bill
Currently, 94 participants programs and then tracking tion and being more close- Goehring, Libertyville, Iowa,
from 22 states are feeding subsequent performance rel- ly engaged with the cattle AHA president — a Here-
more than 1,400 head of ative to their benchmark,” feeding sector has always ford breeder, commercial cow
Hereford and Hereford-in- says Trey Befort, AHA direc- been important. It is becom- calf producer and sale barn
fluenced feeder cattle at tor of commercial programs. ing invaluable as more cat- owner and manager. “These
HRC Feed Yards, Scott City, These cattle feeding oppor- tle are channeled into spec- programs are a convenient,
Kan. The numbers encom- tunities enable participants ification-based, value-added cost-effective way for Here-
pass the Hereford Feedout to enroll a few head or entire areas of the supply chain,” ford seedstock producers and
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Program and the National pens of cattle. They receive Befort says. their commercial customers
Junior Hereford Association ongoing updates about how All participants can at- to identify how their genetics
tend an annual educational perform in the feedlot and in
Hereford and Hereford-influenced field day at HRC Feed Yards, the packinghouse. The data
feeder cattle are fed at HRC Feed which delves into various as- also adds increasing accura-
Yards, Scott City, Kan., for the
Hereford Feedout Program and pects of the cattle markets, cy to the breed’s genetic eval-
Fed Steer Shootout. cattle feeding and beef pack- uation.”
ing. This year’s event is April
15. 1 Hereford Feedout Program — participants
NJHA members enrolled enroll a minimum five head of same-sex
(steer or heifer) cattle for feeding within a
in the Fed Steer Shootout can designated delivery period; participants can
partake of additional educa- enroll whole-pen groups outside of designat-
ed delivery period.
tional activities, including 2 NJHA Fed Steer Shootout — participants
Beef Quality Assurance cer- enroll individual steers or pens of three
steers.

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