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DIRECTIONS Statistics
The National Cattlemens Beef Association is pleased to

present the 28th annual edition of Directions. This special
edition of National Cattlemen includes useful beef
industry trends and statistics, as well as information
about and NCBA and current priorities.
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2013 2014

TREND
Region I

Indiana 810 UP 870
Jan. 1, 2014 Cattle and calf numbers down 2 percent at
Kentucky 2,240 DOWN 2,090
87,730.0, down from 89,229.6 the previous year.
Maryland 192 DOWN 182
Largest decline was in Region V.
Michigan 1,120 FLAT 1,120
New England* 538 DOWN 513

2013 2014

2013 2014
New York 1,400 UP 1,450

TREND

TREND
Ohio
1,230 UP 1,250
Region VII

Region III

Pennsylvania 1,610 UP 1,620
Kansas
5,850 DOWN 5,800
Illinois 1,120 UP 1,130
Virginia 1,610 DOWN 1,530
Nebraska 6,300 DOWN 6,150
Iowa
3,850 DOWN 3,700
West Virginia 410 DOWN 380
North Dakota 1,790 DOWN 1,770
Minnesota 2,390 DOWN 2,380
Total
11,160 DOWN 11,005
South Dakota 3,850 DOWN 3,650
Missouri 3,650 UP 3,800 *Connecticut, Delaware, Maine,
Total
17,790 DOWN 17,370
Wisconsin 3,450 DOWN 3,350 Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Rhode Island
Total
14,460 DOWN 14,260 and Vermont

Cattle and Calves on Farms (000 head)
2013 2014
TREND
Region V
Alaska
12 DOWN 10
Colorado 2,600 DOWN 2,480
Idaho
2,370 DOWN 2,190
Montana 2,600 DOWN 2,550
Oregon 1,280 FLAT 1,280
Washington 1,150 DOWN 1,100
Wyoming 1,290 DOWN 1,270
Total
11,302 DOWN 10,880

2013 2014
TREND
Region II

Alabama 1,220 UP 1,240
Florida
1,660 DOWN 1,620
Georgia
1,020 DOWN 1,000
Louisiana 780 UP 790
Mississippi 910 UP 930
North Carolina 820 DOWN 810
South Carolina 355 UP
360
Tennessee 1,830 DOWN 1,760
Total
8,595 DOWN 8,510

2013 2014
TREND
Region VI

Arizona 900 UP 920
California 5,300 DOWN 5,250
Hawaii
132 DOWN 130
New Mexico 1,340 DOWN 1,290
Nevada
460 DOWN 455
Utah
770 UP 800
Total
8,902 DOWN 8,845

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2013 2014
TREND
Region IV
Arkansas 1,600 UP 1,660
Oklahoma 4,200 UP 4,300
Texas
11,300 DOWN 10,900
Total
17,100 DOWN 16,860

DIRECTIONS 2014
TOP 25 Seedstock Operations
3 4
Express
Ranches
Gardiner Angus
Ranch
Beckton Stock
Farms, Inc.
Leachman Cattle
of Colorado
Vermillion
Ranch, LLC
Head office:
Yukon, OK
Head office:
Robert A. Funk
Subsidiaries/Allied Operations:
Express Angus, Express Cattle
Feeding, Express UU Bar,
Express Limousin, Vista Angus,
Pfeiffer Angus, Hometown,
Express Herefords
CEO:
Jarold Callahan
Total Marketings:
5,850
Combined Ranch Acreage:
200,000
States of Operation:
Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Wisconsin, Alabama
Bulls Sold:
2,180
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Hereford
Head office:
Ashland, KS
Head office:
Gardiner Family
N/A
CEO:
Henry Gardiner
Total Marketings:
3,350
49,000
Kansas
Bulls Sold:
2,250
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Sheridan, WY
Owner:
Forbes Family
Head office:
Wellington, CO
Owner:
Lee Leachman,
Mike Browning, Tim Watts
Top Line and 35 other
cooperators
CEO:
Lee Leachman
Total Marketings:
1,542
200,000
Colorado
Bulls Sold:
1,358
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Red Angus, Simmental,
Gelbvieh, Charolais, Stabilizer
Head office:
Billings. MT
Owner:
Pat Goggins and Family
Sitz Angus
Ranch
44
Farms
Head office:
Dillon, Harrison, MT
Owner:
Jim and Bob Sitz
Subsidiaries/ Allied Operations:
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Total Marketings:
1,440
N/A
Montana
Bulls Sold:
950
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Cameron, TX
Owner:
Bob McClaren
44 Steaks
CEO:
Doug Slattery
Total Marketings:
1,270
N/A
Texas
Bulls Sold:
945
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Beckton Red Angus
CEO:
W. Cameron Forbes
Total Marketings:
1,656
N/A
Wyoming
Bulls Sold:
103
Breeds Utilized:
Red Angus
N/A
CEO:
Pat Goggins
Total Marketings:
1,450
200,000
Montana
Bulls Sold:
1,450
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
8 9 10
KG
Ranch
DeBruycker
Charolais
Nichols
Farms, Ltd.
Head office:
Three Forks, MT
Owner:
Paul Doddridge
N/A
CEO:
Greg Strohecker
Total Marketings:
1,255
50,000
Montana
Bulls Sold:
500
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Dutton, MT
Owner:
Lloyd, Mark, Brett DeBruycker
& Joe Campbell
North Montana Feeders
CEO:
Lloyd DeBruycker
Total Marketings:
1,100
130,000
Montana
Bulls Sold:
900
Breeds Utilized:
Charolais
Head office:
Bridgewater, Iowa
Owner:
Family Ownership
3 Franchises
CEO:
J. Daivd Nichols
Total Marketings:
1,050
N/A
Iowa, Illinois, Missouri
Bulls Sold:
800
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Simmental, South Devon
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TOP 25 Seedstock Operations
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Schaff Angus Valley
Thomas Angus Ranch, Inc.
Shaw Cattle Co., Inc.
Riverbend Ranch
Bieber Red Angus Ranch
Head office:
St. Anthony, ND
Owner:
Kelly & Marti Jo Schaff
N/A
CEO:
Kelly Schaff
Total Marketings:
962
15,322
North Dakota
Bulls Sold:
592
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Baker City, OR
Owner:
Thomas Family
N/A
CEO:
Rob Thomas
Total Marketings:
931
N/A
Texas
Bulls Sold:
945
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Caldwell, ID
Owner:
Shaw Family
N/A
CEO:
Greg Shaw
Total Marketings:
810
N/A
Idaho
Bulls Sold:
495
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Hereford, Red Angus
Head office:
Idaho Falls, ID
Owner:
Frank Vandersloot
N/A
CEO:
Steve Harrison
Total Marketings:
695
N/A
Idaho, Montana
Bulls Sold:
515
Breeds Utilized:
Angus
Head office:
Leola, South Dakota
Owner:
Ron & Lois Bieber and
Craig & Peggy Bieber
RAB Ranch
CEO:
Craig Bieber
Total Marketings:
625
10,500
South Dakota
Bulls Sold:
358
Breeds Utilized:
Red Angus, Simmental, Angus
Eagle Pass Ranch
J.D. Hudgins, Inc.
Schiefelbein Farms, LLC
V8 Ranch
Wulf Cattle
Head office:
Highmore, SD
Owner:
N/A
N/A
CEO:
Steve Munger
Total Marketings:
620
N/A
South Dakota
Bulls Sold:
255
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Sim/Angus, Balancer
Head office:
Hungerford, TX
Owner:
J.D. Hudgins, Inc.
N/A
President:
Coleman H. Locke
Total Marketings:
590
14,000
Texas
Bulls Sold:
286
Breeds Utilized:
Brahman
Head office:
Kimball, MN
Owner:
Schiefelbein Family
Schiefelbein Feeders, LLC
Schiefelbein Angus Farms LP
CEO:
Frank Shciefelbein
Total Marketings:
500
4,600
Minnesota
Bulls Sold:
400
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Sim/Angus
Head office:
Boling, TX
Owner:
Sloan Williams
N/A
CEO:
Jim Williams, Brandon Cutrer
Total Marketings:
493
5,000
Texas
Bulls Sold:
154
Breeds Utilized:
Brahman, Shorthorn
Head office:
Morris, MN
Owner:
Riverview, Wulf Cattle
N/A
CEO:
Doug Slattery
Total Marketings:
476
N/A
Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraksa
Bulls Sold:
398
Breeds Utilized:
Limousin, Lim-Flex, Angus
Fink Beef Genetics
Bar T Bar Ranch
Judd Ranch
Cross Diamond Cattle Co.
Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd.
Head office:
Randolph, KS
Owner:
Megan, Lori & Galen Fink
N/A
CEO:
Galen Fink
Total Marketings:
415
N/A
Kansas
Bulls Sold:
324
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Charolais
Head office:
Winslow, AZ
Owner:
Bob and Judy Prosser
N/A
President:
Bob Prosser
Total Marketings:
350
14,000
Arizona
Bulls Sold:
275
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Red Angus, Gelbvieh,
Balancer, Beefmaster, Bramgus
Head office:
Pamon, KS
Owner:
Judd Family
N/A
CEO:
David A. Judd
Total Marketings:
347
8,500
Kansas
Bulls Sold:
227
Breeds Utilized:
Gelbvieh, Balancers, Red Angus
Head office:
Bertrand, NE
Owner:
Scott & Kim Ford
N/A
CEO:
Scott & Kim Ford
Total Marketings:
325
N/A
Nebraska
Bulls Sold:
235
Breeds Utilized:
Red Angus
Head office:
North Estelline, TX
Owner:
Family
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Total Marketings:
322
N/A
Texas
Bulls Sold:
322
Breeds Utilized:
Angus, Charolais
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DIRECTIONS 2014
TOP 25 Cow-Calf
Deseret Cattle & Citrus
King Ranch
Head office:
St. Cloud, FL
Owner:
Farmland Reserves, Inc.
N/A
CEO:
K. Erick Jacobson
Acreage: 295,000
Florida
Lykes Bros. Inc
Seminole Tribe of FL, Inc.
Head office:
Houston, TX
Owner:
King Ranch Family
N/A
CEO:
Jack Hunt
Acreage: N/A
Texas
Silver Spur Land & Cattle, LLC
Head office:
Brighton, FL
Owner:
N/A
N/A
CEO:
Charles P. Lykes
Acreage: N/A
Florida
Head office:
Encampment, WY
Owner:
John C. & Leselie A. Malone
N/A
CEO:
Thad W. York
Acreage: N/A
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Nebraska
Head office:
Brishton, FL
Owner:
Seminole Tribe of FL, Inc.
Salacoa
CEO:
Mike Lizio
Acreage: 45,000
Florida, Georgia
Padlock Ranch
Matador Cattle Co.
Lightsey Cattle Co.
Head office:
Wichita, Kansas
Owner:
Koch Industries
N/A
CEO:
Damon Cox
Acreage: N/A
Kansas, Montana, Texas
Head office:
Kamuela, HI
Owner:
Parker Ranch Foundation Trust
N/A
CEO:
Niel Dutch Kuypere
Acreage: 130,000
Hawaii
Alico, Inc.
Head office:
Ranchester, WY
Owner:
Scott Family
N/A
CEO:
Trey Paterson
Acreage: 47,000
Montana, Wyoming
Head office:
Lake Wales, FL
Owner:
Carey & Layne Lightsey
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Acreage: 48,100
Florida, Georgia
Parker Ranch
Head office:
La Belle, FL
Owner:
N/A
N/A
CEO:
J. D. Alexander
Acreage: 76,000
Florida
Ellison Ranching CO.
Adams Ranch, Inc.
True Ranches, LLC
Duane Martin Livestock
Circle A Angus
11
12
13
14
10
15
Head office:
Tuscarora, NV
Owner:
Ellison Family
N/A
CEO:
Bill Hall
Acreage: 135,000
Nevada, Idaho
Head office:
Ft. Pierce, FL
Owner:
Adams family
5
CEO:
Michael L. Adams
Acreage: 50,000
Florida, Georgia
Head office:
Casper, WY
Owner:
True Family
N/A
CEO:
David L. True
Acreage: N/A
Wyoming
Head office:
Ione, CA
Owner:
Duane Martin
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Acreage: N/A
California, Oregon ,Nevada
Head office:
Iberia, MO
Owner:
Dave Gust Family
N/A
CEO:
Mark Aken
Acreage: 25,000
Missouri
A. Duda and Sons Inc.
W. T. Waggoner Estate
Spade Ranches
Riverbend Ranch
Head office:
Oviedo, FL
Owner:
Duda family
N/A
CEO:
David Duda
Acreage: 30,000
Florida
Head office:
Vernon, TX
Owner:
A.B. Wharton & Biggs Family Trust
N/A
CEO:
A.B. Wharton/Gene
Acreage: 526,000
Texas
Head office:
Lubbock, TX
Owner:
Chappell & Bassham Families
N/A
CEO:
Wesley Welch
Acreage: 275,000
Texas
RU-MAR Inc.
Head office:
Ft. Pierce, FL
Owner:
R.W. Carlton Family
N/A
CEO:
Wayne Carlton
Acreage: N/A
Florida
Head office:
Idaho Falls, ID
Owner:
Frank Vandersloot
N/A
CEO:
Frank Vandersloot
Acreage: N/A
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Texas
Immokalee Ranch
Ponoholo Ranch, Ltd.
Duane Martin Jr.
Pitchford Land & Cattle Co,
Lacey Livestock
Head office:
Immokalee, FL
Owner:
Immokalee Ranch
N/A
CEO:
C.W. Buzz Stoner, Jr.
Acreage: 60,000
Florida
Head office:
Kohala, HI
Owner:
VonHolt Family
N/A
CEO:
Sabrina White
Acreage: 13,200
Hawaii
Head office:
Elk Grove, CA
Owner:
Duane & Lynette Martin Jr.
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Acreage: N/A
California, Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska
Head office:
Gutherie, TX
Owner:
Williams Family
N/A
CEO:
Eugene Williams
Acreage: 180,000
Texas, Oklahoma
Head office:
Paso Robles, CA
Owner:
Lacey Family
N/A
CEO:
N/A
Acreage: 50,040
California
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TOP 20 Feeding Operations
JBS Five Rivers, LLC
Cactus Feeders
Cargill Cattle Feeders, LLC
Friona Industries, L.P.
Cattle Empire, LLC
Head office:
Greeley, CO
Owner:
JBS Swift
J&F Oklahoma
CEO:
Mike Thoren
Total Yards: 12
Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma,
Idaho, Arizona, Alberta
Head office:
Amarillo, TX
Owner:
Employees
Spikebox Land and Cattle
CEO:
Mike Engler
Total Yards: 9
Texas, Kansas
Head office:
Wichita, KS
Owner:
Cargill, Inc.
N/A
CEO:
Todd Allen
Total Yards: 5
Kansas, Texas, Colorado
Head office:
Amarillo, TX
Owner:
Privately Held
Friona Ag Credit Corp.
CEO:
James E. Herring
Total Yards: 4
Texas
Head office:
Santana, KS
Owner:
Roy N. Brown, Paul J. Brown,
Rex A. Brown, Pam Kells, Ronald C.
Shortbridge and DeeAnn Brown
4BK Cattle Co., LLC, Santa Fe Trail Dairy,
LLC, Empire Dairy Services, LLC,
Empire Calf Ranch LLC
CEO:
Roy N. Brown
Total Yards: 5
Kansas
11
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Head office:
Lamar, CO
Owner:
Privately Held
Timpas Feedyard, LLC, Ordway
Feedyard, LLC, Fall River Feedyard, LLC,
Rocky Ford Feedyard, LLC, Oxtown
Feeders, LLC, PRemier Cattle, LLC
CEO:
Joe Spitz
Total Yards: 9
Colorado, South Dakota, Kansas
Head office:
Great Bend, KS
Owner:
Privately Held
Beef Marketing Group, MMI.
CEO:
Lee Borck
Total Yards: 10
Kansas, Nebraska
Head office:
Bucyrus, KS
Owner:
Bob Foote Family
N/A
CEO:
Bob Foote
Total Yards: 4
Kansas, Nebraska
14
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Pinal Feeding Co.
Oppliger Feedyard, Inc.
AzTx Cattle Co.
Dinklage Feed Yard, Inc.
Head office:
Elkhorn, NE
Owner:
Brett and Bill Gottsch
Various
CEO:
Brett Gottsch
Total Yards: 3
Nebraska
Head office:
Laveen, AZ
Owner:
Northside Hay Company
Sacate Pellet Mill
CEO:
Earl Petznick
Total Yards: 3
Arizona
Head office:
Amarillo, TX
Owner:
Don Oppliger
Farming, Ranching, Dairy Trucking
CEO:
Don Oppliger
Total Yards: 4
Texas, Nebraska
Head office:
Hereford, TX
Owner:
Josserand Family
T.A.G. Finance
CEO:
Robert D. Josserand
Total Yards: 2
Kansas, Texas
Head office:
Sidney, NE
Owner:
Shareholders
Harris Farms, Harris Ranch Beef Co.
CEO:
Rex Trumbull
Total Yards: 5
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado
TIE
13
10
Foote Cattle Co.
TIE
TIE
Head office:
Cimarron, LS
Owner:
Privately Held
Grain Division
CEO:
John M. Petz
Total Yards: 6.5
Kansas
TIE
Head office:
Boise, ID
Owner:
Simplot Family
Simplot Land and Livestock Group
CEO:
Thomas J. Basabe
Total Yards: 2
Idaho, Washington
Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.
TIE
Irsik & Doll Feed Services, Inc. Four State Feedyard, Inc.
TIE
J.R. Simplot Co.
Harris Feeding Co.
Tejas Feeding Group
Bar G Feedyard
Barrett-Crofoot, Inc.
Adams Land and Cattle Co.
Head office:
Coalinga, CA
Owner:
John C. Harris
Harris Farms, Harris Ranch Beef Co.
CEO:
David E. Wood
Total Yards: 2
California, Nevada
Head office:
Amarillo, TX
Owner:
Mike Smith
Tejas Trading Company
CEO:
Mike Smith
Total Yards: 3
Texas
Head office:
Hereford, TX
Owner:
Livestock Investors LTD
N/A
CEO:
Johnny Trotter
Total Yards: 2
Texas
Head office:
Hereford, TX
Owner:
Barrett Families
N/A
CEO:
Ed Barrett
Total Yards: 2
Texas
Head office:
Broken Bow, NE
Owner:
Bill and Jerry Adams
Custer County Feeders,
Paul Johnson & Sons, Bellar North
CEO:
Jerry Adams
Total Yards: 4
Nebraska
Gottsch Livestock Feeders
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TOP 10 Beef Packing Operations

1 Tyson Foods, Inc
Springdale, AR
Owner: Publicly traded company
Subsidiaries: Beef, Chicken Pork and Prepared Foods
President & CEO: Donnie Smith
2013 Sales

N/A
N/A
N/A
28,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
10
$7.7 Billion
N/A
14,000
$2.75 Billion
N/A
7,200
12
$1.03 Billion
775,000
2,800
N/A
N/A
2,500
$590 Million
480,000
1,800
Confidential
Confidential
1,600
Confidential
Confidential
1,600
4 National Beef Packing Co., LLC
Kansas City, MO
Owner: Leucadia National Corporation, U.S. Premium Beef,
LLC and others
Subsidiaries: National Carriers, Inc., National Beef Leathers,
LLC, Kansas City Steak Co.,
CEO: Tim Klein
5 American Foods Groups, LLC

Green Bay, WI
Owner: Rosens Diversified, Inc.
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: Greg Benedict
6 Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.

Omaha, NE
Owner: Henry Davis
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: Henry Davis
7 Nebraska Beef
Omaha, NE
Owner: Corporation
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: William Hughes
8 Caviness Beef Packers, Ltd.

Amarillo, TX
Owner: Caviness Family
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: Terry Caviness
9 Agri-Beef Co.
Boise, ID
Owner: Rebholtz Family
Subsidiaries: AB Foods, LLC, Performix Nutrition Systems, LLC
CEO: Robert Rebholtz, Jr.
10 Sam Kane Beef Processors, Inc.

Corpus Christi, TX
Owner: N/A
Subsidiaries: None
CEO: Lou Waters Jr.
Beef Plants
N/A
3 Cargill Meat Solutions

Wichita, KS
Owner: Cargill, Inc.
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: John Keating
Daily Slaughter Capacity
Confidential
2 JBS Beef Co.

Greeley, CO
Owner: JBS S.A.
Subsidiaries: N/A
CEO: Bill Rupp
Slaughter Total
DIRECTIONS 2014
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All Other States

28%
2,577
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U.S. Total
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100%
9,220
CATTLE ON FEED (000) HEAD
CA 1,780
WI 1,270
NY 615
ID 565
PA 530
2 Wisconsin MN 460
TX 440
3
MI 381
Ne
wY
NM 323
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OH 267
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Top Ten
72%
6,631
1C
alif
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19.3%
19.3%
16.8%
9.7%
7.8%
4.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.1%
Cattle Numbers: Top 10
ta
NE 2,450
TX 2,450
KS 2,130
IA 1,230
CO 990
CA 510
SD 310
MN 300
AZ 274
OK 265
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dah
4I
2 Tex
as
3 Kansas
U.S. Total
100%
12,695
rado
13.5%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
5.6%
5.1%
4.9%
3.5%
3.2%
3.0%
BEEF COWS (000) HEAD
5 Pennsylvania
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Top Ten
85.9%
All Other States
10,909 10
14.0%
Ok
9 Ar lah 1,786
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8 Min ona ma
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7 South Dakta
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6 California
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7 Io
U.S. Total
100%
29,042
nta
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10 M
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9 Wisconsin
All Other States

42.51%
12,345
TX 3,910
MO 1,820
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OK 1,805
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iss
2M
NE 1,797
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SD 1,635
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Ok
3
MT 1,476
4 Neb
r
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5S
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KY 1,012
hD
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ND 943
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IA 885
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6M
6M
Dak
8 South
U.S. Total
100%
87,730
Top Ten
57.49%
16,697
7T
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s
6 Mi
nnes
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All Other States

43.6%
38,280
12.4%
7.0%
6.6%
6.0%
4.9%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.8%
2.9%
nsas
7 Ka
8 Kentucky
TX 10,900
NE 6,150
ska
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KS 5,800
b
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2N
CA 5,250
3 Kansas OK 4,300
MO 3,800
4 Ca
liforn
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5O
kla
SD 3,650
hom
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WI 3,350
MT 2,550
10 Io
wa
9 North D
akota
1T
exa
s
Top Ten
56.4%
49,450
19.3%
13.8%
6.7%
6.1%
5.8%
5.0%
4.8%
4.1%
3.5%
2.9%
DAIRY COWS (000) HEAD

Jan. 1, 2014
16.00
15.00
$
14.00
$
13.00
$
12.00
$
11.00
$
10.00
$
9.00
$
8.00
$
7.00
$
6.00
$
5.00
$
4.00
$
3.00
60%
50%
40%
$
$
$15.24
Total Byproduct
($/cwt)
8.48
Butt-Branded Steer
Hide Value
($/cwt)
Hides as % of Total
Byproduct Value
56.0%
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cattle Byproducts: Yields
and
Value
Total Cattle
The U.S. cattle herd has decreased 1,569,600 from 2013 - 2014
Cows
Calf Crop
105,000
100,000
95,000
90,000
85,000
87,730 80,000
75,000
70,000
65,000
60,000
55,000
50,000
38,251 45,000
40,000
35,000
33,930 30,000
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
C a t t l e H e r d I nv e n t o r y
BEEF INDUSTRY Statistics
All Cattle and Calves
All cows that have calved
Cattle on Feed
2013
2014
Percent of
2013
2014
Percent of
2013
2014
Percent of
State
(1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Previous year (1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Previous year (1,000 head)
(1,000 head)
Previous year
Alabama
1,220.0
1,240.0
102%
660.0
680.0
103%
Alaska
12.0
10.0
83%
5.3
4.6
87%

Arizona
900.0 920.0 102% 365.0 370.0
101% 272.0 274.0 101%
Arkansas
1,600.0
1,660.0
104%
860.0
890.0
103%
California
5,3o0.0
5,250.0
99%
2,390.0
2,380.0
100%
475.0
510.0
107%

Colorado 2,600.0
2,480.0 95% 850.0 840.0 99%
1,030.0 990.0 96%
Connecticut
48.0
47.0
98%
24.0
23.0
96%
Delaware
18.0
16.0
89%
8.5
7.5
88%
Florida
1,660.0
1,620.0
98%
1,030.0
1,000.0
97%
Georgia
1,020.0
1,000.0
98%
570.0
560.0
98%
Hawaii
132.0
130.0
98%
72.0
71.0
71%
Idaho
2,370.0
2,190.0
92%
1,090.0
1,010.0
93%
235.0
226.0
96%
Illinois
1,120.0
1,130.0
101%
460.0
455.0
99%
160.0
165.0
103%
Indiana
810.0
870.0
107%
365.0
370.0
101%
100.0
110.0
110%
Iowa
3,850
3,700.0
96%
1,130.0
1,090.0
96%
1,270.0
1,230
97%

Kansas
5,850.0 5,800.0 99% 1,460.0 1,550.0 106% 2,240.0 2,130.0 95%
Kentucky
2,240.0
2,090.0
93%
1,100.0
1,080.0
98%
15.0
15.0
100%
Louisiana
780.0
790.0
101%
470.0
465.0
99%
Maine
85.0
85.0
100%
43.0
41.0
95%
Maryland
192.0
182.0
95%
92.0
88.0
96%
10.0
10.0
100%
Massachusetts
39.0
39.0
100%
19.0
18.0
95%
Michigan
1,120.0
1,120.0
100%
490.0
495.0
101%
155.0
150.0
97%
Minnesota
2,390.0
2,280.0
95%
840.0
810.0
96%
310.0
300.0
97%
Mississippi
910.0
930.0
102%
500.0
490.0
98%
Missouri
3,650.0
3,800.0
104%
1,850.0
1,910.0
103%
50.0
55.0
110%
Montana
2,600.0
2,550.0
98%
1,520.0
1,490.0
98%
38.0
45.0
118%

Nebraksa
6,300.0 6,150.0 98% 1,860.0 1,850.0 99% 2,550.0 2,450.0 96%
Nevada
460.0
455.0
99%
260.0
255.0
98%
9.0
8.0
89%
New Hampshire
33.0
32.0
97%
17.0
16.5
97%
New Jersey
31.0
29.0
94%
16.0
15.0
94%
New Mexico
1,340.0
1,290.0
96%
710.0
710.0
100%
New York
1,400.0
1,450.0
104%
700.0
720.0
103%
25.0
23.0
92%
North Carolina
820.0
810.0
99%
410.0
405.0
99%
North Dakota
1,790.0
1,770.0
99%
640.0
960.0
102%
45.0
35.0
78%

Ohio
1,230.0
1,250.0 102% 560.0 560.0
100% 160.0 160.0 100%
Oklahoma
4,200.0
4,300.0
102%
1,800.0
1850.0
103%
345.0
265.0
77%
Oregon
1,280.0
1,280.0
100%
650.0
640.0
98%
65.0
75.0
115%
Pennsylvania
1,610.0
1,620.0
101%
690.0
700.0
101%
75.0
75.0
100%
Rhode Island
4.6
5.0
109%
2.4
2.4
100%
South Carolina
355.0
360.0
101%
190.0
190.0
100%
South Dakota
3,850.0
3,650.0
95%
1,780.0
1,730.0
97%
320.0
310.0
97%
Tennessee
1,830.0
1,760.0
96%
960.0
910.0
95%
3.0
3.0
100%
Texas
11,300.0
10,900.0
96%
4,450.0
4,350.0
98%
2,730.0
2,450.0
90%
Utah
770.0
800.0
104%
405.0
420.0
104%
28.0
27.0
96%
Vermont
270.0
260.0
96%
146.0
144.0
99%

Virginia
1,610.0
1,530.0 95% 780.0 750.0 96% 23.0 20.0 87%

Washington 1,150.0
1,100.0 96% 485.0 475.0 98% 247.0 201.0 81%
West Virginia
410.0
380.0
93%
210.0
200.0
95%
4.0
5.0
125%
Wisconsin
3,450.0
3,350.0
97%
1,530.0
1,510.0
99%
240.0
240.0
100%
Wyoming
1,290.0
1,270.0
98%
700.0
700.0
100%
70.0
75.0
107%
United States
89,299.6
87,730.0
98%
38,515.2
38,251.0
99%
13,363.7
12,695.3
95%
C at t le I nv e n t or y
by
C lass S t at e s
and
U n i t e d S t at e s J a n 1, 2013 & 2014

DIRECTIONS 2014
Average U.S. prices dont necessarily reflect

major export or local markets and should only be
used as an indicator of historical price trend.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Sorghum
$/Bu
$8.00
Wheat $6.87
Barley $6.06
6.00
Corn $4.50
Sorghum $4.26
5.00
Barley
$/Bu
4.00
3.00
2.00
Corn
$/Bu
Wheat
$/Bu
7.00
1.00
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
U.S. Average Feed Grain Prices
Chicken leads beef in per-capita retail weight sold.

These figures are reported in pounds and include bones.
Total MEAT
Red Meat Total
Poultry Total
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Turkey
Lamb
Veal
Total MEAT $202.31
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
Red Meat Total $104.20 120
110
100
Poultry Total $98.12 90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Retail Weight, Per-Capita Sales

Beef production was down 1% in 2013 (000 lbs)
27,000
25,729 26,500
26,000
Total Pounds
of Carcass
Production
25,500
25,000
24,500
24,000
23,500
23,000
22,500
22,000
790
780
792.70
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
Average carcass weights increased 6 pounds in 2013
Average
Carcass
Weight
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Pounds Carcass Production/U.S. Average Carcass Weight

DIRECTIONS 2014
Americans continue to spend more

for pork and broilers. Beefs share of
per-capita spending on all meat
increased slightly during 2014.
$
$
298.60
$
300
286.24
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
190
$
170.54 180
$
159.29
170
160
$
161.05 150
$
152.72
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
Beef
Pork
Broilers
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Year Total: $ 388.72 393.30 391.55 395.77 397.13 393.77 405.20 408.36 420.43 439.19 455.79 459.07 480.40 492.05 512.82 559.76 559.22 536.08 562.40 548.64 554.51 580.84 598.25 630.20
Beef as %
of Total: 49.0 48.8 48.2 47.9 47.2 48.1 46.4 45.0 44.0 44.2 45.5 45.2 46.6 45.6 47.4 48.0 48.7 48.6 48.2 47.2 47.4 47.6 47.8 47.4
Consumer Per-Capita Spending
184.76
155.29
122.90
Choice 450 lb.

Steer ($/cwt)
Choice 650 lb.
Steer ($/cwt)
Choice Fed Steer
($/cwt)
Percent
Change
190
185
180
175
170
165
160
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
4.5
5.8
7.2
2.4 -8.4
1.9 -7.4
4.2 5.9
6.6 -9.4 -16.3 -18.0 38.7

5.9 -10.0 -14.8 -13.2 32.2
-2.5 -9.3 -3.9
-2.4 1.7
-1.6 5.4
-3.8 4.4
-6.6 6.4
18.3
16.9
6.1
1.4
0.8
3.8
-8.8
-9.7
-6.7
8.6
10.9
24.1
18.6
19.2
1.0
7.8
6.4
3.8
-1.1
-2.0
-1.9
-5.9
-3.6
7.7
-5.7 -4.6 11.7 20.6 0.7

-5.0 -4.8 13.0 21.1 13.2
0.0 -10.4 14.7 20.4 7.1
U.S. Average Steer Prices

DIRECTIONS 2014
Overall, the yearly combined total of

imports of Canadian and Mexican
cattle was 1,259,102, down 21%.
311,350
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Other States
U.S. Total
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Imports
2004
of
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Canadian Feeder Cattle
2010
2011
2012
2013
947,752
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
U.S. Total
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Imports
2004
of
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Feeder Steers/
Heifers
376,390
Cows/Bulls
347,625
2001
2002
2003
2004
1,450,000
1,400,000
1,350,000
1,300,000
1,250,000
1,200,000
1,150,000
1,100,000
1,050,000
1,000,000
950,000
900,000
850,000
800,000
750,000
700,000
650,000
600,000
550,000
500,000
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Mexican Feeder Cattle
Million Pounds, Carcass Weight Equivalent
2000
2013
575,000
550,000
525,000
500,000
475,000
450,000
425,000
400,000
375,000
350,000
325,000
300,000
275,000
250,000
225,000
200,000
175,000
150,000
125,000
100,000
75,000
50,000
25,000
0
2005
Imports
2006
of
2007
2008
2009
Canadian Beef
2010
2011
2012
2013
850,000
800,000
750,000
700,000
650,000
600,000
550,000
500,000
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0

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49
(000,000) Pounds Carcass Weights
2,250
Australia
Nicaragua
Canada
New Zealand
Mexico
Others
828
624
526
U.S. Total
82-98
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
4,000
3,800
3,600
3,400
3,200
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
2013
U.S. Beef Imports
By Top Countries (000,000) Pounds Carcass Weights
2,584
Canada
Japan
Mexico
S. Korea
Others
U.S. Total
794
671
253
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
463
403
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,800
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
2013
U.S. Beef Exports

DIRECTIONS 2014

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Cattle and Calves on Farms (000 head)

TOP 25 Seedstock Operations

TOP 25 Seedstock Operations

Continued from page 35

Schaff Angus Valley

Thomas Angus Ranch, Inc.

Shaw Cattle Co., Inc.

Bieber Red Angus Ranch

Eagle Pass Ranch

J.D. Hudgins, Inc.

Schiefelbein Farms, LLC

Fink Beef Genetics

Bar T Bar Ranch

Cross Diamond Cattle Co.

Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd.

Deseret Cattle & Citrus

Lykes Bros. Inc

Seminole Tribe of FL, Inc.

Silver Spur Land & Cattle, LLC

Matador Cattle Co.

Lightsey Cattle Co.

Ellison Ranching CO.

Adams Ranch, Inc.

True Ranches, LLC

Duane Martin Livestock

A. Duda and Sons Inc.

Ponoholo Ranch, Ltd.

Duane Martin Jr.

Pitchford Land & Cattle Co,

TOP 20 Feeding Operations

JBS Five Rivers, LLC

Cargill Cattle Feeders, LLC

Friona Industries, L.P.

Cattle Empire, LLC

Pinal Feeding Co.

Oppliger Feedyard, Inc.

AzTx Cattle Co.

Dinklage Feed Yard, Inc.

Foote Cattle Co.

Innovative Livestock Services, Inc.

J.R. Simplot Co.

Harris Feeding Co.

Tejas Feeding Group

Adams Land and Cattle Co.

Gottsch Livestock Feeders

TOP 10 Beef Packing Operations

4 National Beef Packing Co., LLC

5 American Foods Groups, LLC

6 Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc.

8 Caviness Beef Packers, Ltd.

10 Sam Kane Beef Processors, Inc.

3 Cargill Meat Solutions

Daily Slaughter Capacity

2 JBS Beef Co.

TOTAL CATTLE (000) HEAD

All Other States

CATTLE ON FEED (000) HEAD