Alliance Web Address Contact Year estab. Cattle in alliance in 2007 Average premium paid Cost Minimum head Grids geared to QG, YG or both (see key at bottom of page) Par point on grid Carcass weight on grid Harvest states Required genetics Practices required: S, W, P, N (see key at bottom of page) Electronic ID capable Retained ownership required Aligned with specific feeders, packers or retailers
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| Alliance Web Address | Contact | Year estab. | Cattle in alliance in 2007 | Average premium paid | Cost | Minimum head | Grids geared to QG, YG or both (see key at bottom of page) | Par point on grid | Carcass weight on grid | Harvest states | Required genetics | Practices required: S, W, P, N (see key at bottom of page) | Electronic ID capable | Retained ownership required | Aligned with specific feeders, packers or retailers | Cow-calf producer post-harvest premium |
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| AngusSource | Sara Moyer-Snider, 816-383-5100, smoyersnider@angus.org | 2003 | 99,000 | Varies | $50 enrollment and $1/hd for visual tag or $3.25/hd for RFID-matched pair set. | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Varies | Sired by a registered Angus bull — minimum of 50% Angus genetics | S, age, genetics | Y | N | For genetic verification — National Beef Packing Co. and Tyson Fresh Meats | N |
| Cargill Cattle Feeders — Sharing Total Added Value (STAV) Program | Tana Baker, 316-291-1974, tana_baker@cargill.com | 2000 | 60,000 | 26 | None | 120 same sex | Both | NA | 600-899 | TX, KS, CO | 50% or greater English, 3/16 or less Brahman | S, W, P not required, but preferred | Y | N | Cargill Beef and retail customers | N/A |
| Cooperative Beef $olutions www.cooperativebeefsolutions.com | Willie Altenburg, 970-568-7881, Tim Davis, 800-584-0040, Dan Dorn, 888-675-2212, Joe Young, 800-858-4330, Info@cooperativebeefsolutions.com | 2003 | N/A | $15-$25/hd management improvement | $10-$12/hd | 1 load, 1 sex — will accommodate multiple owners | Both | Choice/3B | 550-1,000 lbs. | KS | None | S | Y | Y | Feeder — Decatur County Feedyard; Packer — Excel; Genetics — Genex; Herd Management Programs — Midwest Micro Systems (Cow Sense) | Shared in proportion of retained ownership |
| Five Star Cattle Systems, LLC | Alan Sears, 970-612-1571, alan.sears@fiveriverscattle.com | 1995 | 75,000 | N/A | No cost for basic group data. $3/hd. for individual; $8/hd. for complete data | Load lots | QG, Natural | Plant average | 525-999 | CO, MI, NE, PA, TX, WI | Identifiable British cross & British X Continental feeder cattle | S, W, P, N, age | Y | N | Smithfield Beef Group, Magness Land & Cattle, Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding, Strauss Brands, Inc. | N |
| Gelbvieh Profit Partners, LLC www.profitpartnersllc.com | Slim Cook, 307-272-2024, slimck@tribcsp.com | 2005 | 4,000 | TBD by lot | None | Truckload | Both | N/A | N/A | NE, KS, WA, ID, UT | 25% Gelbvieh influence | S and age verification | Y | N | Y | N |
| MFA Health Track Beef Alliance www.mfahealthtrack.com | Mike John, 573-876-5573, mjohn@mfa-inc.com | 1998 | 52,438 | $54/hd | None for members | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | TX, KS, NE, MO, IL | Low % Bos indicus and dairy | S, W, P, standardized nutrition | Y | N/A | No | N/A |
| Missouri Verified Beef, LLC www.profeef.org | Brad White, Dan Goehl, 573-288-3817, bradwhite@probeef.org or dangoehl@probeef.org | 2001 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No dairy | S, W, P | Y | N/A | Confidential | Y |
| NEMO Premier Beef Marketers, LLC | Imogene Latimer, 573-439-5283, klatimer@marktwain.net | N/A | 350 | Depends on year and feedlot results | Call for information | 1 | Both | N/A | 550-1,100 | KS, NE, IA | 50% Angus or more | W, P, S and age verification | Y | Y | USPB and others | N/A |
| South Ozarks Premier Beef Marketers | Al Vance, 417-256-7460, Avance000@centurytel.net | 1999 | 300 | $30 plus individual data | $10/hd | 5 | Both | N/A | N/A | KS, IA | No dairy or longhorn, less than 1/4 Brahman | S, W, P | Y | Sometimes | N | Sometimes |
| Verified Beef www.verifiedbeef.net | Andy Kellom, Operations Manager, 406-922-2233, akellom@verifiedbeef.net | 1999 (Started as Montana Beef Network) | 55,000 | Video sales in 2007 averaged $12/hd | Source- and age-verification, $3/hd; source- and age-verification with tracking and carcass data collection, $5/hd | 1, but recommend load lots | N/A | N/A | N/A | All U.S. | None | S, age verification and BQA certified | Y | N | N | N |
| Key: Grids geared to QG = quality grade, YG = yield grade, Both = quality and yield grade Practices required: S = source verification, W = weaning, P = preconditioning, N = natural (i.e., typically prohibits the use of antibiotics and growth hormones) | ||||||||||||||||