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Calf-Based Programs
| 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) |
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