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What Do Feedyards Look For In Feeder Cattle?

JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding is the world’s largest cattle-feeding enterprise, consisting of 12 yards in nine states and boasting a total one-time capacity of 930,000 head of cattle and marketing 1.7 million head/year. The likes and dislikes of an outfit like that should carry a lot of weight with cow-calf producers and Tom Brink, Five Rivers’ vice president of cattle ownership and risk management, is willing to give his opinion.

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