HEREFORD AMERICA • March 2021
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• 13 consecutive growth years in pounds sold and carcasses certified. • More pounds per capita of Hereford Beef is sold in this region (retail and restaurants) than anywhere else in the US. Go local.
Courtesy of Ellefson Hereford Ranch, Westport, SD
G.O. HEREFORD GRID Each week, we buy corn fed finished cattle primarily in this for ENGLISH CATTLE ONLY region. However, we reach beyond the strike zone to find Majority white faced requirement. Eligible the best Herefords wherever they might be fed in the cattle groups to be sold on this grid must appear phenotypically to be of Hereford Midwest. Even after we’ve concluded our normal weekly and or Hereford Cross English breed type with over half of each lot displaying trade, we are The Best Hereford Beef predominant white faces on the steers and never too full for Can Now Be Found Local heifers as are consistent with Hereford F1 English crossbred breeding. Herefords and Values are per 1 2 3 4 5 Baldies. We are Hundred Weight YG YG YG YG YG always in the All Prime 23 18 15 10 5 market to buy 13 8 5 4 2 finished Herefords Choice or Higher and we offer a Fallout Choice 8 3 Par -15 -20 premium per head Upper Select 3 3 0 -4 -7 for Hereford program qualifiers. Fallout Select -2 -5 -10 -25 -30 If you’d like your finished calves in our Hereford program, we can introduce you to partner feed yards who custom feed or who buy Hereford and Baldie calves. Whether you want to market your feeder calves or retain ownership, let us help you direct your load lot Hereford influenced feeder cattle into our primary trade area.
*Greater Omaha Classic Hereford Beef (USDA AMS Schedule G-103A Carcasses under 1050lbs) shall be awarded $25/head. All other premiums paid per cwt. *Only one per hundred weight premium or discount shall be applied to each carcass starting at the base bid. *Carcasses 1051 lbs or Heavier will be discounted -10 and will not qualify for any premiums. *Carcass Data can be requested at time of sale for an additional $6 per head. *Dark cutters/ Standard Grade/ No roll and +30 Month carcasses will be discounted -20 and will not qualify for any premiums. *Large Supplier Premium: Suppliers of 1,000 hd or more of Hereford qualifiers in any calendar year (with a pre commitment- forward contract or an agreement to selling in the future) shall receive $25/hd for the 1000 hd with an additional $10,000 ($10/hd) paid when the 1,000 hd of Hereford qualifiers is harvested. Thereafter these suppliers will receive a premium of $35/hd for Hereford qualifiers harvested after 1000 hd within the same calendar year.
Please Contact: Brad Ellefson (Hereford Feeder Cattle Coordinator)............................(605) 216-6010 For All Other Inquiries Contact: Head Finished Cattle Buyer Chris Peterson (402) 380-9616
Cattle Buyer David Grant (507) 220-0192
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GREATER OMAHA PACKING COMPANY INC. • BEEF MADE IN AMERICA
