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Electronic Cattle Management
While processing your cattle at Decatur County Feed Yard, if your cattle don’t already have one, we will attach an electronic tag to each animal and cross-reference the number with your ranch ID tag.  You will receive an arrival package and Arrival Report that includes  ranch ID verification with individual processing weight, measured backfat, and hip height distribution, lot value sheet, and a lot breakeven projection.

Calves will be electronically measured at least two times and sorted into marketing groups utilizing ultrasound, video image, and electronic scales to most effectively hit the value based grid target.  When the cattle reach the optimum date to maximize the net income per individual animal, the cattle will be sold on a carcass merit formula to one processor.  You will receive payment based upon carcass merit and a Carcass Data Sheet that includes carcass data and the dollar value of each carcass.  It is typical to sell a consignment of calves in five groups over a period of 70 days.

After the last animal in your consignment has been sold, you will receive a lot closeout report that includes the Lot Closeout Summary, Individual Animal Closeout listed in order of adjusted net return per animal.  This closeout report is a valuable tool to help you evaluate your herd, and make culling and genetic decisions.  Experienced managers from Decatur County Feed Yard will assist you in interpreting your closeout to evaluate your cowherd.  A reasonable fee is charged to cover the additional management of tracking, sorting, the superior value based grid, electronic ear tag, carcass collection, and individual animal close-out.