Beef Cattle Management New Update Actual Test with complete solution

what is the inventory of cattle in NC? - Answer-830,000 Describe the NC cattle industry - Answer-small but strong what are the segments of the beef cattle industry? - Answer--cow/calf (seedstock) -stocker -feedlot -packer (purveyor) -retailer (imports) -consumer (exports) what are the two largest beef industry segments? - Answer-cow/calf (seedstock) and consumer (exports) what are the two smallest industry segments? - Answer-feedlot and packer (purveyor) where is the beef belt located? - Answer-the Great Plains and most of the corn belt what comes from the beef belt? - Answer-cash receipts (70%), beef cows (60%), cattle on feed (85%), and cattle harvested (80%) cow-calf - Answer--majority of farms and producers -tremendous variation -over 80 breeds -88% calf crop -rely heavily on forages -29.7 million head of beef cows -9 million head of dairy cattletrends in US cow herd size - Answer-increase quickly then decrease slowly around 1974 cow-calf segments - Answer-seedstock and commercial cow-calf which cows-calf segment is larger? - Answer-commercial cow-calf how many head of cattle are in the typical NC cow-calf segment? - Answer-less than 50 yearling or stocker segment - Answer--transition sector -put weight on calves before the feedlot -rely heavily on forages -some concentrate supplements feedlot segment - Answer--add weight on calves for harvest -high concentrate rations for 100 to 200 days -feed efficiency is critical - 28 million head of cattle marketed a year in what months does the amount of cattle on feedlots decrease? - Answer-july-october what are the top 12 cattle feeding states in the US? - Answer-texas,kansas, nebraska, colorado, oklahoma, idaho, california, iowa, washington, south dakota, arizona, new mexico what percentage of cattle come from the top 12 feedlot states? - Answer->98% packer segment - Answer--geographically near where cattle are fed or marketed -slaughter, process and distribute 26 billion pounds of beef annually -795 packing plants in the US (USDA inspected)-30.2 million head of cattle what are the top beef packing companies? - Answer--tyson foods -JBS beef company -cargill meat solutions -national beef -american foods group