stocker & feedlot cattle management- Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Commercial cow/calf - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce weanling calves
Southeast US
Region suitable for grazing, mild winters, some grain production
Stocker Operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Add weight to weanling calves prior to
feedlot phase
plains states
Region with good access to cheap roughage sources
Seed stock producers - CORRECT ANSWER - Make genetic improvements for entire
breed/industry
Feedlot operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Get animals ready for slaughter
Plains states/texas panhandle
Region suitable for feed availability and location of packing plants
4 classical segments of the beef industry - CORRECT ANSWER - -commercial cow/calf
-stocker operations
-seedstock
-feedlot operations
Large-scale feeding of grains to cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - Began in early 1900s,
moved industry to plains with ample grasslands
, Reason for large-scale feeding of grains to cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - Huge grain
surplus in 1950s and 60s due to mechanization and herbicides developed for war. faster and more
bountiful cattle production
Beef industry differs from poultry and swine operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinct
(classical) segments of animal ownership
Additional phases of the beef industry - CORRECT ANSWER - Packers, wholesalers,
retailers, consumers
Plains states leading in numbers of cattle fed - CORRECT ANSWER - Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
why is the stocker industry difficult to characterize at any given point - CORRECT
ANSWER - Geographically widespread, diverse production systems, and hard to measure
Benefits of stocker growth systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Increases weight, optimal
growth, distribution of cattle supply, utilization of forage
Region of highest stocker cattle densities - CORRECT ANSWER - Central/Eastern US
due to availability of forage
All stocker-cattle systems based around winter wheat - CORRECT ANSWER - No, any
readily available forage can be used
Benefits of stocker industry for beef supply chain - CORRECT ANSWER - Flexibility,
cattle quality improvement, economic balance, shock absorber
Time of year with highest prices for lightweight cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - March
and April due to spring calving
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Commercial cow/calf - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce weanling calves
Southeast US
Region suitable for grazing, mild winters, some grain production
Stocker Operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Add weight to weanling calves prior to
feedlot phase
plains states
Region with good access to cheap roughage sources
Seed stock producers - CORRECT ANSWER - Make genetic improvements for entire
breed/industry
Feedlot operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Get animals ready for slaughter
Plains states/texas panhandle
Region suitable for feed availability and location of packing plants
4 classical segments of the beef industry - CORRECT ANSWER - -commercial cow/calf
-stocker operations
-seedstock
-feedlot operations
Large-scale feeding of grains to cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - Began in early 1900s,
moved industry to plains with ample grasslands
, Reason for large-scale feeding of grains to cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - Huge grain
surplus in 1950s and 60s due to mechanization and herbicides developed for war. faster and more
bountiful cattle production
Beef industry differs from poultry and swine operations - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinct
(classical) segments of animal ownership
Additional phases of the beef industry - CORRECT ANSWER - Packers, wholesalers,
retailers, consumers
Plains states leading in numbers of cattle fed - CORRECT ANSWER - Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
why is the stocker industry difficult to characterize at any given point - CORRECT
ANSWER - Geographically widespread, diverse production systems, and hard to measure
Benefits of stocker growth systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Increases weight, optimal
growth, distribution of cattle supply, utilization of forage
Region of highest stocker cattle densities - CORRECT ANSWER - Central/Eastern US
due to availability of forage
All stocker-cattle systems based around winter wheat - CORRECT ANSWER - No, any
readily available forage can be used
Benefits of stocker industry for beef supply chain - CORRECT ANSWER - Flexibility,
cattle quality improvement, economic balance, shock absorber
Time of year with highest prices for lightweight cattle - CORRECT ANSWER - March
and April due to spring calving
