Stocker and Feedlot Exam 3 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What three factors is the cattle feeding industry dependent on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Source of feeder cattle
Market outlet for fed cattle
Source of high energy feed
What is a feedlot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Confinement feeding operations where cattle
are fed finishing rations prior to harvest. 90-150 days
Where are most feedlots located? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - Found in great plain
area.
Because availability of feed grains, locations of packing plants, and climate and geographic
conditions favor cattle feeding.
Be able to list the top ten states for cattle feeding - CORRECT ANSWER - Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Iowa
California
Oklahoma
Idaho
Arizona
Washington
, What is the largest feedlot company currently in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER - Five
River Cattle Feeding LLC.
What are the two basic types of cattle feeding operations? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Commercial feeder
Farmer feeder
Be able to describe a commercial and farmer feedlot. Compare and contrast the two. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Commercial
i. More than 1,000 head
ii. Owned by individual, partnership, or corporation.
iii. May own cattle or feed cattle owned by someone else.
Farmer
i. Under 1,000 head
ii. Owned by an individual or family.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a commercial feedlot? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Advantages
i. Obtain and analyze records and info.
ii. Access to nutritionists
iii. Trained personnel.
Disadvantages
i. Fixed overhead costs
ii. Need to keep feedlot full
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a farmer feedlot? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Advantages
i. Market cattle as homegrown feeds
ii. Utilize high roughages feeds in backgrounding or warm-up operations
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What three factors is the cattle feeding industry dependent on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Source of feeder cattle
Market outlet for fed cattle
Source of high energy feed
What is a feedlot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Confinement feeding operations where cattle
are fed finishing rations prior to harvest. 90-150 days
Where are most feedlots located? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER - Found in great plain
area.
Because availability of feed grains, locations of packing plants, and climate and geographic
conditions favor cattle feeding.
Be able to list the top ten states for cattle feeding - CORRECT ANSWER - Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Iowa
California
Oklahoma
Idaho
Arizona
Washington
, What is the largest feedlot company currently in the U.S.? - CORRECT ANSWER - Five
River Cattle Feeding LLC.
What are the two basic types of cattle feeding operations? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Commercial feeder
Farmer feeder
Be able to describe a commercial and farmer feedlot. Compare and contrast the two. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Commercial
i. More than 1,000 head
ii. Owned by individual, partnership, or corporation.
iii. May own cattle or feed cattle owned by someone else.
Farmer
i. Under 1,000 head
ii. Owned by an individual or family.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a commercial feedlot? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Advantages
i. Obtain and analyze records and info.
ii. Access to nutritionists
iii. Trained personnel.
Disadvantages
i. Fixed overhead costs
ii. Need to keep feedlot full
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a farmer feedlot? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Advantages
i. Market cattle as homegrown feeds
ii. Utilize high roughages feeds in backgrounding or warm-up operations
