Feedlots
As the beef industry rapidly changes and we see value-based marketing systems continue to develop, those of us in the Limousin business are more excited than ever! Lean, high-yielding Limousin beef carcasses are hitting the targets and our customers are realizing the true value of proven, source-verified genetics.
We purchase many of our bull customers’ feeder cattle straight from the ranch, at sale barns and via video auctions. To add value to your calves, you can make them eligible for one or more of the programs to which we market finished cattle:
GAP-Certified Cattle
Verified Natural Beef™
Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC)
We purchase many of our bull customers’ feeder cattle straight from the ranch, at sale barns and via video auctions. To add value to your calves, you can make them eligible for one or more of the programs to which we market finished cattle:
GAP-Certified Cattle
- Five-step, animal-welfare program focused on continual improvement
- All animals must be Verified Natural Certified
- Animals must come from a GAP-approved ranch or feedlot
- Animals cannot be purchased through a sale barn
- Ranches and feedyards must be audited annually by a third-party-verification company
Verified Natural Beef™
- Cattle have never received hormones, antibiotics or animal by-products
- Each animal is given an individual ID number from birth that aids in age and source verification
- Ranches and feedyards must be audited annually by a third-party-verification company
- A paper trail with a tag manifest must accompany the cattle at each delivery point
Non-Hormone Treated Cattle (NHTC)
- Cattle cannot receive implants or hormones
- Animals qualify for age and source verification
- Animals that have been treated with antibiotics are still eligible for NHTC
- Ranches must be audited annually by a third-party-verification company
- A paper trail with a tag manifest must accompany the cattle at each delivery point