e are proud to be founding members of U.S. Premium Beef...

USPB is a producer-founded company that allows us to sell beef at a price determined by the quality of carcasses produced.  As such, it is the first opportunity we have had to play on the same field as the "big boys."  Check out the data below.  If what we've done looks like something that would work for you, contact us and we can set you up with feeding opportunities at a commercial feed lot, offer you feeding opportunities at The Kniebel Cattle Company feed lot, or lease you shares to use on cattle you feed anywhere you darn well please.  While other seedstock suppliers may have a grab bag of "alliances," we can actually get you started with
 only a minimum of 5 head!  For more details, click here.

 

very good year in 2007!  Spring DRI calves average 55% Prime & CAB!  These same 139 steers, born in the spring of 2006 and harvested April - June 2007 earned DRI $17,000 in premiums over the W. KS weighted average for the same time periods.  Read the complete article by clicking here.  In addition, we were asked to make a presentation at the 2007 KSU Beef Conference.  Click here for a PDF of our presentation.

 

What are all these terms and what do these numbers mean?  Click here.

 

Harvest Date Feed Yard Sex Prime CAB or above Choice or above YG 1, 2 or 3's

Carcass value/hd

 Detailed Data or notes
USDA Averages, 2004: 2.7% 18%* 55.3% 93%    
6/11/08 KFY mix 1.3% 34% 79% 95% $1188.66 $48/hd premium
5/20/08 KFY strs 7.5% 64.% 97% 89% $1183.01 $102/hd premium
4/30/08 KFY mix - 51% 98% 88% $1123.33  
3/19/08 KFY hfrs 14.2% 92% 100% 88% $1078.60  
3/12/08 KFY mix - 57% 94% 100% $1087.98  
3/5/08 KFY mix 2.4% 58% 91% 89% $1169.91  
6/18/07 KFY strs 8.5% 84% 98% 100% $1258.49 notes
5/28/07 KFY strs 5.3% 48% 95% 95% $1347.12  
5/21/07 KFY strs 12% 46% 98% 97% $1289.90  
4/23/07 KFY strs - 38% 81% 97% $1246.48  
2/21/07 KFY mix 6.7% 53% 87% 67% $1396.82  
3/16/05 KFY mix 17% 52% 96% 100%

$1272.81

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2/23/05 KFY hfrs 7% 40% 93% 93%

$1194.95

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1/12/05 KFY hfrs 27% 62% 96% 96%

$1252.27

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6/9/04 HPFY strs 6% 52% 95% 100%

$1313.57

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5/13/04 HPFY strs 5% 22% 74% 100%

$1255.65

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3/11/04 KFY hfrs 17% 44% 100% 100%

$1200.89

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6/12/03 HPFY strs 0% 54% 96% 88% $1227.12  
5/22/03 KFY hfrs 5% 23% 88% 85% $1106.85  
5/15/03 HPFY strs 3% 40% 93% 85% $1121.87  
3/6/03 KFY mix 5% 30% 85% 95% $1003.98  
2/27/03 KFY mix 6% 56% 94% 100% $1100.54  
3/21/02 KFY mix 12% 48% 91% 97% $969.82  
spring '02 HPFY strs 1% 35% 83% 99% $882.79  
3/21/01 KFY mix 26% 70% 100% 100% $988.92
2/28/01 KFY mix 39% 83% 100% 100%

$1028.76

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spring '01 HPFY strs - 36% 81% 97% $1005.43  
3/22/00 KFY strs 38% 77% 100% 85% n/a  
2/16/00 KFY strs 27% 74% 100% 95% n/a  
spring '00 HPFY strs 11% 36% 91% 100% $925.33  

spring '99

BRFY

strs

12%

59%

90%

100%

$872.50

 

*CAB acceptance % includes only those cattle meeting live specifications.  If you include all cattle graded, the percentage would be MUCH smaller!

hy retain ownership?  I get a good price at home.

CattleFax data shows that the average producer would make more money 75% of the time if he/she retained ownership.  We've stacked the deck with genetics & marketing opportunities so that we make more money at least 90% of the time on our calves.  Using our average feedlot costs the last few years of about $275/head (including interest), plug in your own numbers.  Can you sell your 600-650 lb. Vac-45 calves off the ranch for $900 or more?  Probably not.  Try out as few as 5 head with us and see the difference that the combination of genetics, management, retained ownership & market access can make in your bottom line.  Click here for more details.

 

Downey Ranch, Inc.

Joe Carpenter & Barb Downey, Managing Partners

38703 Wabaunsee Rd.

Wamego, KS  66547-8918

downeyranch@wamego.net