Beef Checkoff News Fun New Video Series Teaches About the Beef Checkoff. The Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Oklahoma Beef Council have collaborated on a series of entertaining videos that explains how the Beef Checkoff works. Each of the five videos is designed to be a resource that will help cattle producers and other members of the beef community better understand the program and how their Checkoff dollars are used to drive demand for beef through promotion, education, and research efforts.
“We want cattlemen to have a sound understanding of their Beef Checkoff program, and we’ve created these videos to help reach that goal,” said
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Previous Month: 9,716
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Heather Buckmaster, Oklahoma Beef Council executive director. “We hope all cattlemen will take a moment to watch these videos and then share them with others in the beef community.” The short, animated videos explain the somewhat complex Checkoff system in a simple way. They present facts about how the Beef Checkoff works, what the program does, who decides what projects the Checkoff funds, and answer key questions producers often ask about their Beef Checkoff dollars. “These videos are proof that Checkoff education can be fun and entertaining,” s a i d L i b b y S t a u d e r, C h e c k o ff communications and education manager
at the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. “Plus, we’re so excited to have broadcast legend Ron Hays as the voice of the project. It really was a great collaborative effort, and we look forward to rolling these out across the country so that producers and importers everywhere can better understand their Beef Checkoff program.” About the Oklahoma Beef Council. The Oklahoma Beef Council is a non-profit led by beef farmer and rancher volunteers serving Oklahoma’s 50,000 farming and ranching families through the Beef Checkoff, a federal commodity program. Its vision is to be a positive difference for Oklahoma farming and ranching families and the greater beef community through serving its mission to enhance beef demand by strengthening consumer trust and exceeding consumer expectations. About the Beef Checkoff. The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The Checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50¢ on the dollar and forward the other 50¢ per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national Checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
Avg. Wt. Price Cows - % Lean Breaker 1,475 $66.12 Boner 1,186 $68.30 Lean 918 $61.67
Bulls - Yield Grade 1-2
1,623
$92.60
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FEEDER STEERS (Medium and Large 1-2) Wt. Range Avg. Wt. CWT Avg. Price 400-450 422 $149.24 $629.79 450-500 480 $144.06 $691.49 500-550 528 $140.33 $740.94 550-600 574 $133.83 $768.18 600-650 618 $127.27 $786.53 650-700 681 $127.88 $870.86
FEEDER BULLS (Medium and Large 1-2) Wt. Range Avg. Wt. CWT Avg. Price 400-450 422 $145.00 $611.90 450-500 469 $137.82 $646.38 500-550 518 $135.22 $700.44 550-600 570 $129.47 $737.98 600-650 620 $125.15 $775.93 650-700 664 $122.64 $814.33
FEEDER HEIFERS (Medium and Large 1-2) Wt. Range Avg. Wt. CWT Avg. Price 400-450 424 $128.82 $546.20 450-500 471 $126.97 $598.03 500-550 519 $125.16 $649.58 550-600 567 $122.85 $696.56 600-650 620 $116.90 $724.78 650-700 679 $114.17 $775.21
Source: S.C. Dept. of Agriculture - USDA Market News Service, Columbia, S.C. - 803-737-4491
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