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TCFA FED BEEF WINNERS ANNOUNCED

In one of the oldest contests of its kind, cattle feeders from Cattle Feeding Country of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico went head to head in friendly competition to see who gain bragging rights as winners of the 2000 Fed Beef Challenge.

Sponsored by the Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA), the Fed Beef Challenge is a contest designed to let cattle feeders compete in producing the high quality beef that consumers demand. A total of 31 feedyards entered 52 pens of steers and heifers. The pens of three were scored on an index developed by TCFA to identify optimum carcass value. The index uses a base of 100 points and is adjusted for ribeye area, internal fat, back fat and quality grade to arrive at a final score.

First place pen of steers was won by Mc6 Cattle Feeders, Inc. at Hereford with a pen of three that had a final index score of 291.34. Second place went to Tri State Feeders, Inc. at Turpin, Okla. with a pen that indexed 283.3 and third place was won by Caprock #6 at Lockney with a pen that indexed 279.56.

In the heifer division, PACO Feed Yard, Ltd. at Friona took first place with a pen that indexed 294.56. Second place went to Caprock #4 at Dalhart with a pen that indexed 288.24 and third place was won by Champion Feeders at Hereford with a pen that indexed 264.8.

Grand Champion individual carcass honors went to Caprock #4 at Dalhart with a heifer from the second place pen that had an individual index score of 108.98. The Manager's Evaluation contest was won by Denny Pounds with Cactus Feeders in Amarillo and the "Judge Your Own Pen" contest was captured by Les McNeill with Carson County Feedyards, Inc. at Panhandle. First place in the Public Evaluation contest went to Michael Jenkins of Amarillo; second place was won by Gary Kelton of Lockney and third went to Daniel Morrisett of Hereford.

TCFA represents cattle feeders in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, an area that produces 30% of the nation's fed beef.