The Beef Industry The Beef Industry

Beef Products Beef Products

What What products products can you can you think of?think of?

Beef ProductsBeef Products

Beef (Roast, Steak, Hamburger, etc.)Beef (Roast, Steak, Hamburger, etc.)

Bi-productsBi-products bone china leather sporting goods luggage bone meal biscuits boots and shoes paint candles pet foods cosmetics photographic film crayons plastics deodorants shampoo/cream rinses detergents shaving cream doggie chews soaps fabric softeners textiles floor wax toothpaste glue upholstery insecticides violin strings

Types of BEEF ProducersTypes of BEEF Producers

Seed Stock Seed Stock - Produce close to - Produce close to “perfect” animals, sell their semen or “perfect” animals, sell their semen or embryos. embryos.

Elite Breeders/Pure Bred Elite Breeders/Pure Bred BreederBreeder- Try to breed the “perfect” - Try to breed the “perfect” animal. They also show these animal. They also show these animals to build a better reputation animals to build a better reputation as a breeder. as a breeder.

Commercial Cow Calf Commercial Cow Calf Producer Producer

Means that they aren’t registered to Means that they aren’t registered to a specific breeda specific breed

Often crossbredOften crossbred Breed cows annuallyBreed cows annually Keep heifer calves to breed Keep heifer calves to breed Castrate bull calves, raise as steers Castrate bull calves, raise as steers

for meatfor meat

KY is the largest cattle KY is the largest cattle producer East of the producer East of the

Mississippi Mississippi

Feedlots Feedlots

Cow calf producers ship loads of Cow calf producers ship loads of cattle to them. cattle to them. – Typical load is 40,000lbs. Typical load is 40,000lbs.

They feed and keep the animal’s They feed and keep the animal’s health up for a very low price for the health up for a very low price for the cow calf producer. cow calf producer.

They each get part of the profit after They each get part of the profit after the animal sells for slaughter. the animal sells for slaughter.

Slaughterhouses or Packing Slaughterhouses or Packing Plants Plants

Large scale operations that, as humanely Large scale operations that, as humanely as possible slaughter animals on a large as possible slaughter animals on a large scale for human consumption. scale for human consumption.

WholesalerWholesaler

Sell large portions of meat to Sell large portions of meat to companies for them to make their companies for them to make their own products with.own products with.

Example Example Packing Plants Sell to Packing Plants Sell to Kroger Kroger

Retailer Retailer

Sell meat to the Sell meat to the public. public.

Consumer Consumer

That’s That’s YOU!YOU!

The Beef Industry INFO. The Beef Industry INFO.

The average person in this country The average person in this country consumes 48 lbs of beef a yearconsumes 48 lbs of beef a year

Meat is among the most nutritionally Meat is among the most nutritionally complete foods that humans consumecomplete foods that humans consume

The average beef herd size is 100 animalsThe average beef herd size is 100 animals Most slaughter animals are crossbredsMost slaughter animals are crossbreds When animals are slaughtered they are When animals are slaughtered they are

around 18-24 months and weigh 800-around 18-24 months and weigh 800-1500 lbs1500 lbs

Kentucky BEEF FactsKentucky BEEF Facts

Kentucky is home to over 1.1 million beef Kentucky is home to over 1.1 million beef cows and ranks 5th nationally in total cows and ranks 5th nationally in total number of farmsnumber of farms

Kentucky’s Leading Beef Producing Kentucky’s Leading Beef Producing County’sCounty’s

1. Barren1. Barren 4. Madison4. Madison

2. Pulaski2. Pulaski 5. Breckinridge5. Breckinridge

3. Warren3. Warren

BEEF FactsBEEF Facts

THE United States Top Producing States THE United States Top Producing States 1.Texas1.Texas

2. Missouri2. Missouri

3. Oklahoma3. Oklahoma

4. Nebraska4. Nebraska

5. South Dakota5. South Dakota

US BEEF INDUSTRY WAS WORTH US BEEF INDUSTRY WAS WORTH

$73 BILLION DOLLARS $73 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2009IN 2009

Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions

From an agriculturalists mindset, From an agriculturalists mindset, how much do you think the average how much do you think the average person knows about the beef person knows about the beef industry?industry?

When things like recalls take place, is When things like recalls take place, is it important to be educated?it important to be educated?