This year's Feedlot Test Program will again be held at the Double S Livestock and Feeders in Wheatland, Wyoming. The program is designed to evaluate feedlot performance and finished carcass traits of weaned calves for cow-calf producers.
Owners receive coded numbers which identify their ownership.
This is to assure this is a test and not a contest. However, if the individual wants to use the information to advertise their calves in the future, that is perfectly acceptable. In fact, it is a very logical way of promoting the genetics you have to sell. Hopefully, the data can be used to evaluate your breeding program as well as serving as a marketing alternative on a small scale, since you retain ownership through selling the finished product to the packer. Consignors are always welcome and encouraged to visit the feedlot and look at their cattle during the feeding period.