NCBA’s Livestock Marketing Council gives livestock marketing professionals the opportunity to join and actively participate in NCBA and the beef industry policy development process. The LMC focuses specifically on policy, regulations and legislation that directly impact the marketing segment of the beef industry. The Marketing Council functions similar to your state cattlemen’s association affiliate of NCBA and has a seat on the NCBA Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
AUCTION MARKETS
ORDER BUYERS/DEALERS
Legal Services
NCBA’s Livestock Marketing Services has teamed with law offices to provide council members a broad scope of legal consultation resources to effectively manage all threatening forces to your marketing business. A simple phone call gives you access to extremely qualified, retained legal professionals to effectively consult about your needs in areas like:
- Bond Claims
- Lien Laws
- Cases Involving Packers & Stockyards Regulatory Pressures
- Livestock Commerce Contracts
- Payment Collection Procedures
- Animal Regulatory and Health Laws
- Fraudulent Business Tactics
- Extortion
Access to legal consultation from livestock industry savvy professionals in the areas of business and agriculture law is designed to help keep your business moving in the right direction. Access to these legal resources is offered to you through your membership investment.
Governance
Livestock Marketing Council
Livestock Marketing Council shall earn voting seats on the NCBA Policy Division Board of Directors based on the collective dues sent to NCBA. The LMC earns board representation based on the following formula:
- First Board and Committee seat: $10,000
- Additional Board and Committee seats are earned in $35,000 increments
NCBA Policy Division Committees
The Livestock Marketing Council collectively determines which individual will represent them on the board and the NCBA Policy Division Committees.
NCBA Executive Committee
The Livestock Marketing Council has the opportunity to select one member to serve ex-officio on the NCBA Executive Committee.
Industry Focus
Independent livestock marketing businessmen and NCBA have together ushered in a new era in enhancing the business climate for the cattle industry. Our business tactics are now united – united under the branding of the new NCBA Livestock Marketing Council, united in our singular focus on excellence, and united in our vision for the future.
The NCBA Livestock Marketing Council is about better serving our industry – those who have given us and NCBA their business today and those who will do so tomorrow.
We will do so one relationship at a time, one livestock marketing at a time, in more that 1500 local livestock markets across the country.
We pledge to continue earning your confidence and your trust in us on a daily basis. There are doers and don’ters in the livestock marketing business. Doers, you know who you are and we’re in business because of you.
On Capitol Hill
NCBA’s Livestock Marketing Council members work to set NCBA policy through a complex but effective governance structure. The council’s political agenda carries a big punch on Capitol Hill.
Livestock marketing enterprises for years have been under the scrutiny of federal and state regulatory policies that make it difficult to operate efficiently and effectively. Within the scheme of constant changes to the cattle industry and the ongoing competitive pressure in the live cattle market, the NCBA Livestock Marketing Council focuses directly upon inhibiting regulatory legislation that directly affect livestock marketers. With economic forces and ongoing change as a backdrop for the livestock marketing industry, NCBA Livestock Marketing Council members are staying on course to support a free market system.
Council members believe that a beef industry long–range plan, including goals to achieve a dynamic and profitable beef industry, is imperative to the livestock marketing community. Through cooperative efforts with cattle producers there are new opportunities to increase profits through the marketing sector of the beef industry. Council members believe firmly in the continuation of the beef checkoff program that funds efforts to enhance the consumer demand for beef.
Members of the NCBA Livestock Marketing Council are able to closely monitor day to day activities of the Grain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration through their focused staff delegation in Washington D.C.
Council member’s investments successfully secured over $750 million in direct payments to producers impacted by recent drought conditions and reformed the death tax until 2010 which helped to reduce the impact felt by America’s small agriculture businesses.
Member Contacts
Auction Markets
Blue Grass Stockyards
Lexington, KY
502-839-7400
Burlington Livestock Exchange
Burlington, CO
719-346-8900
Buckhannon Stockyards
Buckhannon, WV
Office: (304) 472-5300
Central Livestock Association
South Saint Paul, MN
Office:(919) 742-5665
Clay Center Livestock Sales Inc.
Clay Center, KS
785-632-5566
Cuero Livestock Commission Inc.
Cuero, TX
361-275-2329
cuerols.com
Decatur Livestock Market
Decatur, TX
Office:(940) 627-5599
Dickson Livestock Center
Dickson, TN
Office:(615) 446-9066
East Tennessee Livestock Center
Sweetwater, TN
Office: (423) 337-6186
Equity Altoona Auction Market
Eau Claire, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Arlington Auction Market
Arlington, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Barron Auction Market
Barron, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Lomira Auction Market
Lomira, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity COOP Livestock Sales
Baraboo, WI
Office:(800) 362-3989
Equity Johnson Creek Auction Market
Johnson Creek, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Monroe Auction Market
Monroe, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Marion Auction Market
Marion, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Richland Center Auction Market
Richland Center, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Reedsville Auction Market
Reedsville, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Stratford Auction Market
Stratford, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Sparta Auction Market
Sparta, WI
Office:(608) 356-8311
Equity Waukon Auction Market
Waukon, IA
Office:(608) 356-8311
Escalon Livestock Market, Inc
Escalon, CA
Office:(209) 838-7011
Harward Brothers Livestock Market
Richfield, NC
Office:(704) 546-2692
Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Auction
Vinita, OK
Office: (918) 256-6309
John Queen
Waynesville, NC
Office:(828) 452-3873
Kentucky-Tennessee Livestock Market
Guthrie, KY
270-483-2504
Lexington Sales Co
Lexington, TN
731-968-2569
Lolli Brothers Livestock Market Inc
Macon, MO
660-385-2516
lollibros.com
OKC West Livestock Market
El Reno, OK
800-778-9378
okc-west.com
Preston Farmers Market
Terra Alta, WV
Office: (304) 789-2788
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock
Worthing, SD
605-372-8000
sfrlinc.com
Stanly County Livestock Market
Richfield, NC
Office:(704) 474-7681
Tennessee Livestock Producers Inc
Columbia, TN 38402
Office: (931) 388-7872
Templeton Livestock Market
Templeton, CA
Office: (805) 434-1866
Turlock Livestock Auction Yard
Karen Cozzitorto
Turlock, CA
Office: (209) 634-4326
Tulare County Stockyards
Dinuba, CA
Office:(559) 591-0884
Turlock Livestock Market
Travis Johnson
Oakdale, CA
Office: (209) 996-8645
United Producers Inc.
Columbus, OH
Office: (800) 456-3276
uproducers.com
Order Buyers/Dealers
5M Feeders
Myron Williams
Wall, SD
Office:(605) 279-2654
Apache Creek Cattle Company
Buzz Williams
Rye, CO
Office:(719) 250-9977
Berg Livestock
Larry Berg
Harlowton, MT
Office:(406) 366-4117
Brunner Cattle Company Inc
Tracy Brunner
Ramona, KS
Office:(785) 965-2228
Central States Cattle Company
Albia, IA
Office:(641) 938-2225
Cornerstone Cattle Co LLC
McCook, NE
308-345-2955
Chuck Cozzitorto
Hilmar, CA
Office: (209) 634-4326
Crossroads Cattle Company Ltd
Jennings Steen & Leslie Callahan
Austin, TX
Office: (512) 358-0358
crossroadscattle.com
Dudley Cattle Co
Long Branch, TX
903-889-2813
Double M Ranch
Westbrook, MN
Office: (507) 274-5640
Ewald Friedrick Jr.
Weimar, TX
979-263-4164
Hitch Enterprises, Inc.
Guymon, OK
Office: (580) 338-5571
Heine Cattle Co, Inc.
Gary Heine
Yankton, SD
Office: (605) 664-3395
Heinrich Cattle Co.
Bowman, ND
Office: (701) 523-5654
Heritage Livestock Inc
Brian Grant
Bowling Green, KY
Office: (270) 563-3361
Michael Imbrogno
Atwater, CA
Office: (209) 838-7011
Jeld-Wen Timber & Ranches
Mark Campbell
Klamath Falls, OR
Office: (503) 882-6135
Kloeppel Cattle Co.
Sidney, OH
Office: (937) 492-6645
J&L Livestock LLC
Brad Peterson
Aberdeen, SD
Office:(605) 228-1173
J&L Livestock LLC
Wally Jansma
Sioux Falls, SD
Office:(605) 338-6232
King Livestock Company Inc.
Chuck King
Hopkinsville, KY
Office:(270) 886-8118
King Livestock Company Inc.
Dell King
Hopkinsville, KY
Office: (270) 886-8118
Knobbe Livestock Sales
Harry Knobbe, Owner
West Point, NE
Office:(402) 372-5464
Lazy L Order Buyers
Ronnie Lewis
Dover, FL
Office: (813) 689-1835
LeMaster Livestock
Josh LeMaster
Gaffney, SC
Office:(864) 489-0412
Leonard Cattle Company
Chuck Leonard
Springfield, NE
Office:(402) 896-1075
Longoria Cattle, Inc.
Edinburg, TX
Office:(956) 607-6832
Lucas Livestock
Winnemucca, NV
775-623-4099
Nock Trading Company
Richard Nock
San Luis Obispo, CA
Office:(805) 434-3282
Justin Mebane
Bakersfield, CA
Office:(661) 399-2981
John Person
Medford, OR
Office:(541) 944-0094
Pike Pond Ranch
Fred Marley
Napoleon, IN
Office:(812) 852-4061
Prairie Livestock LLC
West Point, MS
Office:(662) 494-5651
Prins Cattle Company Inc
Bryan Prins
Sisseton, SD
Office:(605) 880-1940
Producers Livestock Marketing
Omaha, NE
Office: (402) 597-9189
plmcoop.com
R L Kirkwood
Hondo, TX
Office:(830) 741-8188
Mike Reaves Livestock Inc.
Rowland, NC
Office:(918) 762-3978
Riley Cattle Company
Sidney Riley
Bluff City, TN
Office:(423) 502-7456
Riley Livestock
Joe Riley
Mayfield, KY
Office:(270) 345-2302
Robert L Conley Livestock
Lexington, KY
Office:(502) 868-5122
Rose Cattle Company
John Rose
Three Forks, MT
Office:(406) 285-6849
S&B Cattle Company
Scott Bucher
Lexington, KY
Office:(859) 254-9635
Schneider Cattle Order Buying LLC
Sonny Schneider
Eaton, CO
Office:(970) 454-2611
Shawn Wilson Livestock
Somerset, KY
Office: (606) 679-7466
Swift & Henry Order Buying Company
Thomas D Runyan
Saint Joseph, MO
Office:(816) 233-8615
Western Livestock Marketing
Charles Cole
Weston, WV
Office:(304) 884-8886
Lemmy Wilson
Newport, TN
Office: (423) 623-8721
Wilson Livestock
Willard V Wilson
Thermopolis, WY
Office:(307) 864-3076
Winters Ranch Partnership
Del Rio, TX
830-775-0017
Yankton Land & Cattle
Yankton, SD
Office:(605) 665-2999
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Eastern Livestock Bankruptcy
A website has been established to provide you the most up to date information from the Trustee, Jim Knauer, in the Eastern Livestock Bankruptcy as well as all associated pending matters.
EasternLivestockBKInfo.com
NCBA Requests Emergency Loan Access for Cattle Producers Affected by Eastern Livestock Bankruptcy
On or around Nov. 3, 2010, Eastern Livestock Company, LLC, (Eastern), a company based in New Albany, Ind., that bought and sold cattle in 11 states across the Mid-South, Midwest, and West, began issuing unfunded checks to cattle producers and livestock market operators. According to USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Eastern owes more than $130 million to 743 sellers in 30 states.
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) sent letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) seeking financial assistance for cattle producers affected by the bankruptcy of Eastern. Specifically, NCBA requested USDA provide emergency access to short-term, low interest and/or government-backed loan programs. Additionally, NCBA requested a list of SBA loan programs that may help producers finance their family farms and market operations.
NCBA's letter states, "Eastern Livestock Company, LLC, is going through bankruptcy proceedings, however, we have cattle producers and livestock market operators across the country that have still not received any sort of payment for their cattle. The bond, as required by the USDA's GIPSA, was nearly $800,000, but this was woefully inadequate to cover its obligations."
"Hundreds of cattle producers and marketers have been financially harmed by Eastern's bankruptcy," NCBA President Steve Foglesong said. "Without some short-term financial assistance, in the means of low-interest or government-backed loans, many operations may be forced to shut down or sell off assets to cover costs. NCBA simply isn't willing to let that happen. We're not asking for a government handout but rather for responsible financial assistance to cattle producers who are facing severe financial strains through no fault of their own. We are hopeful USDA and SBA will seriously consider our request."
