McBee
Calf Roundup (MCR)
The
McBee Calf Roundup was started because we believe a registered
seedstock provider should do more than supply bulls and females
for their customers. Our philosophy:
“Marketing your calves should not be your biggest chore.
It should be a pleasurable and painless experience that nets the
customer as many dollars as possible, no matter the group size or
color of calves. We put the marketing of our customers’ cattle
production as a top priority and selling someone a performance-measured
bull or group of heifers is just something else we do.”
This philosophy prompted us to begin the McBee Calf Roundup program
12
years ago. Annually we have three Roundup dates (two in the fall,
one in the spring); they are announced by letter invitation and eligible
cattlemen can bring their preconditioned calves to our Fayette facility
on those dates.
Who is Eligible? Anyone who buys a bull from McBee Cattle Company
is eligible to participate in the McBee Calf Roundup, a PROVEN marketing
program. The Calf Roundup is a service to our customers to market
their calf crop at top market price.
All Roundup calves must have received two rounds of preconditioning
vaccinations and been weaned for at least 45 days. Upon delivery
(including calves from our own herd), the calves are individually
weighed, tagged, sorted and grouped into six uniform groups based
on sex and weight. We record each calf’s birth date, sire breed
and ID, dam breed and ID and Roundup (MCR) ID.

Roundup
Calves
at
McBee's Fayette facility
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After
the calves are worked and sorted at delivery, they are held for
8 to 12 days before they are sold to a finishing or backgrounding
operation. During the time they are held at McBee Cattle Company,
they regain their delivery shrink, get prepared for shipment and,
consequently, better performance for their new owners.
Roundup calves have established a reputation for above average
performance and we now have several finishing lots calling to see
if they can get a portion of these calves.
The 13 years that the McBee Calf Roundup has been in existence
we have grouped and marketed 15,220 calves for our customers. The
number of calves delivered by our customers in 2007 ranged from
4 to 63 head
of calves. For the three delivery dates in 2007, calves were delivered
by 66 different producers.

Roundup Calves
McBee
Calf Roundup Provides:
* Calf
marketing service
* Grouped
regardless of color
* Top
price fits all
* Bring
one or five hundred
* Emphasis
on Braunvieh crosses
* Accurate
pay weights
* Harvest
data potential
* Twelve
year track record


Roundup
Calves
McBee
Roundup calves have always sold for top market price for their
weight and sex group with no sort for color.
Spring 2008 Calf Roundup April 25 & 26, 2008
Calves need to be weaned by March 15, 2008 |