Steer Starting Weights Hello Donors! Thanks to your generous support, we have 102 animals in this year’s program. The contest began February 4, 2026, at Yellowstone Cattle Feeders in Shepherd, where starting weights and TSUs were recorded to kick off the competition. Donors should have already received an email with your tag number(s)
Happy New Year! The 2025 Cattle Drive Program is nearing its official kickoff as we have 99 steers already delivered to Yellowstone Cattle Feeders (YCF) as of this week. Next, the crew at YCF will process, tag your donation steer, and take a weight to begin the competition. As we move into the new
Final Update for the 2024 Cattle Drive Questions? Contact MSF at foundation@mtbeef.org View the Data
Carcass Data for Second Round of Harvest The second group of cattle has been harvested, and the data is now available for you to download using the button below. With this final round of animals, the 2024 Cattle Drive officially comes to a close. MSF extends our sincere gratitude to all of our
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Ribeye Road Trip Data Presentation Download AgriBeef Data Presentation The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) partnered with AgriBeef to provide a capstone experience which allowed its Cattle Drive Program donors to follow the full lifecycle of their donated steer. Tour participants were also joined by agency directors from the Montana Department of Agriculture, Montana Department of Livestock, and Idaho Department
NEOGEN Educational Webinar Our partners at NEOGEN hosted an educational webinar for our Cattle Drive donors. Dr. Paige Pratt, PhD, genomics specialist with NEOGEN, walked through the genomic results from donated steers. This session showcased real data from Igenity Beef, Igenity Feeder, and Igenity BCHF results, highlighting what these insights mean for cattle
Your Results are In! Igenity Beef Testing Results Download the Results
Neogen Igenity Feeder Testing Results Download the Results
May Weights Tag Weight 2 1436 3 1104 4 1224 5 1298 6 1312 7 1418 8 1148 9 1392 10 1302 11 1248 12 1196 13 1216 14 1372 15 1090 16 1096 17 1216 18 1300 19 1166 20 1150 21 1052 22 1158 23 1264 24 1232 25 1112
