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Welcome to the Iowa Custom Cattle Feeders Directory
Iowa ranks fifth nationally in the number of cattle and calves on feed. Custom feeding is a big part of the Iowa cattle feeding industry and is the fastest growing segment. Custom feeding in Iowa has several advantages.
These Iowa Feedlots are nearly all owned and operated by on-site, hands-on farm families that have a wealth of experience in cattle feeding. These custom feedlots offer a wide range of services to help you decide where to feed your cattle.
Iowa is the best place to feed cattle when you add up the benefits - low feed costs, quality forages, ethanol co-products, access to feeder cattle, competitive markets and the personal touch of family-owned businesses.
"Our producers like to feed cattle in Iowa. Feed costs at Iowa feedlots are always competitive and the managers do a professional job of marketing cattle. Our producers also appreciate the personal service. Iowa feeders share information about cattle performance and carcass data. That's important to help folks get paid for the cattle they produce."
-- Raleigh Wilkerson, Alabama Farmers Federation
Iowa Custom Cattle Feeders
Custom feedlots in Iowa are professional feeders with a full list of services available to investors and retained ownership clients.
You may call the ICA office, 515-296-2266, and request a copy of the Custom Cattle Feeders Directory which is published in our July edition of the Iowa Cattleman magazine.
2012 Iowa Custom Cattle Feeders
A to Z Feeders
Alan Zellmer
56393 Highland Road
Atlantic, Iowa 50022
Phone: 712-243-4515
FAX: 712-243-3210
E-mail: atozfeeders@yahoo.com
• 1,700 head capacity
• 18 pens
• 40-180 head per pen
• Mounds
• Cement aprons
• EPA approved
• NHTC approved
• Staff nutritionist
• Specializing in all natural and Kobe markets
Amana Farms Inc. 
Scottie Clubb
1300 Hwy. 220
Amana, Iowa 52203
Phone: 319-622-7558
FAX: 319-622-6273
E-mail: sclubb@amanas.net
• 4,000 head capacity
• 40 pens
• 40-120 head per pen
• Solid concrete pens
• Close to Cedar Rapids for huge savings on feed co-products
• PCFI member
Brenton Brothers, Inc.
Bill Brenton
PO Box 190
Dallas Center, Iowa 50063
Phone: 515-992-3403
FAX: 515-992-4078
E-mail: brenton_brothers@msn.com
Web site: www.brentonbrothers.com
• 7,000 head capacity
• 46 pens
• 40-220 head per pen
• Mounded
• Southern faced
• Well drained
• Fence lined feed bunks
Cyclone Cattle LLC
Jim Dunbar, Mgr.
45565 Aspen Road
Henderson, Iowa 51541
Phone: 712-242-5968
FAX: 712-486-2487
E- mail: keast@westianet.net
• 7,000 head capacity
• 42 pens
• 80-250 head per pen
• Clean open lots
• Fence line bunks
• Concrete aprons
• Certified scales
• Mounds with great drainage
• Partnering and financing available
• Professional consultants
• Computerized rations
• Records
• EPA - DNR approved
Flying A Cattle Co.
Anne Bennett
1351 210th Street
Red Oak, Iowa 51566
Phone: 712-623-5131
FAX: 712-623-5132
E-mail: jerry@flyinga.cc
Web site: www.flyinga.cc
• 3,000 head capacity
• 20 pens
• 50-300 head per pen
• DNR and EPA approved feedlot
• Purebred Angus bull leasing
• Heifer development and custom weaning programs
• Computerized record keeping and billing
• Smooth working facilities
• Consulting nutritionist
• Consulting veterinarian
• Open lots
• Fenceline bunks
• Automatic heater waterers
• Windbreaks, mounds and sprinklers
Glenora Feed Yard, LLC
Brian Sievers and Stephen Ebersole, Mgr.
27135 1st Avenue
New Liberty, Iowa 52765
Phone: 563-340-6541 (Brian)
563-723-5276 (Stephen)
E- mail: bsievers@sieversfarms.com
stephenebersole@gmail.com
Web site: www.sieversfamilyfarms.com
• 4,800 head capacity
• 80-160 head per pen
• Monoslope buildings
• Bedded pens
• Slatted concrete aprons
• Fenceline bunks
• Windbreaks
• Certified scale
• DNR approved
• EPA approved
• Consulting nutritionist
• Consulting veterinarian
• Computerized record keeping
• Financing available
Grand River Cattle Co.
Bernie Siek, Manager
12011 - 205th Street
Grand River, Iowa 50108
Phone: 641-783-2514 or 319-551-3507 (Bernie's cell)
Fax: 641-783-2615
• 8,500 head capacity
• 65 pens
• 50-200 head per pen
• Open lots
• Consulting nutritionist
• Mounds with excellent drainage
• Excellent working facilities
• Computerized record keeping
• Pasture backgrounding of calves
• Concrete aprons
• Certified scale
• Financing available
• Finishing facilities
Gregory Feedlots Inc.
David Trowbridge
1164 305th Avenue
Tabor, Iowa 51653
Phone: 712-625-2311
FAX: 712-625-2321
E-mail: gregfeed@heartland.net
Web site: www.gregoryfeedlots.com
• 7,000 head capacity
• 64 pens
• 80-220 head per pen
• Open lots and mounds with excellent drainage
• Southeast exposure with sprinklers
• Complete EID animal information and data collection
• Financing available
• CAB Partner
I-80 Custom Feedlot
Richard Cochran
2141 D Ave.
Ladora, Iowa 52251
Phone: 319-647-3487 or 319-521-1527
FAX: 319-647-3387
E-mail: i80feedlot@netins.net
• 850 head capacity
• 9 pens
• 50-160 head per pen
• 280 head confinement
• Lots with building and mounds with 60% concrete floors
• Consulting nutritionist
• Use of co-products
Lauritsen Cattle Co.
Justin Hansen, Mgr.
3015 Hwy. 71
Exira, Iowa 50076
Phone: 712-249-4896 (Justin)
712-249-7333 (Scott)
FAX: 712-268-5472
E-mail: lauritsencattleco@yahoo.com
• 4,000 head capacity
• 37 pens
• 70-200 head per pen
• Full service, professionally fed cattle
• All classes of cattle
• Fenceline bunks, mounds, shades, sprinklers and windbreaks
• Arrival Pens, Sick Pens and Hospital
• Fully Computerized
• Retained and Investor and Percentage Ownership Experience
Loes Farms
Marc Loes
4185 County Rd D-61
Cascade, Iowa 52033
Phone: 563-852-5242 (h)
563-590-7880
FAX: 563-852- 5070
E-mail: loesfarms@netins.net
• 1,200 head capacity
• 9 pens
• 80-200 head per pen
• Monoslope buildings
• All concrete lots with cattle barns
• Fenceline bunks
• Windbreaks
• Certified scale
• DNR approved
• EPA approved
• Consulting veterinarian
• Consulting nutritionist
• Computerized records
Longnecker Cattle Company
Jeff Longnecker
27300 580th Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
Phone: 515-291-0836
E- mail: jl.liquid@hotmail.com
• 600 head capacity
• 6 pens
• 80-100 head per pen
• Hoop buildings with all concreted, bedded pens
• Fenceline bunks
• DNR approved
• EPA approved
• BQA certified
• Financing available
• Consulting veterinarian
• Consulting nutritionist
• Computerized records
• CAB program
Petty Custom Cattle Feeding
Chris Petty
25146 Nature Road
Leon, Iowa 50144
Phone: 641-446-6316
FAX: 641-446-4015
E-mail: cepetty@grm.net
• 4,000 head capacity
• 30 pens
• 50-150 head per pen
• Specialized in starting, backgrounding calves and yearlings, along with fattening cattle
• Fence line bunks with cement aprons, mounds
• 800-head capacity in bedded confinement bars with 40-, 60-, and 80- head pens
• Shade in all open lots
RM Feedlot
Ryan Jargo
4201 120th Street
Clinton, Iowa 52732
Phone: 563-682- 7773 (h)
563-357-1277
E-mail: rmjargo@netins.net
• 1,100 head capacity
• 5 pens
• 150-250 head per pen
• Open lots with cattle sheds
• Mounds and slopes
• Windbreaks
• Fenceline bunks
• Concrete aprons
• Consulting veterinarian
• Consulting nutritionist
• Computerized records
S&B Feedyard
Brian Bentley
35714 Aspen Road
Macedonia, Iowa 51549
Phone: 712-486- 2494
FAX: 712-486-2632
E-mail: sbbentley_92@yahoo.com
• 3,000 head capacity
• 25 pens
• 40-200 head per pen
• Open lot
• Arrival and sick pens
• Concrete bunks /aprons
• Mounds/windbreaks
• CAB licensed
• Complete carcass data available
• Feed financing
• Consulting nutritionist
• Consulting veterinarian
S&S Farms
Mark Steinke
12450 130th Street
Gibson, Iowa 50104
Phone: 641-660- 4723
FAX: 641-634-2905
Web site: www.sandsfarm.com
• 3,500 head capacity
• 16 pens
• 80-300 head per pen
• Backgrounding pens to finishing pens
• 40-foot cement aprons to total cement pens
• Windbreaks
• Shelters
Silver Creek Feeders
Roger and Jill Chambers
32665 Beechnut Road
Treynor, Iowa 51575
Phone: 800-658-1088
712-487-3749
FAX: 712-487-3884
E-mail: scf@silvercreekfeeders.com
Web site: www.silvercreekfeeders.com
• 3,500 head capacity
• 25 pens
• 75-200 head per pen
• High-quality, competitive feedstuffs
• Individual carcass and performance data
• Cattle and/or feed financing
• Close proximity to numerous packers
• Licensed Certified Angus Beef Premier Partner
Van Meter Feedyard
Charlie, Eric, or Matt Van Meter
2197 Chestnut Road
Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115
Phone: 641-747-3228
FAX: 641-747-2532
E-mail: vanmeter@netins.net
• 12,000 head capacity
• 60 pens
• 60-300 head per pen
• Open sheds
• Semi-confinement mounds
• Lots of cement
• Research trials
• Bull tests
• Financing available
Zylstra Feedlot
Keith Zylstra
5123 - 210th Street
Ashton, Iowa 51232
Phone: 712-261-2378 (Keith – mobile)
FAX: 712-724-6344
E-mail: zylstrakeith@yahoo.com
• 2,500 head capacity
• 16 pens
• 50-375 head per pen
• Open sheds
• Mounds in each pen
• Excellent windbreaks
• Large amount of concrete |