72 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN March 2026 PEERS THANK YOU RVSC DONORS ASHLEY MCCLINTON | NEBRASKA CATTLEMEN FOUNDATION SECRETARY The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) Retail Value Steer Challenge (RVSC) is the foundation’s annual fundraiser, with proceeds supporting NCF’s mission: to advance the future of Nebraska’s beef industry by investing in research and education programs. Funds generated through the RVSC help support a wide range of initiatives, including youth and educational programs, college and university judging team support, beef promotion efforts, research and infrastructure projects, historical preservation and, most notably, youth scholarships. 21st Century Equipment 572 Cattle LLC Abiwill LLC AgriSteer Inc. Agrow Inc. Alexander Cattle & Farms Alliance Animal Clinic Alliance Tractor & Equipment Animal Health International Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Al & Sallie Atkins Bender Cattle Company Benjamin Feedlot Berger’s Herdmasters Bestol & Masek Ranch Bill’s Volume Sales Blakeman Cattle LLC Bill Bose Bridgeport Ethanol LLC Briggs Cattle Company Broken Bow Animal Hospital Kelly Bruns Bruning Bank Bruning Farms Bruntz Farming & Feeding Burwell Livestock Market Burwell Livestock Market II LTD Chris Calkins Capital D Land & Cattle Caraway Red Angus Ranch Cattle Connection LLC CIH Circle 5 Beef Inc. Cooksley Ranch Crawford Ranch Cross Diamond Cattle Company Crossroads Cooperative CTC Farms Cuming County Feeders Darling International Inc. Darr Grain Dawson County Cattlemen Diamond 6 Feeders Dinklage Feed Yard Inc. Doran Post Agency Double D Livestock Inc. Downey Drilling Inc. Eatinger Cattle Co. Eisenmenger Farms Inc. Eleanor R. Gardner Foundation Equitable Bank Exeter Feeders & Breeders Faessler Farms Farm Credit Services of America Feedlot Fencing LLC Fellers Transfer Tom & Laura Field Doug & Emily Finney Finney Brothers Ranch FNME Insurance Folken Feed Yards Braden & Liz Forker FRAE Inc Frenzen Angus & Polled Herefords Duane & Tricia Gangwish Gonsior Simmentals Greg Robb Feedyards G.T.I. Inc. Hairpin Cattle Hamilton Valley Ranch LLC Hansen 77 Ranch Hanson Farms Harlan County Cattlemen Heart Land Consulting Jeff & Nicole Heldt Helms Polled Herefords McKenzie Hendricks Herb Albers Feedlot Herian Ranch Ken Herz Hi-Gain Feedlot High Plains Feedyard Hoffman Ranch Homestead Bank TaraLee Hudson Hunt Limousin Huss Livestock Market LLC/ Lexington Livestock Market Imperial Beef J & J Cattle Co. Jagels Land & Cattle LLC Johnson Concrete Waterers Jones Plumbing & Heating Karavas & Kranz K-Cattle LLC K Farms Inc. Keith D. Samuelson Land Leveling Inc. Kennedy Feedyard Inc. Philip & Kristen Kesterson Hannah Klitz Kruse Farms Inc. Ron & Nancy Kvols Pat Laird Lamb Farm & Feedyard Lapaseotes Ltd. Lashley Land & Recreational Brokers Legacy Cooperative Randy Lenz Lincoln County Cattlemen Malina Lindstrom Carsten Loseke Loseke Feedyard Lost Creek Ranch M&M Feeders Marcy Cattle Company Martindale Ranch Buddy McClinton Pete McClymont McLean Beef Mead Cattle Company Meiergerd Farms Meyring Cattle Co. MRK Inc. Murphy Tractor NE ILS Feeders Roberts Cattle Nebraska Bank Nebraska Cattlemen YCC Nebraska Corn Board Merlyn Nielsen Niewohner Bros Niobrara Valley Vineyards Nutrient Advisors Ogallala Livestock/North Platte Stockyards Olson Farms Inc. Overton Veterinary Services Doug & Aimee Parde Performance Plus Liquids Phelps County Feeders Platte River Investments Plum Thicket Farms Pony Express Chevrolet Buick Powles Ranch Partnership PREMA Producer’s Livestock Prospect Hill Farms Scott & Elizabeth Reynolds Reynolds Inc. Rhea Cattle Rhea Farms Rowe Inc. Jeff & Brenda Rudolph Ruggles Angus Rush Cattle Sawyer A&B Cattle Schiff Nebraska Chris Schluntz John Schroeder Renae Schroeder David Schuler Security 1st Bank Settje Agri-Services & Engineering Inc. Shotkoski Hay Co. Shovel Dot Ranch Mike & Brenda Sindt Sommers Cattle Company Inc. South Central Cattlemen Southwest Feeders LLC Spurgin Inc. Stuart Fertilizer & Grain Sunderman Feedlot Weston Svoboda Sweetwater Cattle Co. Table Top Meats TC Ranch Thayer County Feeders The Cover Co. Tri State Livestock Twin Forks Clinic Inc. Ulrich Cattle Inc. UNL Physiology Herd UNL Teaching Herd Jeremy Van Boening W&J Carpenter Inc. Wagonhammer Cattle Co. Waypoint Bank Weber Feedyards Weborg Feeding Co. White Land & Cattle Co. Winner Circle Feedyard Wolf Ford-Alliance York Hamilton County Cattlemen Zochol Feedlot Inc. 2026 NCF Retail Value Steer Challenge Donors The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation began its 26th annual RVSC feeding competition on Nov. 15, 2025, at Darr Feedlot, with 149 steers on feed. Results and winners will be announced this fall. Donors will receive complete carcass data on their steers, and prize money will be awarded to the top-performing entries. The NCF Board of Directors sincerely thanks all donors participating in the 2026 Retail Value Steer Challenge (listed below), as well as Darr Feedlot for their continued partnership and support in hosting this feeding competition. ~NC~
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