Cornell Cooperative Extension

Schoharie and Otsego Counties
CNY Beef Producers

Central New York Beef Producers

OBJECTIVES

  • Producers Working Together
  • Breeding and managing market-quality calves
  • Consistent communications to maintain production protocol
  • Increase producer participation and lot sizes for auction

HISTORY

In February 2015, Dr. Mike Baker, Cornell Extension Beef Specialist, presented to local producers the concept of collaborative marketing by pooling larger lots of calves of similar type, size, and quality for a tele-auction sale.

Beginning in December and every fall and spring then spring since, the group has produced five tele-auction sales. Prices obtained matched leading markets in the region. To date, sixteen producers from seven counties have sold to nine different buyers.

Last updated August 13, 2020

Livestock

CNY Beef Producers Committee

Ron Maidens (Chair)
Laurens, NY
315-717-6357

John Vanderwerken (Treasurer)
Central Bridge, NY
518-231-8087

Kurt Lawton
Schoharie, NY
518-312-7774

Harold Palmer
Maryland, NY
607-638-9013

Dan Hammond
Otego, NY
607-783-2230

Dave Stanton
Franklin, NY
607-434-7570

Program Advisors

Ashley McFarland, PASCornell Cooperative Extension Regional Livestock Specialist
5657 State Route 5, Herkimer, NY 13350
315-866-7920 (o)
315-604-2156 (m)
am2876@cornell.edu

Michael J. Baker, PAS, PhDCornell University Beef Cattle Extension Specialist
114 Morrison Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
607-255-5923 (o)
607-255-9829 (f)
607-227-6320 (m)
mjb28@cornell.edu

Policies & Proceedures

Beef Producers seeking to market calves with the Central New York Beef Producer Program must follow the policies & Procedures below.

  • Adhere to published vaccination and management schedule for Fall 2018 (see Schedule).
  • Producers must be Beef Quality Assurance-certified and administer vaccinations subcutaneously, following all label instructions.
  • Calves will be graded and video recorded approximately three weeks prior to sale for accurate description and promotion purposes.
  • Steers will be properly castrated, and heifers guaranteed open.
  • Dehorning and castration must be completed pre-weaning and healed at time of grading.
  • Calves will be tagged with NYS “21” tags, or better, and CNY tags prior to delivery.
  • Bid prices may be adjusted when the average weight of any lot sold increases above the advertised weight (as follows) to protect buyers from experiencing substantially larger-than-anticipated cash outlays:

    - If the average weight of the entire lot offered increases by 25 to 49 pounds, the sale price will be reduced $.04 per pound.
    - If the average weight of the entire lot offered increases by 50 pounds or more, the sale price will be reduced by $.06.

  • Participants will pay an annual $50 fee per farm no later than October 15, 2018 to support activities of the group and agree to assist with set-up for delivery and tear-down, as needed.

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