Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program

AMS announces June 2023 dates for listening sessions on the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program

The June 2023 listening sessions will be held in-person (space is limited) and virtually via Zoom. Attendees for the virtual meeting must register in advance using the unique link provided for each session. Attendees will be permitted to submit Q&A via the Zoom meeting. See the May 31, 2023, Notice to Trade for more details or see Upcoming Sessions below.

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, at the Iowa State University Wallace Foundation Learning and Outreach Center at 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544

Friday, June 16, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, at the USDA Cattle & Carcass Training Center on the campus of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in the Loeffel Meat Science Laboratory, Lincoln, NE 68583

Friday, June 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m. CT, at the St Onge Livestock Co., St. Onge, SD, located at 11693 Sale Barn Rd, St Onge, SD 57779

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, in the El Vaquero room at the historic Santa Fe Depot in Dodge City, KS, located at 201 E Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 directed USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to create a Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program to increase market transparency for cattle producers.

Cattle Contracts Library Summary

Submission Form

To facilitate the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program data collection process, subject packers submit contract and volume information to AMS using a series of data collection forms identifying required information. The following document details the required entry fields found in each of the 5 forms.

Regulation

Notices to Trade

Upcoming Listening Sessions  

  • Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, at the Iowa State University Wallace Foundation Learning and Outreach Center located at 53020 Hitchcock Avenue, Lewis, IA 51544. 

    Attendees at this Iowa session may participate in-person (seating limited to 50) or virtually. For virtual attendees, the meeting will be broadcasted live as a webinar. Please register in advance.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions. The event will start promptly at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will be permitted to submit Q&A via the Zoom meeting. The event will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the AMS website.
     
  • Friday, June 16, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, at the USDA Cattle & Carcass Training Center located on the campus of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Loeffel Meat Science Laboratory, Lincoln, NE 68583. 

    Attendees at this Nebraska session may participate in-person (seating limited to 100) or virtually. For virtual attendees, the meeting will be broadcasted live as a webinar. Please register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions. The event will start promptly at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will be permitted to submit Q&A via the Zoom meeting. The event will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the AMS website.
     
  • Friday, June 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m. CT, St Onge Livestock Co., St. Onge, SD, located at 11693 Sale Barn Rd, St Onge, SD 57779.

    Attendees at this South Dakota session may participate in-person (seating limited to 100) or virtually. For virtual attendees, the meeting will be broadcasted live as a webinar. Please register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions. The event will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. CT and end no later than 10:00 a.m. CT. Attendees will be permitted to submit Q&A via the Zoom meeting. The event will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the AMS website.
     
  • Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 1 p.m. CT, in the El Vaquero room at the historic Santa Fe Depot in Dodge City, KS, located at 201 E Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801.

    Attendees at this Kansas session may participate in-person (seating limited to 50) or virtually. For virtual attendees, the meeting will be broadcasted live as a webinar. Please register in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with additional instructions. The event will start promptly at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will be permitted to submit Q&A via the Zoom meeting. The event will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the AMS website.

For additional information about any of these sessions, please contact Michael Sheats, Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Director, at 202-690-3145.

Past Listening Sessions

  • May 18, 2023 Session – AMS hosted a cattle industry listening session regarding the latest on the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program, during the most recent USDA Cattle & Carcass Training Center in West Texas A&M University, Canyon.
  • April 21, 2022 Session -  AMS hosted a cattle industry listening session to inform the development of the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program on April 21, 2022.  
  • February 8, 2023 - AMS hosted a cattle industry session to discuss the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program after its public release to help stakeholders better understand how to use the pilot library.

For questions, comments, or  concerns, please email wash.lpgmn@usda.gov