Cargill Announces Lockney, Texas Cattle Feedlot Closure

Oct 23, 2013

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

Cargill Inc. said that it will close its Lockney, Texas, cattle feedlot operation in summer 2014 due to tight cattle supplies and high feed costs.

Recently, Cargill announced the closure of its Plainview, Texas beef processing plant in February highlighting concerns of shrinking cattle supplies and increasing input costs such as feed. The Lockney feedlot has a capacity of 62,000 head and runs through 120,000 cattle annually. Cargill has two other feedlots in Texas located in Dalhart and Bovina.

No other plans to close additional Cargill beef facilities in Texas are planned. Persistent drought has shrunk the U.S. cattle supply to its smallest in 61 years. The feedlot has 45 employees and Cargill said they will be provided with the opportunity to relocate to fill other positions in the region. The exact date of the feedlot closure is to be determined.

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