1. Cattlemen deliver slaughter cattle “Culls” or “Drys” to either Pays or B.L.S. Auction Yards in Billings, MT, where they will declare the cattle as donations to the Billings Food Bank Program.  They will leave the name, ranch name or corporation name, and address of who is to receive the charitable tax donation receipt from Billings Food Bank for $500 per adult animal.
   
   
2. These cattle will be hauled to T-Bone Feeders in Sheppard and put on feed awaiting an open date at the slaughter house.
   
   
3. Approximately half of the cattle will be slaughtered and processed into one pound packages of hamburger and/or cube steak depending on the grade of the carcass.
   
   
4. Billings Food Bank will pick up frozen meat, store it in their large freezer area and distribute it to all of the aid agencies mentioned and their own Senior Nutrition Program (which currently is supplying food directly to over 1,700 residents that are 60+ and meet income guidelines.)
   
   
5. Approximately half of the cattle donated will be resold for money to create the funding required to haul, feed, and slaughter the donated animals.  The reality is that much of the time it costs more to commercially process an animal than the animal is worth.  This way, the expenses of hauling, feeding, and processing the animals are covered by the resale of a portion of the donated cattle.  Ranches are keenly aware that even things “given” to you have expenses attached.  This campaign is 100% non-profit, however the expenses of getting the animals from “pasture” to “plate” need to be self perpetuating and this method will accomplish that.
   
   
6. Your $500 per adult animal charitable donation receipt covers the worth of the animal as well as the trucking to get the animals to Pays or B.L.S.  Hopefully the tax donation will be more advantages to your ranch operation than the revenue of a few slaughter animals.  Knowing that your gift will result in quality, high protein meal for the need is priceless.

          Thank you.

An accurate accounting of animals donated and expenses paid will be kept and will always remain presentable for anyone wishing to see the figures.

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