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College of Agriculture
College of Agriculture / Montana
Agricultural Experiment Station
Steer A Year
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the mission of SAY?
The MSU SAY program's primary focus is to provide opportunities
for students by securing funds for academic excellence.
Q: Who benefits from SAY?
Proceeds from SAY support student scholarships and student
activities at MSU. Donors may designate their gifts
to one or more of the following MSU student programs:
MSU College of Agriculture, MSU Athletic Scholarship
Association, and MSU Rodeo Team.
Q: What programs in the College of Agriculture
benefit from SAY?
The highest priority is the MSU Judging Team. SAY is
the primary means of support for the Judging Team. Donors
may also specify other student programs.
Q: What programs in MSU Athletics benefit from
SAY?
Proceeds from SAY help provide scholarships for student-athletes
in all sports.
Q: How do I designate which MSU program benefits
from my donation?
Simply fill out the Donor information Card for SAY,
which is part of the SAY brochure. Brochures are available
from the College of Agriculture, SAY Steering Committee
members, and from all MALAM-member auction markets.
Q: What are the goals of SAY?
SAY is a student-focused program. Students benefit financially
via scholarships and support of student activities.
In addition, donated steers are used in several courses
on campus dealing with various aspects of beef cattle
management and marketing. Students are involved in collecting
performance data.
Q: How may people make donations to SAY?
Donations to SAY may be made several ways:
- Live steer (the traditional and most popular)
- Cash donation
- Proceeds from an auction market sale.
- Gifts of feed grain or forage.
- Other gifts in kind - e.g., trucking.
Q: How are steers delivered to MSU?
Donors may deliver their steers or work with MSU to
arrange delivery. A variety of options are available.
Call the Department of Animal and Range Sciences (994-3721
or 994-7437) for help.
Q: When can I deliver my steer to the MSU campus?
Steers may be delivered to the MSU Livestock Center
west of campus from October 28 to November 18, 2005.
Call the Department of Animal and Range Sciences (994-3721
or 994-7437) to make arrangements.
Q: If I make a cash donation, whom do I make
the check out to?
Make checks payable to "Steer-A-Year." Please include
a Donor Information Card (included in the SAY brochure)
with your check.
Q: How can I make a donation of grain or forage
to SAY?
Call the Department of Animal and Range Sciences (994-3721
or 994-7437) to discuss options and arrangements.
Q: How may agricultural businesses help the
SAY program?
Businesses may participate in several ways. Donations
of vaccine, feed, supplements, pharmaceuticals, trucking,
or cash help increase the value of SAY to students.
Q: How can auction market sales benefit SAY?
With the help of the Montana Association of Livestock
Auction Markets (MALAM), producers may sell livestock
any class (e.g., cattle, sheep, horses, pigs; any age
or gender) at a cooperating MALAM auction market and
have the proceeds of one or more animals designated
to the SAY Program. SAY brochures, including the Donor
Information Card, are available at the "chute house"
at each cooperating MALAM auction market. Donors can
designate which animals contribute to SAY, and which
MSU programs benefit from the proceeds.
Q: Which livestock auction markets are members
of MALAM?
Baker Livestock, Baker (778-3354)
Bear Paw Livestock Commission, Chinook (357-2286)
Beaverhead Livestock, Dillon (683-2002)
Billings Livestock Commission, Billings (800-635-7364)
Glasgow Stockyards, Glasgow (228-9306)
Glendive Livestock, Glendive (377-2697)
Headwaters Livestock, Three Forks (285-0502)
Lewistown Livestock Auction, Lewistown (538-3471)
Miles City Livestock, Miles City (800-755-5177)
Missoula Livestock Exchange, Missoula (728-3052)
Montana Livestock Company, Ramsey (782-1884)
New West Livestock, Baker (778-3354)
Public Auction Yards, Billings (800-821-6447)
Sidney Livestock Market, Sidney (482-3513)
Western Livestock Auction, Great Falls (727-5400)
Q: What the criteria for steer contests?
Steers can compete in three contests: Best Initial Steer,
Top Rate of Gain, and Best Carcass. Best Initial Steers
will be determined by the MSU Judging Team. Steers will
be ranked based on predicted feedlot and carcass performance
at the MSU campus during MSU's Ag Appreciation Weekend,
November 4-5, 2005.
To be eligible for the Best Carcass Contest steers
must arrive on campus prior to the steer judging (on
or before November 4). Steers must be judged to have
excellent initial feeder quality and weigh at least
550 lb upon arrival at MSU. Carcass data from these
steers will be communicated back to donors.
To be eligible for the Rate of Gain Contest steers
must arrive on campus during a three-week time frame
(October 28 through November 18) and weight at least
500 lb.
Steers in the Rate of Gain contest that do not qualify
for the Carcass contest may be marketed after the gain
test (~60 days). Steers that do not qualify for either
contest may be sold at the discretion of MSU.
Steers that suffer from chronic illness or exhibit
extremely poor performance may be sold at the discretion
of MSU.
Q: How are SAY steers marketed?
Steers in the various SAY contests are marketed according
to contest criteria (see above). Steers donated to MSU
Athletics are frequently sold shortly after arrival
on campus, depending on the wishes of the donor.
Q: Who administers SAY?
The Department of Animal and Range Sciences in the College
of Agriculture.
Mike Tess, Professor, 406-994-7437.
Q: Who are the members of the SAY Steering
Committee?
Dean Peterson (chair) 374-2244
Gary Adams 855-5230
Harry Allen 856-4247
Caren Coffee 234-8420
Rob Fraser 800-755-5177
Sandra Germann 994-7671
Tim Gill 442-3740
Les Graham 388-9330
Kevin Halverson 932-6600
Byron Hould 581-3140
Marc King 932-5146
Jay Meyer 777-3926
Kevin Pearce 842-5070
Bob Redland 342-5859
John Swanz 473-2201
Monica Switzer 773-5527
Mike Thompson 994-2131
Josh Wanago 994-5707
Q: Who should I contact for more information?
Mike Tess in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences,
MSU. Phone: 406-994-3721 or 994-7437.
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