BBU Fun Facts

• Beefmasters were recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a pure breed in 1954

• Beefmaster Breeders United was founded in 1961

• Developed on the Six Essentials – Weight, Conformation, Milk Production, Fertility, Hardiness and Disposition

• In 2016, Beefmaster Breeders United registered 16,900 animals

• As of June 2017, there are 3,074 Beefmaster Breeders United members

• Beefmaster is ranked 9th among beef cattle breed registrations (source: National Pedigreed Livestock Council)

• The association is made up of nine satellite organizations
  • Arkansas BBA, Central Texas BBA, Central States BBA, Live Oak BBA, Lone Star BBA, Louisiana BBA, Southeastern BBA, South Texas BBA and Western States BBA

• The association has six marketing groups that assist in marketing Beefmaster cattle
  • Beefmaster Promotion Group, East Texas / Louisiana, Mid-Atlantic, Ozark and Heart of America, Southern Alliance and Texoma Beefmaster

• In 2009 the Beefmaster Educational Endowment Foundation (B.E.E.F.) was founded and is dedicated to scientific research, scholarships and public education

• Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to providing young Beefmaster breeders education, scholarships and agribusiness opportunities

• The Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewomen is an organization affiliated with BBU and is dedicated to assisting with junior programs and promoting the Beefmaster breed

• The 2017 BBU Convention is in Galveston, Texas from October 26-28, 2017

• There are fourteen BBU standing and special committees and there are twenty members of the BBU Board of Directors

• There are seventeen BBU breeding programs: Advancer, Artificial Insemination, Carcass Evaluation, Classification, DNA Testing, E6 Female, Ear Tags, Embryo Transfer, Go International, Pacesetter, Pro Services, Ranch Visit, Typesetter, Ultrasound, Upgrading, Weights & Measures and WHR/IBR

• The Beefmaster Cowman is the official publication of BBU and The Beefmaster Pay Weight is the commercial publication

• There are thirteen EPDs calculated in the Beefmaster breed: Calving Ease, Birth Weight, Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight, Milk, Total Maternal, Maternal Calving Ease, Scrotal Circumference, REA, IMF, Rib Fat, $T Index and $M Index