Dalhart, Texas 52 XIT Feeders, a 73,000-Head Feedyard Completed in 1972, Is Located on Highway 54 a Few Cattle Capacity Miles Southwest of Dalhart, Texas

Dalhart, Texas 52 XIT Feeders, a 73,000-Head Feedyard Completed in 1972, Is Located on Highway 54 a Few Cattle Capacity Miles Southwest of Dalhart, Texas

YUMA FEEDLOT XIT Feeders Address 2690 US Hwy 54 Dalhart, TX 79022 833.450.1889 General Manager Gene Lowrey 806.884.4882 [email protected] Team Members Dalhart, Texas 52 XIT Feeders, a 73,000-head feedyard completed in 1972, is located on Highway 54 a few Cattle Capacity miles southwest of Dalhart, Texas. Dalhart is located in the northwest corner of the Texas 74,000 head Panhandle, 85 miles from Amarillo, and has a population of less than 8,000. Feedlot Space XIT feeders is located on the land where a significant part of Texas Panhandle history Feedyard Area: 540 acres began. In the late 1800s, the XIT Ranch was the world’s largest ranch under fence, with Irrigated/Dryland: 768 acres 3 million acres. A Chicago company was granted the land in exchange for building the state capitol. The ranch was 200 miles from north to south and 27 miles from east to Geographical west and included 3,000 miles of barbed wire fencing and more than 110,000 head of Purchasing Region cattle. The XIT Ranch is now divided into many smaller parcels, though some still have North and West Texas, Alabama, 100,000 acres or more. and Mississippi Every year since 1936, a three-day festival is held the first Thursday, Friday and Saturday Grain Storage/Bushel in August. The Rodeo & Reunion hosts the world’s largest free barbecue, a great parade, 118,000 nightly dances, a PRCA rodeo, amateur rodeo events, performances by well-known artists and much more. Five Rivers XIT Feeders is a major sponsor of the event and a proud Moisture member of the Dalhart community. Average Precipitation: 18 inches Average Snowfall: 11 inches XIT Feeders was built by local investors and has carried the names of Continental Grain or ContiBeef and Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding. Economic Impact Payroll: Nearly $3M Livestock Payments: $200M+ Payroll Taxes: $150,000+ Area Unemployment: 2.5% Utilities: $800,000+ Five Rivers Cattle Feeding | 4848 Thompson Pkwy, Suite 410 | Johnstown, CO 80534 | 833.450.1889 | www.fiveriverscattle.com.

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