Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire LLC is a third-generation, family-owned custom cattle feeding operation in Satanta, Kansas. The company feeds customer-owned cattle at its 53,000-head feedlot, supported by grain procurement, cattle purchase financing, and risk management services for ranchers and cattle investors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersSatanta, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Cattle Empire does
Cattle Empire LLC is a third-generation, family-owned custom cattle feeding operation headquartered in Satanta, Kansas. The company provides custom feeding services to farmers, ranchers, and cattle investors who bring their cattle to Cattle Empire's feedlot facilities, which have a current one-time capacity of 53,000 head following a 2018 strategic restructure that consolidated operations from three yards with combined 225,500-head capacity down to a single site. The company was founded by Paul Brown (predecessor activity dating to 1950, formal establishment in 1978) and is currently led by third-generation CEO Trista Brown Priest, with Becca Brown Wright joining in 2025.
The business operates four integrated offerings: (1) core custom cattle feeding services including nutrition, veterinary care, and cattle marketing; (2) an in-house Grain Department that procures feed ingredients such as dry distillers grains, dry corn, and forage from commercial vendors and farmers; (3) a cattle financing program requiring 15% equity margin (or $100/head minimum) with interest at the greater of 5% or Prime + 1%; and (4) an Accutrac-powered online customer portal for account management and cattle tracking. The technology stack is operational rather than proprietary — Accutrac for cattle/feed management, Microsoft Forms for customer inquiries, Google reCAPTCHA for spam protection — and there is no AI/ML capability in evidence.
The commercial model is direct and relationship-based: customers engage via website, contact forms, or direct outreach to named personnel including Cattle Marketing and Procurement Director Joe Matile, Risk Manager Wayne Lee, and Accounting and Administrative Manager Whitney Hoskinson. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is single-site domestic in Southwest Kansas, within an hour of major beef packers in the 'Heart of the Beef Feeding Empire.' The company is privately held with no external investors, no public listing, and no disclosed financial statements.
Cattle Empire firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cattle Empire
- Legal name
- Cattle Empire LLC
- Website
- https://cattle-empire.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Cattle Empire LLC is a third-generation, family-owned custom cattle feeding operation in Satanta, Kansas. The company feeds customer-owned cattle at its 53,000-head feedlot, supported by grain procurement, cattle purchase financing, and risk management services for ranchers and cattle investors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cattle Empire industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cattle Feeding Services
- NAICS
- Cattle Feedlots (112112), Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots (11211), Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming (112111)
- SIC
- Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Feedlot Finishing (Cattle Feeding) (AFAEABAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Energy & Grain-Based Ruminant Feeds (Corn, Barley, High-Energy Blends) (AFADAAAH), Animal Nutrition & Feeding Support Services (On-Farm Feeding, Feed Management) (AFAEALAJ)
Keywords
Where Cattle Empire is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Satanta
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Cattle Empire business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Cattle Feeding Services: Cattle Empire provides custom cattle feeding services where customers (farmers, ranchers, cattle investors) pay to have their cattle fed at the company's feedlot facilities. The company manages the day-to-day care, feeding, and marketing of customer-owned cattle.
- Grain and Feed Ingredient Procurement: The Grain Department oversees contract applications and manages accounts payable for all grains and feed ingredients purchased. They collaborate with commercial vendors and farmers to acquire commodities, including dry distillers grains used as feed ingredients.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Equity financing for cattle feeding customers |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Cattle Empire product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cattle Empire LLC operates a custom cattle feeding feedlot in Satanta, Kansas, where it feeds cattle owned by ranchers, farmers, and cattle investors on a per-head, per-day basis. The company supplements its core feeding service with a Grain Department that supplies feed inputs, a cattle financing program for customers, and an online Customer Portal (Accutrc) that lets owners track cattle performance remotely.
Product overview
Cattle Empire operates as a family-owned cattle feeding company with a single unified business model centered on cattle feeding services. The core offering is custom cattle feeding, complemented by an integrated Grain Department for feed ingredient procurement and commodity management, and a Financing department that provides cattle purchase financing to customers. The company also offers an Accutrac-powered customer portal for account management and conducts community outreach as part of its local engagement. The operation maintains a one-time capacity of 53,000 head following a 2018 strategic restructure.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Companies that use Cattle Empire
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Cattle Empire technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Cattle Empire partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Cattle Empire competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Tyson Foods: Tyson Foods is one of the largest vertically-integrated protein producers in the world, with operations spanning cattle feeding, slaughtering, and processed meats. As a broad incumbent, Tyson's cattle procurement and feeding operations overlap with Cattle Empire's market, though at vastly greater scale.
- JBS USA: JBS USA is the largest meat processor in the world and owns Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, the largest US feedlot operator. As a broad incumbent with significant feedlot operations through Five Rivers, JBS represents a much larger-scale peer with overlapping customer and supplier relationships.
- Cargill Protein & Salt: Cargill operates one of the largest cattle feeding networks in North America through its North American Protein business. As a broad incumbent, Cargill competes with Cattle Empire for cattle procurement, feed ingredients, and downstream beef processing relationships.
Direct peers
- Friona Industries: Friona Industries operates four large-scale commercial feedyards in the Texas Panhandle region with total capacity of approximately 250,000 head. As a direct peer, Friona competes with Cattle Empire for cattle-feeding customers in the southern plains region with similar custom-feeding business models.
- Poky Feeders: Poky Feeders is a large cattle feeding operation located in Scott City, Kansas, with capacity of approximately 60,000 head. As a regional peer operating in the same Kansas feedlot corridor as Cattle Empire, Poky offers directly comparable custom cattle feeding services.
- Cactus Feeders: Cactus Feeders is one of the largest privately-held cattle feeding operations in the United States, operating multiple feedyards across Texas and Kansas with combined capacity exceeding 500,000 head. As a direct peer to Cattle Empire, both companies provide custom cattle feeding services targeting ranchers and cattle investors with comparable service models.
- Five Rivers Cattle Feeding: Five Rivers Cattle Feeding is the largest cattle feeding operation in the world, operating feedyards across multiple states with a capacity exceeding 980,000 head. Now owned by JBS USA, Five Rivers is the most direct large-scale peer to Cattle Empire, offering similar custom cattle feeding services at significantly larger scale.
Emerging players
- Irwin Cattle Company: Irwin Cattle Company operates cattle feeding facilities in Oklahoma and Kansas with smaller capacity than Cattle Empire. As an emerging peer in the regional custom cattle feeding market, Irwin competes for similar rancher and cattle investor customers in adjacent geographies.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Cattle Empire social profiles
Digital presenceCattle Empire compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Cattle Empire financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Cattle Empire leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Cattle Empire funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Cattle Empire M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cattle Empire
What does Cattle Empire do?
Cattle Empire LLC operates a custom cattle feeding feedlot in Satanta, Kansas, where it feeds cattle owned by ranchers, farmers, and cattle investors on a per-head, per-day basis. The company supplements its core feeding service with a Grain Department that supplies feed inputs, a cattle financing program for customers, and an online Customer Portal (Accutrc) that lets owners track cattle performance remotely.
Is Cattle Empire a public or private company?
Cattle Empire is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Cattle Empire founded?
Cattle Empire was founded in 1978. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Cattle Empire based?
Cattle Empire is headquartered in Satanta, United States, in the North America region.
How does Cattle Empire make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Cattle Feeding Services are the primary driver. The others are grain and Feed Ingredient Procurement.
Who are Cattle Empire's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Tyson Foods, JBS USA and Cargill Protein & Salt. Direct peers are Friona Industries, Poky Feeders, Cactus Feeders and Five Rivers Cattle Feeding. Irwin Cattle Company is listed as an emerging player.
Does Cattle Empire have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cattle Empire.
What industry is Cattle Empire in?
Cattle Empire's product category is Cattle Feeding Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAEABAC, Feedlot Finishing (Cattle Feeding), with a secondary code of AFADAAAH, Energy & Grain-Based Ruminant Feeds (Corn, Barley, High-Energy Blends). Its NAICS code is 112112 and its SIC code is 700.