Blackshirt Feeders

What Blackshirt Feeders does

Blackshirt Feeders is a privately held livestock agriculture company headquartered in Haigler, Nebraska, that raises and feeds cattle for beef production. Founded in 2021 and operating with a 1-10 employee footprint, the company positions itself as building a new market connecting corn producers with cattle feeders, anchored geographically in the U.S. corn belt. Its primary commercial offering, Corn Bids, is a corn procurement service published on the company website that facilitates buying and selling of corn between local producers and the feeding operation; this represents the company's single clearly disclosed product and serves as the visible interface between its feeding operation and the surrounding agricultural supply base.

The business model centers on cattle feeding economics — purchasing corn (and presumably other feed inputs) at scale, converting it via cattle, and selling fed cattle into the beef supply chain — with the Corn Bids service functioning as both a procurement channel and a lightweight marketing surface. Pricing, customer composition, contracting structure, and unit economics are not disclosed on the company website or in the supporting source material. The company operates from a rural Nebraska location with imagery emphasizing proximity to agricultural land, and lists In The Press and Careers pages consistent with active facility buildout and early-stage hiring.

Name

Blackshirt Feeders

Legal name

Blackshirt Feeders

Website

https://blackshirtfeeders.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blackshirt Feeders is a privately held livestock agriculture company based in Haigler, Nebraska, that raises and feeds cattle for beef production and runs a Corn Bids service connecting local corn producers with its cattle feeding operation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cattle Feedlot Operations

NAICS

Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots (11211)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Stocker/Backgrounding Operations (AFAEABAB)

Keywords

• Cattle feeding operations
• Livestock agriculture
• Corn procurement
• Beef production
• Cattle feedlot

Headquarters

HQ city

Haigler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Blackshirt Feeders is a Nebraska-based livestock agriculture company that raises and feeds cattle for beef production. The company also operates a Corn Bids service that connects corn producers with cattle feeders, functioning as a procurement and trading channel for corn in the agricultural market.

Product overview

Blackshirt Feeders operates as an agricultural company serving the corn and cattle market. The company's primary offerings include a corn bidding service that facilitates transactions between corn producers and cattle feeders. The company positions itself as providing a new way to feed the world through innovative agricultural market solutions. The offering represents a single-product focused approach centered on corn market connectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corn Bids A corn bidding service that facilitates transactions between corn producers and cattle feeders in the agricultural market, providing a procurement channel for corn used in cattle feeding operations.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Buffalo Feeders: Independent cattle feeder with yard capacity in the western U.S. Comparable as a smaller-scale regional feedlot competing in the same corn-fed cattle segment.
• Cactus Feeders: Major Texas-based cattle feeding operator with multiple feedyards. Directly comparable to Blackshirt Feeders as a corn-fed beef cattle finishing operation.
• Five Rivers Cattle Feeding: Largest cattle feeder in the United States, operating multiple feedlots across several states. Comparable as a direct beef cattle feeding operator using corn-based rations.
• Cattle Empire: Independent cattle feedlot operator in the southern Great Plains. Comparable to Blackshirt as a similarly-sized concentrated corn-fed cattle feeding business.
• Harris Ranch / Iowa Beef Producers: Vertically integrated beef cattle operation including feedlot finishing. Comparable as a beef cattle feeding business with similar finishing and procurement dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• JBS USA: Largest U.S. beef processor with captive cattle supply chains including feedlot relationships. Comparable as a vertically integrated beef value-chain participant.
• Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. meat protein producer with significant captive cattle procurement. Comparable as a downstream counterparty and competitor for cattle supply.
• Cargill Cattle Feeders: Diversified agribusiness with large-scale North American cattle feeding operations. Overlaps with Blackshirt in feedlot economics and corn procurement.

Others

• U.S. Premium Beef: Beef marketing cooperative supplying finished cattle from member feedlots to processors. Comparable as an ecosystem participant connecting feeders with downstream beef markets.

Regional players

• Adams Land & Cattle: Nebraska-based integrated cattle operation with feedlot capacity. Regionally comparable given shared Nebraska geography and similar Great Plains operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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