U.S. Premium Beef includes producers from all segments of the American beef industry, including cow-calf producers, backgrounders, farmer-feeders and commercial cattle feeders. U.S. Premium Beef is comprised of over 1,850 cattle producing operations across the United States, and many of these are family-run businesses that have passed down their land from generation to generation. U.S. Premium Beef is an integral part of the history of American beef, and National Beef^® is proud to be a longstanding partner.