Yuma, Colorado

The Yuma Feedlot, a 105,000-head feedyard completed in October 1987, is located on Highway 34, a few miles east of Yuma, Colorado. Yuma, a town of 3,500, is located 110 miles east of Greeley, Colorado. Five Rivers Yuma Feedlot is a proud member of the City of Yuma and surrounding Yuma County communities.

The Beecher Island Battleground, located near Yuma, is a historic site where incidents of armed conflict between plains tribes and Anglo settlers occurred following the Sand Creek massacre in 1864. This site along the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River includes the small island battleground where, during the period from Sept. 17-26, 1868, Cheyenne Dog Soldiers, under the leadership of Chief Roman Nose, fought scouts of the U.S. Cavalry. The nine-day battle ended when additional cavalry units arrived in relief from Fort Wallace.

Located on the Great Plains of Northern Colorado, the Yuma Feedlot was the fourth (and last) 100,000 head feedyard built and owned by the Monfort family of Greeley. Prior to the opening of the Yuma yard in 1987, Kenneth Monfort sold the $7 billion Monfort operation to ConAgra, Inc.

Yuma was built by Monfort of Colorado and has carried the names of ConAgra Cattle Feeding Company, MF Cattle Feeding Company and Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding.