Systems and methods for interactive beef cattle marketplace

A system for dynamically marketing cattle comprising:

• a buyer interface;
• a producer interface;
• a network;
• and
• a cattle information server wherein the cattle information sewer is communicatively connected to the buyer interface and the producer interface through the network;
• wherein the cattle information server:
• receives information from the buyer interface defining a plurality of demand profiles, wherein at least one of the demand profiles contains information specifying a first pre-conditioning program, the first pre-conditioning program comprising any of numerous protocols or criteria that govern the breeding, feeding, management, and health of cattle prior to slaughter;
• receives information from the producer interface defining a supply profile, wherein the supply profile specifies a second pre-conditioning program, the second pre-conditioning program comprising criteria that govern the breeding, feeding, management, and health of cattle prior to slaughter;
• stores the demand profiles and supply profile in a database;
• and searches the database to determine if one or more of the demand profiles match the supply profile based at least in part on a comparison of the first and second pre-conditioning programs;
• and identifies to one of the buyer interface and producer interface at least one demand profile in response to a match between the supply profile and the demand profile, and wherein the producer interface is programmed with additional instructions to verify the supply profile by a veterinarian.

In a beef cattle marketplace comprising a cattle information server and at least one interface, each of which is communicatively connected to a network, a method for tracking cattle production comprising:

• receiving information defining a supply profile at the cattle information server from the interface, wherein the supply profile specifies a pre-conditioning program of an identified group of cattle, the pre-conditioning program comprising criteria that govern the breeding, feeding, management, and health of cattle prior to slaughter;
• verifying, by a veterinarian, the pre-conditioning program of the identified group of cattle;
• storing the supply profile of the identified group of cattle in a database associated with the cattle information server;
• receiving information defining carcass characteristics of the identified group of cattle at the time of harvest from the interface;
• storing the carcass characteristics of the identified group of cattle in a database associated with the cattle information server;
• and
• correlating the carcass characteristics of the identified group of cattle with the supply profile.