Alliant Federation Range Livestock Herder
Troy Beckett
Compensation
$2,132.41/month
- Estimated monthly pay:
- $2,132.41
- Estimated total for the full contract:
- $21,230.37
- Pay deductions:
- All deductions required by law will be made from the worker’s paycheck. Social security, federal and state (if applicable) taxes will only be deducted from foreign H-2A workers upon request. Transportation and subsistence advanced/paid to the worker may be deducted from the employee’s pay, but will be reimbursed to the worker upon 50% completion of the work contract. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable and/or upon request of the employee: elected benefits; loans and advances; long distance/data plans for personal telephone use. When it can be shown that damage to housing, tools and/or equipment caused by the employee (other than normal wear and tear) is willful or a result of negligence, the employer may demand reimbursement for the reasonable repair or replacement cost. Workers who quit or are terminated for cause prior to completing 50% of the contract will be required to reimburse the employer for the full amounts of advanced and/or reimbursed
Estimates are calculated from the wage rate, weekly hours, and contract dates listed in the official record. They are not a guarantee of actual earnings.
Job details
- Dates:
- February 15, 2027 – December 14, 2027
- positions:
- 1
- Weekly hours:
- Not stated
- Housing:
- Provided
- Transportation:
- Provided
Work description
Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant cows using roping methods to gently immobilize cow without causing undue stress; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage); attend to calving cows (including night checks); care for newly born offspring; detect direction from which the wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep livestock gathered and safe; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; gather and trail cow-calf pairs through sorting and shipping process; guard against predators prevalent during the winter months using appropriate tracking, trapping, and hunting methods ; help with maintenance of meadow lands and repair fences; herd to appropriate grazing area; herd/trail cows to viable water sources; identify cows that are preparing to give birth. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant cows using roping methods to gently immobilize cow without causing undue stress; administer medication as needed; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with loading and unloading livestock according to shipping schedules; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to calving cows (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; identify cows that are preparing to give birth; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage.
Location
21080 Beckett Ranch Road, Miller, SD 57632
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Last updated: October 7, 2026