Dakota Feeding Company (DFC) is one of South Dakotaâ??s largest cattle feeding facilities and located in the heart of some of the best cattle and grain production in the United States. Originally built in 1972, DFC is conveniently located 5 miles east of the city of Onida, South Dakota. Onida is home to Ringneck Energy & Feed, supplying the operation with distillers grain, as well as Oahe & CHS grain elevators, and local grain producers to supply the remaining feed base. Access to multiple sale barns and beef processing plants makes DFC a prime location. Owner states the outdoor capacity is 18,000-20,000 head and is currently permitted at 15,000 head with the State. The 108â??x1,000â?? confinement barn could be utilized for an additional 1,500-2,000 head of calves, or 10,000 lambs. Currently permitted under owner stated capacity, there is plenty of room for expansion, pending further DANR permitting, to maximize return on investment. The yards are made up of 80+ pens in total:
Onida is located in South Dakota. Onida, South Dakota has a population of 580. Onida is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 19.71% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 19.35%.
The median household income in Onida, South Dakota is $56,250. The median household income for the surrounding county is $59,688 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Onida is 47.9 years.
The average high temperature in July is 86.5 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 5.3 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 20 inches per year, with 42.7 inches of snow per year.
