Farmworker
Chaparral Feeders Inc
Compensation
$15.67/hour
- Estimated monthly pay:
- $4,006.30
- Estimated total for the full contract:
- $40,151.02
- 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 written request. All workers are subject to reasonable repair cost of damage for the repair/replacement of tools and or equipment and the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities and vehicles if worker is shown to have caused the shortage or damage by a dishonest or willful act. This may be charged to worker after damage has occurred and upon employees written authorization to make the deduction. 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 transportation and subsistence.
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:
- November 1, 2026 – September 1, 2027
- positions:
- 4
- Weekly hours:
- 59
- Housing:
- Provided
- Transportation:
- Provided
Work description
Workers will feed and oversee livestock. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Drive pick up trucks, tractors and other equipment to distribute feed to animals. Examine animals to detect illness, injury or disease and to check physical characteristics such as rate of weight gain. Mix feed, additives and medicines in prescribed portions (60%). Maintain property line fencing that surrounds grazing lands where livestock feed and water (20%) property upkeep including mowing pastures, weeding, tree trimming and sprinkler and irrigation repair on systems where livestock feed and water (20%). Workers will perform record keeping and enter information into a mobile or fixed database system. Workers must have 2 months verifiable experience working with cattle in a feed lot setting. This is for the safety of the workers and the animals. Generally, workers will work 12 days on and 2 days off, Monday through Friday from 7am to 5pm and Saturday through Sunday from 7am to 3pm, hours may be more or less depending on how many cattle are in the yard. Workers must be able to communicate in English.
Location
9129 FM 140, Uvalde, TX 78801
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Last updated: September 10, 2026