Holdrege native is recipient of Nebraska Cattlemen’s highest honor

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Holdrege native and University of Nebraska alumnus received the highest honor of Nebraska Cattlemen on Thursday.

Pete McClymont received the 2023 Nebraska Cattlemen Hall of Fame award for his lifetime of service to Nebraska’s beef cattle industry.

The organization selects members based on their contribution to the beef industry, Nebraska Cattlemen and their community, as well as their cattle business accomplishments.

“Pete McClymont has always lived and breathed Nebraska Cattlemen,” Executive Vice President Laura Field said in a press release. “His dedication to our membership, staff, and board of directors is second to none and his impact on our organization cannot be overstated.”

McClymont is a native of Holdrege, where his family owns a diversified farming operation.

In addition to producing beef cattle, the McClymonts also farm corn and soybeans, according to Nebraska Cattlemen. During his time working at the family farm, McClymont primarily managed the feedlot.

McClymont graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and afterward became an active member of the Phelps-Gosper Livestock Association, Nebraska Cattlemen, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

McClymont went on to serve on the Nebraska Cattlemen board of directors, where he became president of the board in 2006.

After his service on the board, he became vice president of legislative affairs for Nebraska Cattlemen in January 2007 and moved up the ranks to executive vice president in July 2013, according to the release.

McClymont retired at the end of February.

“To be selected by the Nominations Committee for the Nebraska Cattlemen Hall of Fame is the honor of lifetime,” McClymont said in the release. “Nebraska Cattlemen means a great deal to me. I am humbled and extremely proud to have served the NC membership in all my capacities.”