The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Nichols Cattle Co. LLC, (NCC), Nichols Management Co. LLC (NMC), Donald H. Nichols (D. Nichols) and Jane A. Nichols (J. Nichols) of Ariz., on Jan. 4, 2022, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that NCC, NMC, D. Nichols and J. Nichols failed to pay the full purchase price for 2,159 head of livestock purchases between Jan. 31, 2015, and June 14, 2017, totaling $1,413,106.