FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Sheeley Michael J. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO [UFCS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 982 D   Common Stock 1,251 I By Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Self

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/21/2013	Common Stock	400	$ 15.85	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/20/2014	Common Stock	900	$ 21.66	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/18/2015	Common Stock	1,000	$ 32.39	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	02/17/2016	Common Stock	1,000	$ 39.13	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	02/16/2017	Common Stock	1,000	$ 35.23	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	02/15/2018	Common Stock	1,000	$ 34.39	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	05/20/2019	Common Stock	1,000	$ 18.14	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	02/19/2020	Common Stock	750	$ 16.89	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	02/18/2021	Common Stock	1,000	$ 20.54	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sheeley Michael J. 118 SECOND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909	Â	Â	  VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Sheeley by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact		03/10/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	All options currently exercisable.
(2)	800 options currently exercisable and 200 options vest and become exercisable on 02/16/2012.
(3)	600 options currently exercisable and 400 options vest and become exercisable in two equal installments of 200 options each on 02/15/2012 and 02/15/2013.
(4)	400 options currently exercisable and 600 options vest and become exercisable in three equal installments of 200 options each on 05/20/2012, 05/20/2013 and 05/20/2014.
(5)	150 options currently exercisable and 600 options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments of 150 options each on 02/19/2012, 02/19/2013, 02/19/2014 and 02/19/2015.
(6)	1,000 options become exercisable in five equal installments of 200 option shares each on 02/18/2012, 02/18/2013, 02/18/2014, 02/18/2015 and 02/18/2016.

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