Bulletin No.

719

Document Type

Bulletin

Department

Department of Economics, Department of Animal and Range Sciences

Description

Questions in three important areas need to be settled: In what years is retained ownership profitable? What type of cattle are most suitable for each type of program? If cattle are retained to a slaughter weight, does marketing method affect profit? The answers are based on 1) relative prices of calves, feeders, and fed cattle, 2) impact of genetic differences in cattle on profitability in various retained ownership programs, and 3) the effect of marketing method on profits for various types of cattle.

Keywords

cattle feeding economics, cattle marketing options

Pages

16

Publication Date

10-1994

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

South Dakota Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

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