Document Type
Fact Sheet
Series No.
206
Description
Consumers often believe the prices they pay for beef are high in relation to the farmer's returns. Farmers often believe the prices they receive are low in relation to prices of meat at retail. Why is there such a wide difference in the price per pound of a live animal at the farm and for the retail cuts from that animal? Since the price of beef animals fluctuates rapidly and since prices are constantly changing, it is impossible to stop the price-making process to examine how it functions at a particular time. In order to better understand the relationship of farm and retail beef prices, a 1,000 pound Choice steer will be followed through the marketing system based on average yields, prices and "cutout."
Publication Date
1964
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension, "Where the Consumer's Beef Dollar Goes" (1964). SDSU Extension Fact Sheets. 825.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact/825
Comments
This item was digitized with the support from Project CERES, a collaboration between USAIN, AgNIC, and the Center for Research Libraries.