Factors that Affect Seasonality in Kentucky Feeder Calf Prices and How Calving Dates Affect Cow-Calf Enterprise Profitability

Dan Hardin and Sayed Saghaian

No 162495, 2014 Annual Meeting, February 1-4, 2014, Dallas, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: This study uses an empirical analysis and a budget analysis to study seasonality in calf prices and cow-calf operator incomes. Calf prices were found to be highest in the summer and lowest in the fall while profits for cow-calf operators were found to be highest for spring calving cow herds.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.162495

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