Costs of Reducing Grain Feeding of Beef Cattle

Ray F. Brokken, Carl W. O'Connor and Thomas L. Nordblom

No 307887, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Fattening cattle in feedlots is the cheapest way to produce beef, at prevailing feed prices. If cattle were slaughtered at lighter than usual weight after only a short time on grain feeding, production costs per pound would increase and beef output would decrease. Six alternative beef production systems that varied the time that animals were placed in the feedlot and their slaughter weights were analyzed at various levels of grain and forage prices.

Keywords: Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 1980-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307887

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