STEER AND HEIFER PRICE DIFFERENCES IN THE LIVE CATTLE AND CARCASS MARKETS

Robert W. Schultz and John M. Marsh

Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1985, vol. 10, issue 01, 16

Abstract: A dynamic model is used to estimate quarterly price differences between steers and heifers in the feeder, slaughter, and carcass markets. For cattle within the same weight and grade range, their price differences are hypothesized to be influenced by seasonal, economic, and partly reflecting time changes in evaluation of steer and heifer quality in the live cattle and dressed meat trades. Stochastic factors are less prevalent at the feeder level, although risk of placing pregnant heifers in feedlots and weather are important. Steer and heifer inventories, slaughter prices, cost of gain, and margins explained most of the variation in feeder steer and heifer price differences.

Keywords: Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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