FACTORS DETERMINING PROFIT FOR FED CATTLE UNDER A VALUE-BASED ALLIANCE

R. Allen McDonald and Ted Schroeder

No 35673, 1999 Annual Meeting, July 11-14, 1999, Fargo, ND from Western Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Data from a fed cattle alliance were used to determine the factors that effect variability in profits per head for fed cattle marketed under a grid pricing system. The feeder cattle cost and the base price used in the grid had the largest impact on profits per head over time.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.35673

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