Fed Cattle Quality: How Does It Affect Prices Received By Cattle Feeders

James Mintert, Frank K Brazle, Rodney Jones, Ted C Schroeder, and Martin L Albright ( July, 1993 )

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The manner in which fed cattle are priced is significant because pricing on averages instead of adjusting prices to reflect changes in wholesale and retail values sends the wrong information to cattle producers. If fed cattle prices do not adjust to reflect end-use values, there is little incentive for individual cattle feeders to emphasize management practices that produce retail beef products consumers find desirable.

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