Grid pricing of fed cattle

摘要: Pricing fed cattle on a value-based quality Recently, several value-based, cattle, and yield grade grid provides the best opporpricing systems have become more promitunity for producers to recieve preminent, including formula pricing, price grids, ums associated with high cattle. alliances. Is there one “best” pricing However, discounts not desired method? How are live weight, dressed by particular packer often quite subweight, or prices related? stantial. Thus, targeting The purpose of this report is assist produccattle specific grids need considers in evaluating which form erable knowledge regarding attribpricing may be most profitable them. utes their This study compared 202 pens Should you market your carbasis, carcass (dressed) basis, using cass merit basis? If so, does it matter four different grids. Results indicate system sell to? that no single method optimal answer both questions is, “it depends.” It all Producers know depends things, but they have, willing able sort critical factors influence profitability those compare various selling these decisions include: 1) options before deciding upon grade, dressing percent generates highest produce; 2) spread revenue. between Choice Select; 3)