Pricing Fed Cattle on a Grid: An Analysis of the Incentive Mechanism over Time

Empirical results suggest that the grid premium and discount structure is slowly adjusting carcass quality incentive/disincentive market signals to encourage marketing on a grid and discourage marketing by the pen. If this trend continues, grid market share of steer and heifer slaughter volume should increase in the future.

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Year of publication:	2012-01-13
Authors:	Fausti, Scott W. ; Wang, Gerald ; Diersen, Matthew A. ; Qasmi, Bashir A.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	fed cattle \| grid \| marketing \| market share \| livestock production \| Livestock Production/Industries \| Marketing \| Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

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Series:	2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, Alabama.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2012 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2012, Birmingham, AL Number 119670
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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