In many parts of the U.S., beef cattle production is a large sector of the agricultural economy, yet few of the cattle … first phase of beef production may be limiting the cattle owners' profit potential. This paper examines the opportunities … for operators to earn additional profit from stockering cattle. Using a representative risk-averse producer, a decision …

practices among two groups of Oklahoma cow-calf producers based on herd size and cattle income dependence. Significant … differences were noted between two groups of producers (smaller operations with less dependence on cattle versus larger with more … dependence on cattle) in 79% of the management practices examined. Logit models determined factors influencing the probability of …

Value-based marketing is shaping cattle production; however, market signals differ dramatically depending on carcass … quality. This study applies a two-stage coefficients of separate determination procedure to four regional fed cattle datasets … sorted by grid value and by carcass quality attributes. Weight is the strongest signal sent when higher valued cattle and …