Forecasting feeder cattle basis has long been difficult because of the myriad factors that influence basis, including … cash feeder cattle prices to develop hedonic feeder cattle basis models. Out-of-sample test results provide strong evidence … that these hedonic models predict basis more accurately than the multi-year average forecasting approach commonly used by …

their ability to accurately forecast basis. This research addresses three primary questions as they relate to basis …-date approach? (b) What is the optimal number of years to include in calculations when forecasting livestock basis using historical … averages? and (c) What is the effect of incorporating current basis information into a historical-average-based forecast …

Price differences among fed cattle prices in Canada and the United States (referred to here as fed cattle basis) are … important for Canadian cattle feeders, but changing government regulations in Canada and the United States have made basis more … affecting access to U.S. markets for Canadian cattle affect fed cattle basis. …

their ability to accurately forecast basis. This research addresses three primary questions as they relate to basis …-date approach? (b) What is the optimal number of years to include in calculations when forecasting livestock basis using historical … averages? and (c) What is the effect of incorporating current basis information into a historical-average-based forecast …

/disincentive market signals to encourage marketing on a grid and discourage marketing by the pen. If this trend continues, grid market …

regarding expected slaughter timings and improve fed cattle price forecasts and marketing strategies. Private data were …

Information on prices and price risk differences across marketing arrangements aids fed cattle producers in making … choices about marketing methods. As part of the congressionally mandated Livestock and Meat Marketing Study, we investigated … fed cattle price and price risk differences across marketing arrangements. The analysis uses data representing cattle …

Pricing and technological innovation are discussed within the context of the beef industry’s value-based marketing … initiative. Cash and contract marketing practices for fed cattle are addressed with respect to slaughter volume and pricing …