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 …

mandatory reports are examined to determine if evidence exists of preferential pricing by packers for fed cattle and slaughter … hogs. Weekly data show some alternative marketing methods track closer to cash market prices than others. Some differences … can be explained, while others are not as clear. Evidence was found that cash prices lead prices for alternative marketing …

This study investigates the impact of six major USDA reports in hog and cattle markets: Cattle; Cattle on Feed; Cold … used to model close-to-open live-lean hog and live cattle futures returns from January 1985 through December 2004. The … analysis revealed a statistically significant impact of all but Cattle and Cold Storage reports in live/lean hog futures, and …

cattle price differences between the U.S. and Mexico. Cattle trade with Mexico is a longstanding market relationship. The U ….S. imports stocker and feeder cattle from Mexico. Weekly AMS reported prices of Mexican cattle and Texas feeder cattle prices are … cattle price spread. A dummy variable is included for COOL implementation. COOL was found to have a statistically significant …