DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Crystal D. Buckner, Virgil R. Bremer, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Galen E. Erickson, and Darrell R. Mark: Cattle CODE: An Economic Model for Determining Byproduct Returns for Feedlot Cattle

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Title

Cattle CODE: An Economic Model for Determining Byproduct Returns for Feedlot Cattle

Authors

Crystal D. Buckner, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Virgil R. Bremer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Darrell R. Mark, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

January 2008

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Abstract

Cattle CODE — Coproduct Optimizer Decision Evaluator — is a model developed to predict performance and economic returns when byproducts are fed to finishing cattle. Four scenarios were evaluated to illustrate how the model works and to show sensitivity to corn price and distance from the ethanol plant, which resulted in positive returns for feeding WDGS, Sweet Bran, or DDGS up to 50% of diet DM and under 100 miles distance from the ethanol plant to the feedlot. The model can be found at http://beef.unl.edu under the byproduct feeds tab.

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