Department of Animal Science
Date of this Version
11-2015
Citation
24th Range Beef Symposium, November 17-19, 2015, Loveland, Colorado, USA
Abstract
Sixty-two percent of calves are sold within 30 days of weaning (47% at weaning; McBride and Mathews, 2011). In the last decade, marketing of finished animals has shifted to selling on value-based systems. In 2012, nearly three times more cattle were sold in a value-based system compared to a traditional cash method. However, those two marketing methods accounted for nearly equal percentages of cattle sold as recently as 2006 (Mike Kasten, RBCS 2013). Therefore, carcass merit is a larger driver of value today compared to when the majority of cattle were sold on a live weight basis. How are feeder calf producers gaining information about their calves post weaning?
Comments
Copyright 2015, Julie Walker.