Article
Elements of Cattle Feeding Profitability in Midwest Feedlots
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1999
DOI
10.1017/S1074070800008622
Abstract
Conventional wisdom and earlier research have concluded that cattle feeding profitability is more determined by feeder and fed cattle prices than by animal performance. This study examined cross-sectional and time-series data from over 1600 pens of cattle in more than 220 feedlots in the upper Midwest where weather and lot conditions are thought to influence feedlot profitability. In addition to input and output prices and animal performance, other factors found to significantly impact cattle feeding profitability were sex, placement weight, facility design, and to a lesser extent placement season.
Copyright Owner
Southern Agricultural Economics Association
Copyright Date
1999
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
John Lawrence, Zhi Wang and Dan Loy. "Elements of Cattle Feeding Profitability in Midwest Feedlots" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics Vol. 31 Iss. 2 (1999) p. 349 - 357 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-lawrence/70/
This is an article from Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 31 (1999): 349, doi:10.1017/S1074070800008622. Posted with permission.