AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 1982 · 12 citations · 1 references
AgricultureAgricultural EconomicsAnimal SciencesDairy Herd ManagementGrazing ManagementLivestock ProductionFeed EfficiencyFeed ManagementFeeding ManagementHedgingLivestock EconomicsLivestock Production EconomicsCattle EconomyFeedlot EconomicsFeedlot SystemsHead LossLivestock Investment AnalysisLivestock Performance AssessmentLivestock Profitability Analysis
Several hedging strategies for fat cattle are compared using actual feedlot performance information for a period of 6.5 years and 747 pens of fat cattle. Results show that cattle feeding was not profitable (a $24.50 per head cash market loss) but a carefully chosen hedging strategy could have reduced the loss by 50 percent.
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