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Impacts of Price Changes on Optimal Feeding Periods for Slaughter Yearlings

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  • McLemore, D. L.
  • Butts, W. T.

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The economic theory to be applied in optimizing feeding periods for finishing slaughter cattle is well developed both for cases in which only one group of cattle is finished and for cases in which each group of finished animals sold is replaced in the feedlot by another group of feeder animals [3, pp. 71–76; 4]. According to received theory the operator who plans to replace the finished animal with another feeder should feed to the point in time at which marginal net revenue equals average net revenue (maximizes returns to time). The operator who does not intend to replace the finished animal with another should continue feeding until marginal net revenue is zero (maximizes returns to the animal).

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  • McLemore, D. L. & Butts, W. T., 1979. "Impacts of Price Changes on Optimal Feeding Periods for Slaughter Yearlings," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(2), pages 27-33, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:11:y:1979:i:02:p:27-33_01
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