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Economic Comparison of Spring-Calving Dates and Cold Injury in the US Southern Plains

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  • Upton, Amanda
  • Bir, Courtney
  • DeVuyst, Eric

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Calving date affects feed costs, calf weaning weights, marketing dates, labor availability, and, potentially, calf health. Employing recent estimates of calf weaning weights and surveys of producers, feedlot operators, and veterinarians, we model expected profits as a function of calving date. January-calving herds had the highest annualized net returns, a result driven by older weaning dates and heavier weaning weights. However, survey results show March and April were the most common calving months. This may be due to both weather and labor demand concerns. If weaning ages are restricted to 205 days, January calving was the least profitable because of higher feed costs.

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  • Upton, Amanda & Bir, Courtney & DeVuyst, Eric, 2023. "Economic Comparison of Spring-Calving Dates and Cold Injury in the US Southern Plains," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(4), pages 696-709, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:55:y:2023:i:4:p:696-709_6
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