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Costs of Reducing Grain Feeding of Beef Cattle

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  • Brokken, Ray F.
  • O'Connor, Carl W.
  • Nordblom, Thomas L.

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Fattening cattle in feedlots is the cheapest way to produce beef, at prevailing feed prices. If cattle were slaughtered at lighter than usual weight after only a short time on grain feeding, production costs per pound would increase and beef output would decrease. Six alternative beef production systems that varied the time that animals were placed in the feedlot and their slaughter weights were analyzed at various levels of grain and forage prices.

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  • Brokken, Ray F. & O'Connor, Carl W. & Nordblom, Thomas L., 1980. "Costs of Reducing Grain Feeding of Beef Cattle," Agricultural Economic Reports 307887, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307887
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307887
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    1. Ray F. Brokken & D. A. Dinius & T. M. Hammonds & John Valpey, 1976. "Framework for Economic Analysis of Grain versus Harvested Roughage for Feedlot Cattle," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 58(2), pages 245-258.
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    1. Schraufnagel, Stanley Albert, 1983. "Livestock policy alternatives: national and interregional analysis," ISU General Staff Papers 198301010800008647, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    2. van Poollen, H. Walter & Leung, PingSun, 1986. "Analyzing The Effect Of Changing Feed-Beef Price Relationships On Beef Production Management Strategies In Hawaii: A Dynamic Programming Approach," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, July.
    3. Garrod, Peter V. & Roberts, Roland K., 1983. "Choice Of Technology: The Case Of Grass Fed Versus Grain Fed Cattle In Hawaii," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 8(2), pages 1-12, December.

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