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Price Slides Within Cattle Markets Over Time And Space, Justin Edward Dickamore
Price Slides Within Cattle Markets Over Time And Space, Justin Edward Dickamore
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The production of cattle in the United State is a very large business. Production begins at the cow-calf level, where a calf is born and raised to a specific weight. This weight is the weaning weight and averages between 300-600 pounds. The calf is then typically shipped to a feedlot, where it is fed a high corn ration which increases the weight of animal quickly and cost effectively to reach a sufficient slaughter weight. Cattle production takes place primarily in 5 different geographical locations which include the North Central, Southeast, Northern Plains, Southern Plains, and West regions. Due to the …