Factors affecting variability in feedlot steer profits

dc.contributor.author	Langemeier, M.
dc.contributor.author	Schroeder, T.
dc.contributor.author	Mintert, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-10-14T17:57:34Z
dc.date.available	2010-10-14T17:57:34Z
dc.date.issued	2010-10-14T17:57:34Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6332
dc.description.abstract	This study examined the relative importance of price and animal performance factors on cattle finishing profitability. Using data from a single feedlot, sale prices, feeder prices, and corn prices explained 90 to 95% of the variation in steer profits. About 50% of the variability was explained by fed cattle prices alone. Because sale, feeder, and corn prices have a large impact on profits per head, cattle feeders should attempt to manage the risks associated with these three factors.	en_US
dc.publisher	Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Cattlemen’s Day, 1992	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 92-407-S	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 651	en_US
dc.subject	Beef	en_US
dc.subject	Cattle finishing profitability	en_US
dc.subject	Sale prices	en_US
dc.subject	Feeder cattle prices	en_US
dc.title	Factors affecting variability in feedlot steer profits	en_US
dc.type	Conference paper	en_US
dc.date.published	1992	en_US
dc.citation.epage	61	en_US
dc.citation.spage	59	en_US
dc.description.conference	Cattlemen's Day, 1992, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 6, 1992	en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid	mlange	en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid	tcs	en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid	jmintert	en_US