Factors Affecting the Selling Price of Feeder Cattle Sold at Arkansas Livestock Auctions

Factors Affecting the Selling Price of Feeder Cattle Sold at Arkansas Livestock Auctions

Data were collected from 17 Arkansas livestock auctions to determine factors affecting selling price. Data included how calves were sold (single or groups), gender, breed or breed type, color, muscle thickness, horn status, frame score, fill, body condition, age, health, BW, price, and when during t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Professional animal scientist 2002-09, Vol.18 (3), p.227-236
Hauptverfasser: Troxel, T.R., Gadberry, M.S., Cline, S., Foley, J., Ford, G., Urell, D., Wiedower, R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beef Cattle
Feeder Cattle
Livestock Auction
Selling Price
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Zusammenfassung:Data were collected from 17 Arkansas livestock auctions to determine factors affecting selling price. Data included how calves were sold (single or groups), gender, breed or breed type, color, muscle thickness, horn status, frame score, fill, body condition, age, health, BW, price, and when during the sale the calf was sold. Data were randomly collected on 81,703 calves. The selling prices for steers ($99.70 ± $0.07), bulls ($95.07 ± $0.08), and heifers ($88.75 ± $0.06) were different from each other (P
ISSN:1080-7446
1525-318X
DOI:10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31526-6