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" Western cattle prices vary across video markets and value-adding programs "
Blank, Steven C.; Boriss, Hayley; Forero, Larry C.; Nader, Glenn A.
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AL
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945158
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LA85b2955q
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English
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Blank, Steven C.; Boriss, Hayley; Forero, Larry C.; Nader, Glenn A.
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Western cattle prices vary across video markets and value-adding programs [Article]\ Blank, Steven C.; Boriss, Hayley; Forero, Larry C.; Nader, Glenn A.
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California Agriculture
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60/3
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2006
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We analyzed video auction sales in the western United States from 1997 to 2003, in an attempt to answer two long-standing questions about the economics of cattle ranching in California. First, as expected, ranchers received lower prices for cattle sold here compared to prices received by ranchers in the Midwest; this is due to the cost of transporting cattle to Midwestern feedlots. Second, some (but not all) “value-adding” production and marketing practices — such as preconditioning, Quality Assurance Programs and natural beef production — did raise prices received by ranchers. We report on the average location discounts and quality premiums for several market regions.
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