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AgManager.info: Managing for Today's Cattle Market
   Home / Livestock & Meat / Marketing / Bulletins / Cattle Fact Sheets

Livestock & Meat: Extension Bulletins

Managing for Today's Cattle Market & Beyond

Table of Contents


I. Introduction to the March 2002 Edition

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II. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT

    A. Analyzing Your Operation
Chapter Author Date PDF
Benchmarking Your Herd's Economic Facts Hughes, Aakre 2002 Download
Taking Your Beef Cow Herd Profitably Through the Cattle Cycle Hughes, et al 2002 Download
Determining Your Economic Unit Cost of Producing a Hundred Weight of Calf Hughes, Aakre 2002 Download
Understanding Your Financial Situation Kaan 1996 Download
Integrated Management and Setting Goals Hewlett 1996 Download
Conducting a Comparative Analysis of Your Herd's Production Facts with other Herds' Production Facts Hughes 1996 Download
Applying the Assessment Tools to Your Farm/Ranch Meyer, Hewlett 1996 Download

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    B. Management Strategies Aimed at Reducing Costs
Chapter Author Date PDF
The Costs of Raising Replacement Heifers and the Value of a Purchased Versus Raised Replacement Feuz 2002 Download
Leasing Arrangements for Cattle Clark, et al 2002 Download
Managing Cow-Calf Production Costs: What to do Before the Money Runs Out Prevatt 1996 Download
Managing Your Herd's Composition Tronstad 1996 Download

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    C. Financial Management
Chapter Author Date PDF
Weather Related Sales of Livestock and Tax Implications Tronstad 2002 Download
Working with Your Lender in Times of Financial Stress Godfrey, Rose 1996 Download
Should I Sell My Cow Herd? Cross 1996 Download
Farm/Ranch Information Systems Hewlett 1996 Download

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III. MARKETING

    A. Value Added/Merchandising Strategies
Chapter Author Date PDF
Retained Ownership of Cattle: Factors to Consider Marsh, Feuz 2002 Download
Retained Ownership in Cattle Cycles McKissick, Ikerd 1996 Download
Cooperation in Cattle Marketing Bailey 1996 Download
Replacement Heifer Sales Rawls 1996 Download
Preconditioning Calves for Feedlots Bailey, Stenquist 1996 Download
Feeding and Marketing Cull Cows Feuz 1996 Download

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    B. Price Risk Management
Chapter Author Date PDF
Understanding and Using Feeder and Slaughter Cattle Basis Mintert, et al 2002 Download
Factors Affecting the Basis for Feeder Cattle Bailey, et al 2002 Download
Basis Forward Contracts Ward, Koontz 2002 Download
Hedging Using Livestock Futures Sartwelle, Mintert 2002 Download
Market Plan Murra 1996 Download
Marketing Alternatives That can be Considered in Your Business Plan Today Bastian 1996 Download
Comparing Your Marketing Opportunities Bastian 1996 Download
Futures Market: Basic Murra 1996 Download
Commodity Options as Price Risk Insurance for Cattlemen McKissick 1996 Download

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    C. Alliances, Fed Cattle Sales, and Pricing
Chapter Author Date PDF
Alliances and Vertical Arrangement Ward 2002 Download
Understanding Grid Pricing Feuz, et al 2002 Download
Grid Base Prices and Premiums/Discounts Over Time Ward, et al 2002 Download
Grid Pricing: Risk, Value of Information, and Management Implications Ward, et al 2002 Download
Industry Opportunities and Some Issues for Value Based Marketing Tronstad, Unterschultz 2002 Download

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IV. IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGY

Chapter Author Date PDF
IRM Learning Teams Hughes, Bastian 1996 Download
Things to Think About When Trying Something New in Your Operation Bastian 1996 Download

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V. THE CATTLE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT

Chapter Author Date PDF
Price Determination Versus Price Discovery Ward, Schroeder 2002 Download
The Impact of Corn and Fed Cattle Prices on Feeder Cattle Price Slides Dhuyvetter, et al 2002 Download
Focus on Beef Demand Mintert, et al 2002 Download
U.S. Beef Trade Issues Brester, Marsh 2002 Download
Profiting from the Cattle Cycle: Alternative Cow Herd Investment Strategies Lawrence 2002 Download
Should Producers Attempt to Behave Counter-Cyclically During Cattle Cycles? Bailey, Aadland 2002 Download
Cattle Price Seasonality Peel, Meyer 2002 Download
Structural Changes in Cattle Feeding and Meat Packing Ward, Schroeder 2002 Download
Packer Concentration and Captive Supplies Ward, Schroeder 1996 Download
The Cattle Cycle Anderson, et al 1996 Download

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VI. BEEF INDUSTRY'S FUTURE

Chapter Author Date PDF
Prescriptions for a Healthy Beef Industry Purcell 2002 Download
The New Beef Industry: What Will it Mean to Feeder Cattle Producers? Bastian 2002 Download
Niche Marketing of Cattle/Beef Rawls, et al 2002 Download
Cattle Marketing and Food Safety Hooker, Roe 2002 Download
The Evolution of Identity Preservation in Red Meat Markets Bailey, Hayes 2002 Download
Cattle Identification: The Canadian Experience Unterschultz, Chase 2002 Download

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