Brian Coffey

Assistant Professor

Documents & Presentations by Brian Coffey
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Live Cattle Delivery to Settle Contract

K-State livestock economists Brian Coffey and Ted Schroeder talk about their new evaluation of the effectiveness of physical delivery of cattle to settle a live cattle futures contract...this in-depth study illustrated the complexity of physical delivery and its function as a risk management tool, and compared it to other alternative means of contract settlement.

August 6, 2018
11. Principles of Hedging Livestock Sales Using Futures Markets August 1, 2018
13. Risk Management in Evolving Live Cattle Markets August 1, 2018
Assessment of Physical Delivery Mechanisms on the Live Cattle Futures Market June 28, 2018
Cattle Price Discovery

K-State agricultural economist Brian Coffey talks about his recent study of trends in live cattle negotiated prices over the past 15 years, and how prices in one region on any given week might influence prices in other major cattle feeding regions...he hopes this information will help producers and buyers more fully understand what is driving price discovery in the marketplace...he's sharing this research at the K-State Risk and Profit Conference this week.

August 16, 2017
11. An Updated Look at Live Cattle Price Discovery August 1, 2017
What Influences Ability to Hedge Live Cattle? February 16, 2017
Live Cattle Futures and Options Pricing August 8, 2016
Economic Impact of BSE Fact Sheet May 1, 2005
Economic Impact of BSE on the U.S. Beef Industry April 1, 2005