Effect of Slaughter Cattle Marketing Method on the Production Signals Sent to Beef Producers

Abstract

Data collected from 759 steer calves that were consigned to the South Dakota Retained Ownership Demonstration were utilized to examine the effect of slaughter cattle marketing methods on production signals sent to beef producers. Marketing systems examined included basing price on live weight (LW), dressed weight (DW), grade and dressed weight (G and Y), or Excel Corporation's proposed muscle scoring system (MS).