A Case Study of Fall versus Spring Calving for the Rocky Mountain West

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dc.creatorStrauch, Brian A.
dc.creatorPeck, Dannele E.
dc.creatorHeld, Larry J.
dc.date2017-04-01T19:12:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T05:24:08Z
dc.descriptionFeeder cattle prices are generally lower in the fall, when the volume of calves for sale is highest. Most ranches in the Rocky Mountains calve in March or April, which results in the sale of weaned calves in October, when feeder cattle prices tend to be lowest. This study was initiated with the idea that a rancher might improve profitability by switching to fall calving, which would enable them to sell calves in April at a higher price. In this study, fall calving generated both higher and less variable profit, but mainly because of cost savings.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.96372
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/96372/files/321_Held.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/96372
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/563193
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/96372
dc.titleA Case Study of Fall versus Spring Calving for the Rocky Mountain West
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