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Optimal Policies for Marketing Cull Beef Cows

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  • William A. Yager
  • R. Clyde Greer
  • Oscar R. Burt

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Feeding and marketing strategies for cull beef cows were analyzed by formulating a stochastic dynamic programming model which allowed simultaneous determination of optimal selling time and feeding levels until sale. The state variables were cow weight and monthly price; the latter was estimated statistically as a first-order autoregressive process with parameters changing monthly. Results for Montana cow prices at Billings suggested substantial gains to feeding healthy cows through the winter instead of immediate sale after fall culling.

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  • William A. Yager & R. Clyde Greer & Oscar R. Burt, 1980. "Optimal Policies for Marketing Cull Beef Cows," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 62(3), pages 456-467.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:62:y:1980:i:3:p:456-467.
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    1. Raper, Kellie & Amadou, Zakou & Biermacher, Jon T. & Cook, Billy & Ford, Devlon & Ward, Clement E., 2013. "Alternative Retention and Marketing Strategies for Cull Beef Cows," Journal of the ASFMRA, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, vol. 2013, pages 1-20, June.
    2. Lawrence, John D. & Kaylen, Michael S., 1990. "Risk Management For Livestock Producers: Hedging And Contract Production," Staff Papers 13496, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.

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