Date Available
12-7-2011
Year of Publication
2005
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Thesis
College
Agriculture
Department
Agricultural Economics
First Advisor
Dr. A. Lee Meyer
Abstract
Kentucky plays an important role in the complex U.S. beef cattle industry. Thisstudy focused on the feeder cattle production sector of Kentucky's beef cattle industry.Primarily a cow-calf state with a substantial backgrounding sector, Kentucky is a largesupplier of feeder cattle to the cattle finishing sector. Price relationships within themarket for Kentucky feeder cattle were examined using historical price data fromKentucky livestock auction markets. This research revealed many interesting pricerelationships that Kentucky producers may use in order to increase the profitability of thecow-calf and/or backgrounding operations. A segment of this research includes aGrazing Management Decision Tool which was constructed to enable producers toevaluate the potential profitability of various grazing scenarios using current marketforecasts.
Recommended Citation
Eldridge, Roger Wayne, "KENTUCKY FEEDER CATTLE PRICE ANALYSIS: MODELS FOR PRICE PREDICTIONS AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT" (2005). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 173.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/173
