With the fall run of feeder cattle in the U.S. underway, it’s that time of year for producers to wight the cost of putting on weight against market value and decide between retaining or selling weaned calves. To discuss the this decision and how feed resources and market demand also should be considered in retention decisions, is Elliott Dennis, assistant professor of livestock marketing in the Department of Agricultural Economics here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Read more at https://cap.unl.edu/livestock/cost-and-value-gain-retained-feeder-cattle-nebraska.