aj
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What is most important factor in profitability in feedlot cattle? Is it feed effiency? The conversion ratio? Is ipossible to get cattle down in the 4 to 1 ratio? Is it average daily gain? Is it better to have cattle gain 4.4 pounds aday with a 6 to feed effiency ratio or a 5.3 conversion with say 3.7 daily gain. What about carcass premiums. Are choice cattle even rewarded over select now adays? Are feedlot rations changing? Have they changed over the last 30 years? Didn't the corn belt used to be where the cattle were fed. Then they moved cattle more out to say Kansas and Texas because of climate and water situations. Isn't it now cheaper to haul corn than cattle down the road. The weaning weight generally is used for cow people whereas the yearling weight may be used more in a feedlot concern. Is the us premium beef deal paying off not as far as premiums to feeders are concerned. With this drought and the high price of feed isn't the industry really at a monumental point? What about the locker beef deal. Is there potential for a 50 head cow herd to put in some freezers and then market beef year round? What are liability issues? Is tenderness scores more important than marbling? What about hanging carcass length? Branded beef. etc.