Understanding the cattle-price cycle helps cow-calf producers optimize profit, even when the cattle cycle is not readily apparent. Producers can use the cattle-price cycle relationship and knowledge of potential market disruptions to make investment decisions from a long-run, whole herd management perspective.
The calf crop is the primary product from a cow-calf operation. More than two-thirds of total live weight sold from cow-calf operations participating in the Canadian cow-calf Cost of Production Network in 2020 was from calves sold. This means that one-third of live weight sold came from cull cows and other sales such as breeding stock or through pounds added after weaning. While the calf-crop is primary, using the whole herd as a marketable resource is critical.
In this Fact Sheet, learn about traditional cattle-cycle indicators and how they may be disrupted, optimizing common cow-calf revenue streams through the cattle cycle, and some long-view strategies that use knowledge of the cattle-price relationship to optimize investments and marketing for the whole herd.
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