How can I market feeder cattle through the CHB program?
Today cattlemen have more marketing options available to them than ever before. The key to marketing success is knowing which marketing option works best for you and your cattle and the willingness to do the research. Regardless of whether you market your cattle on a grid or on a cash basis, people in all segments of the industry are making it clear that if you want market price or to add value to your cattle, you must know how they perform in the feed yard and produce desirable carcasses. Once you have data on your cattle there may be genetic improvements that need to be addressed. There are a few important factors when it comes to estimating the value of feeder cattle: • Quality: cattle must have stretch, muscle and bone, • Uniformity: cattle are like in kind, weight, size and same sex, • Flesh: cattle must appear light to moderately fleshed, • Weigh-up: cattle with less fill (feed and water) in them at the time they are sold are worth more to the buyer, • Health: cattle with a docum
