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Marbling...how much should you care?
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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1737736" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>I think it is difficult for the little guy that sells at the local auction to get paid for marbling and carcass traits. Primarily, the weaning age calves at the local yard are going to a stocker operation. Price is going to be determined by what the buyer thinks will make him money. How the buyer will eventually market the calves will determine how important marbling and carcass traits might be to his profit. </p><p></p><p>If you are going to retain ownership to slaughter or sell beef direct to the consumer, then carcass traits are more important. And more important each time ownership changes as the calf gets closer to the end point. Vertically integrated operations (chickens and pigs) have the same importance on traits from beginning to end since there is one owner. But the small guy that hauls a few trailer loads to the local barn probably does not get his share of the carcass value traits.</p><p></p><p>There are several traits and conditions that add value to the calf. Pre-weaned, vaccinated, castrated, dehorned, growth genetics, carcass genetics, etc. Problem is that many of those go unrecognized and unrewarded unless they can be determined by visual appraisal or the stockyard has a program to document/certify and recognize them. Providing what the buyer wants and will pay for is the ultimate reward. Any increase in a condition or trait that does not result in more net on the calf ends up costing the seller money regardless of what value it may ultimately provide for someone further down the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1737736, member: 40418"] I think it is difficult for the little guy that sells at the local auction to get paid for marbling and carcass traits. Primarily, the weaning age calves at the local yard are going to a stocker operation. Price is going to be determined by what the buyer thinks will make him money. How the buyer will eventually market the calves will determine how important marbling and carcass traits might be to his profit. If you are going to retain ownership to slaughter or sell beef direct to the consumer, then carcass traits are more important. And more important each time ownership changes as the calf gets closer to the end point. Vertically integrated operations (chickens and pigs) have the same importance on traits from beginning to end since there is one owner. But the small guy that hauls a few trailer loads to the local barn probably does not get his share of the carcass value traits. There are several traits and conditions that add value to the calf. Pre-weaned, vaccinated, castrated, dehorned, growth genetics, carcass genetics, etc. Problem is that many of those go unrecognized and unrewarded unless they can be determined by visual appraisal or the stockyard has a program to document/certify and recognize them. Providing what the buyer wants and will pay for is the ultimate reward. Any increase in a condition or trait that does not result in more net on the calf ends up costing the seller money regardless of what value it may ultimately provide for someone further down the line. [/QUOTE]
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