A long but insightful look at "goings on" in the beef industry:
http://fairfield.osu.edu/ag/beef/beefSept12.html
http://fairfield.osu.edu/ag/beef/beefSept12.html
sparky1":b4qpwf96 said:Most steak lovers do not go to wal-mart to buy their steaks in the first place. Most ranchers feeding out steers want pounds asap there will have to be more dollars for quality going to the producer in order to get the quality in the store. I try to feed mine better than they prob need to obtain pounds that i could get without feeding so well (if that makes sense) but that is just me.
Weather they care or not is not relitive. Most feedlots buy what is available. Most feedlots sell based on wait. The only added advantage they may have is in the way they feed them and the reputation they have built. Other than that they would have to sell on carcass marit. Which I do not think would include the average feed lot.R.N.Reed":e2lgo9xa said:I would say most feedlot operators worry about quality.They dont have to hit the bulls eye but it gets ugly if they dont even hit the target!