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<blockquote data-quote="AllForage" data-source="post: 870408" data-attributes="member: 14878"><p>Alan,</p><p></p><p>Marketing beef is no different than any other product. If you get 4 folks to pay you $5 per pound then more power to you. There is no shame in making a good profit. With that said, in order to command a higher price than the average you must have a niche strategy. With conventional beef that might be breed based or no by-products, something like that. Once a reputation is developed then people will go to you with trust. Grass-fed is not necessarily produced cheaper per se. Up north and most of the US it takes 24 months to finish an animal. That is 2 winters and 2 and a half summers plus I am maintaining a momma cow because of my closed system. I can charge more due to a niche market. People are willing to pay more for something that there is not a lot of, hence commodities. Plain beef is a commodity unless you find something to set yourself apart. Craigslist is a good start to get a basic price range, but you need to pencil it out what you want to make. This may piss folks off, but in my sector CL is bottom feeders who do not put the time in marketing through productive channels, sorry. Hope this helps some.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllForage, post: 870408, member: 14878"] Alan, Marketing beef is no different than any other product. If you get 4 folks to pay you $5 per pound then more power to you. There is no shame in making a good profit. With that said, in order to command a higher price than the average you must have a niche strategy. With conventional beef that might be breed based or no by-products, something like that. Once a reputation is developed then people will go to you with trust. Grass-fed is not necessarily produced cheaper per se. Up north and most of the US it takes 24 months to finish an animal. That is 2 winters and 2 and a half summers plus I am maintaining a momma cow because of my closed system. I can charge more due to a niche market. People are willing to pay more for something that there is not a lot of, hence commodities. Plain beef is a commodity unless you find something to set yourself apart. Craigslist is a good start to get a basic price range, but you need to pencil it out what you want to make. This may piss folks off, but in my sector CL is bottom feeders who do not put the time in marketing through productive channels, sorry. Hope this helps some. [/QUOTE]
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