Cattle Feeder Behavior and Feeder Cattle Placements

Cattle feeders appear irrational when they place cattle on feed when projected profit is negative. Long futures positions appear to offer superior returns to cattle feeding investment. Cattle feeder behavior suggests that they believe a downward bias in live cattle futures persists and that cattle f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Terry L. Kastens, Ted C. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 1994-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30754