Virginia feeder cattle basis by season, location, sex, breed, weight and USDA grade differentials

Explanatory feeder cattle basis models were developed for 16 different Virginia markets by season, futures contract month, weight, lot size, sex, breed and USDA grade differentials. The models are more disaggregated and explain up to 80 percent more of feeder cattle basis variation than any previous research. Since the variables in these explanatory models are all known in advance, these basis models are also predictive. Basis estimates from these models make it possible for a Virginia feeder cattle forward pricing agency to offer forward price and minimum price contracts to small size operators.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Economics

Department dc:contributor.department

Agricultural Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1989

Author dc:creator

• Ernst, Robin Tracy

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Kenyon, David E.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Purcell, Wayne D.
• Bainbridge, Bruce B.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-09082012-040054

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/44632