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Price Comparison of Alternative Marketing Arrangements for Fed Cattle

Summary

This factsheet compares prices received and paid for fed cattle by alternative procurement methods over the seven-year period since implementing mandatory price reporting. Data are taken from selected mandatory price reports at the Agricultural Marketing Service, or AMS, Market News site for livestock reports. The primary question addressed in this fact sheet is: are there significant differences in prices paid for fed cattle in the cash market compared with other procurement methods?