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Table 5. Extent and purpose of sorting cattle on feed, by extent of grid pricing in 2003 (NE, CO, KS,
TX, OK, NM)
Grid Pricing Groups
|
Timing of Sorting |
50% or less of More than 50% of | |
|
Marketings |
Marketings | |
|
(Percent) | ||
|
None** |
63.0 |
35.6 |
|
At placement* |
25.3 |
50.5 |
|
At re-implanting |
18.4 |
27.1 |
|
Prior to marketing** |
33.7 |
54.3 |
|
Objectives of Sorting*** |
(Mean Rank) | |
|
Quality grade target (e.g. Choice or higher) |
1.7 |
1.7 |
|
Yield grade target (e.g. YG 1-2) |
1.9 |
1.9 |
|
Fat thickness target |
2.1 |
2.0 |
|
Finished end weight target |
1.6 |
1.8 |
|
Minimize "out" carcasses |
1.5 |
1.6 |
* Significantly different means at 0.01 level with unequal variance
** Significantly different means at 0.01 level with equal variance
*** Rank=1 is most important on a scale of 1 to 3
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