ANGUS BEEF BULLETIN EXTRA

October 25, 2023 | Vol. 15 : No. 10-B

Marketing


Grid Pricing

Partnership Earns CAB Progressive Partner Award

Direct-to-consumer beef business Dakota Angus establishes a future.

With posterity in mind, the Bruner and Wendel families looked for a processor to harvest, inspect and grade their high-quality Angus cattle. They would sell directly to consumers through Dakota Angus LLC.


Market Closeout

Marketing: sacrifice, teamwork and differentiation.

Sacrifice is not one of those topics that garners a lot of enthusiasm. We all know the value of sacrifice, but we would prefer someone else do it.

Get Rewarded for Your Calves

IMI, Angus partnership helps producers gain market access, premiums on proven genetics.

You put a lot of thought and effort into the genetics and management of your calves. Why not make the most of that investment by participating in value-added programs?



October, 2023 | Vol. 15 : No. 10-A

AngusLink Passes 150,000 Head Enrolled for 2023

AngusLink enrollments triple in 2023, as compared with 2022 figures.

AngusLinkSM, the administrator for value-added programs of the American Angus Association, surpassed 150,000 head of enrolled cattle for 2023 on Sept. 15. This means from 2022 to 2023, participation in AngusLink has increased by more than 300%, reflecting a turning point for its value-added programs.


Understanding Beef Carcass Yields and Losses During Processing

Help for cattle producers who directly market their beef.

Having a beef animal custom-butchered for personal home consumption has been a long-standing, common practice for beef producers in the United States. These producers are now marketing their animals directly to consumers for “freezer beef.”

In The Cattle Markets

Livestock Risk Protection program trends and future.

Livestock Risk Protection has become so popular that people may stop using it. LRP has often sparked the interest of cow-calf producers and smaller-scale cattle feeders looking for a cost-effective way to transfer downside price risk to others.