The Rural Voice, 1978-09, Page 35Quick facts help cattlemen
Agriculture Canada's livestock division
has published a handbook of quick
reference facts to help cattlemen in their
day-to-day marketing decisions.
The Canadian Cattle Marketing Hand-
book outlines the markets information
available from the department, explains
terms used in the livestock markets reports
and lists telephone numbers farmers
across the country can use to get current
market prices and other information.
In addition, the handbook spells out the
specifications used in Canada's beef
grading system and explains the 'blue tag'
service available to producers who want
carcass appraisals.
The 84 -page book also contains handy
tables to help.cattlemen convert live prices
to a dressed carcass basis so they can
compare pricesat the stockyards with rail
grade offers. There is also a table showing
price conversions for various percentages
of shrinkage and a table estimating the
selling prices necessary for feedlot
operators to break even on replacement
cattle purchased at various prices, with
varying costs per pound of gain. •
Cattle producers who would_like to get a
copy of the handbook can do so by
contacting the nearest regional livestock
division office or by writing to: Livestock
Division. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa,
Ont KIA 005.
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THE RURAL VOICE/SEPTEMBER 1978 PG.35