The American-International Charolais Association (AICA) has launched a new calculator that shows what red meat yield means in dollars and cents across the beef industry.
The Power of Yield Calculator combines carcass composition differences with updated USDA boxed beef values, allowing users to compare estimated values for Angus, Charolais-sired and straightbred Charolais carcasses at different weights.
Users enter a hot carcass weight, and the calculator estimates the value of saleable red meat based on differences in muscling, fat and bone. AICA said the tool builds on earlier research showing that cutability can create additional value beyond carcass weight alone. As cattle are fed to heavier weights and beef values rise, the calculator is intended to help producers evaluate not only how many pounds cattle produce, but the value of those pounds.
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