Abstract

Analysis of weekly retail, wholesale, and farm beef price data indicated that a time lag exists between price changes at the various market levels. Farm-level slaughter cattle price changes typically lead wholesale beef price changes by 2 to 3 weeks. Similarly, wholesale beef price changes typically lead price changes at the retail level by 3 to 4 weeks.

Keywords: Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 88-363-S, Cattlemen's Day, 1988, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 539, Beef, Wholesale beef prices, Retail beef prices, Farm beef prices

How to Cite:

Schroeder, T. C., (1988) “Farm, wholesale, and retail beef price relationship”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 77-80. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2331