# The Decision to Retain at Weaning During the Fall Calf Run | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> CME futures show a $2-3/cwt premium for later delivery months, with Jan 2022 at $158.90 and Apr 2022 at $163.38. An extension analysis walks through a value-of-gain versus cost-of-gain framework for deciding whether to retain calves at weaning.

- Date: 2021-11-10 · published 2021-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44209-the-decision-to-retain-at-weaning-during-the-fall-calf-run-ohio-beef-cattle
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Deferred futures premiums encourage producers to hold cattle longer, which tightens near-term feeder supplies while adding feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2021/11/10/the-decision-to-retain-at-weaning-during-the-fall-calf-run/

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