# Cow-Calf Corner: Impact of dressing percent on cull cow marketing; US and global beef trade update - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> An Oklahoma State extension article explains how dressing percentage affects cull cow prices within each grade. It also gives a US and global beef trade update.

- Date: 2018-10-15 · published 2018-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62487-cow-calf-corner-impact-of-dressing-percent-on-cull-cow-marketing-us-and-global
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Dressing percentage determines saleable carcass yield, so it shapes what packers pay per hundredweight for cull cows, a minor factor for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/cow-calf-corner-impact-of-dressing-percent-on-cull-cow-marketing-us-and-global-beef-trade-update/

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