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AR AnSci U 8
Arkansas Animal Science Unit 8
Question | Answer |
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livestock are sold by public bidding with the animal going to the highest bidder | auction market |
an established $1 per head fee for every head of beef sold in the United States | beef checkoff |
a product made from part of an animal that is not used for food | byproduct |
the amount of product buyers will purchase at a given time for a given price | demand |
a form of auction selling used mainly for feeder cattle | electronic marketing |
a marketing procedure of a producer and buyer entering into an agreement well before a product is produced | forward contracting |
an agreement to take or make delivery of a product in the future at a specified price; involves futures trading on a commodity exchange | futures |
the processes and functions of moving animals and animal products from the producer to the consumer so that consumer demand is satisfied | marketing |
a contract between producer and buyer conveying the right to sell within a specific time | options |
a federal law that is administered by the USDA that deals with the movement of livestock across state lines | Packers and Stockyards Act |
a sale made directly between a producer and buyer | private treaty |
loss of weight that occurs when livestock are moved to market | shrinkage |
amount of product that producers will offer for sale at a given price at a given time | supply |
livestock sold directly to the packer | terminal market |