Big bookkeeping tips for smaller feeders. Most cattle feeders strictly monitor cattle performance data. But do they know when their debt load is too high? Can they tell when they have begun to slide into the red? Do they know when maintenance costs are out of hand? Those numbers are computed the same way as rate of gain or other performance indicators - by studying the books and crunching the numbers. But some industry observers believe the feedlot industry may be doing a better job at cattle performance than cost containment.
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