Registration Fee: $25, includes lunch • Registration info: www.noble.org/events
Calf Pricing and Marketing Strategies Workshop Friday, June 29, 2018 Noble Research Institute Oswalt Ranch 18414 Dixon Road Marietta, OK 73448
Agenda 8:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. Factors Influencing a Bid
- futures and current markets - price slides - value of gain - breakeven - cost of gain
Jason Bradley, Noble Research Institute agriculture economics consultant
10:15 a.m. Shrink, Shrink Management and Transportation Considerations
Robert Wells, Ph.D., Noble Research Institute livestock consultant
10:45 a.m. Break
11 a.m. Introducing Marketing Options Dan Childs, Noble Research Institute senior
agriculture economics consultant
11:20 a.m. Cattle Buyer's Job Description John Parker, order buyer and owner, Paramount Livestock
Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Cattle Review and Interactive Exercise John Parker, Robert Wells, Jason Bradley
1:30 p.m. Bid Comparisons and Discussion John Parker, Jason Bradley
2:15 p.m. Evaluating Your Bid Jason Bradley
3 p.m. Ways to Improve the Bid Price John Parker
3:30 p.m. Questions/Adjourn