title: The stocker cattle supply chain.
abstract: This article discusses supply chain management in the US beef industry and where stocker cattle procurement fits in that chain. The supply chain in the US beef industry is defined as well as grading mechanisms that signal prices used to manage the chain. Sources of stocker cattle are also described.
authors.affiliation: Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center, Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1412, USA. l-falconer@tamu.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Falconer
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D040541:Marketing / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States