Feeder Profit Calculator Adds Value & Reduces Risk

As video auctions ramp up this summer, producers, marketers and potential buyers have a unique and shared opportunity to capture value of calves come sale time.

It’s good to know where your cattle stand. For producers looking to offset expenses and capitalize on genetic value, as well as buyers hoping to minimize risk, the International Genetic Solutions Feeder Profit Calculator is a natural fit according to Doug Stanton, IMI Global.

"“The Feeder Profit Caulator that IGS provides is an opportunity of what they're bringing in genetics, the handling of the cattle and also the vaccination of the cattle. Boiling it down to a value that a buyer, feedyards or backgrounders, can utilize to distinguish between two groups of cattle” said Stanton.

It's a simple process, one that takes into account a herd’s bull battery and basic information from the maternal side to predict terminal merit. From there, representatives from IGS assist producers by providing a certificate they can share with interested customers.

For more on how to utilize the Feeder Profit Calculator at no cost, visit InternationalGeneticSolutions.com.