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Growing Feeder Steers in Western Nebraska 



TABLE 32. Price steer must sell at in spring per 100 Tbs. above a 

 fall cost of $3.75 per 100 Tbs. to pay for winter feed and 

 interest on fall valuation. 



TABLE 33. Price at wMch steer may sell in the fall below a 

 spring cost of $4.25 per 100 Ibs. and pay for pasture at $4.09 

 per steer per summer an^L interest on spring valuation of 

 steer. 



* The fall selling price of these three lots would have been the amount 

 indicated above $4.25 per 100 Ibs. in order to have paid for summer 

 pasture and interest. 



Table 33 shows the drop that may be permitted from a 

 spring valuation of $4.25 per 100 Ibs. and have the selling price 

 cover the spring cost of steer, interest on investment, and cost 

 of summer pasture. This table indicates that usually a drop 

 in value may be permitted during the summer, and the interest 



