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Grass-fed Beef Producers

Maria Bampasidou, Penn, Jerrod

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LSU AgCenter-U.S. Department of Agriculture joint project, 2021

Created by Mary Olivia Broussard. For more information contact Maria Bampasidou and Jerrod Penn (mbampasidou@agcenter.lsu.edu, jpenn@agcenter.lsu.edu) Award No. 2016-68006-24625

Production Quick Facts

  • 76% finishing
  • 15% cow-calf
  • 43 - Average finished grass-fed cattle raised per year
  • 16 - Average number of years raising grass-fed beef

Bar graph representing top breeds raised, including angus (62%), hereford (21%), devon (13%), and black baldy (9%).

  • 71% producers using no certification claims

Top Certifications:

  • American Grass Fed Association: 13%
  • USDA Grass-fed: 10%

Top 3 Production challenges

  1. Process facility scheduling
  2. Federal inspection
  3. Process facility cost

Marketing Quick Facts

Bar graph representing top sales outlets, iincluding direct markets (85%), restaurants (24%), retail (17%), and stores (17%).

Popular Cuts Sold
  • Box (different sized cuts) - 68%
  • Mixed quarters - 61%
  • Whole side cut - 48%

Diversified cuts offered in

  • Farm shops
  • Subscription boxes
  • Farmers markets

Only 6% selling through strategic alliances

Top 3 Marketing challenges

  1. Insufficient market outlets
  2. Brand creation
  3. Maintaining customers

9/19/2024 1:41:47 PM
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