Data Source

• Data for this price tool was compiled from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service National Monthly Bison Reports
• Animals under the age of 30 months are classified as young
• Animals over the age of 30 months are classified as aged

Tool Tabs

• Number of Head Slaughtered - the solid lines represent count of each bison slaughtered for that month.
• Bison Carcass Price - the solid lines represent average values, and the dotted lines represent maximum and minimum values.
• Bison Carcass Weight - the solid lines represent average cold carcass hanging weight for the month.
• All bison numbers used in this tool are voluntarily reported by Federally and non-Federally inspected slaughterhouses to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service on a monthly basis and are made publicly available here:

USDA Link

Contributors

• Jameson Brennan, Assistant Professor Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University jameson.brennan@sdstate.edu
• Hector Menedez, Assistant Professor Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University hector.menendez@sdstate.edu
• Jeff Martin, Director of Research for the Center of Excellence for Bison Studies, South Dakota State University jeff.martin@sdstate.edu

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