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Iowa Beef Center Launches New Sale Barn Calculator

The Iowa Beef Center has released a new Web-based program to help beef producers determine their sale barn bids for livestock.  The new Sale Barn Calculator is an application designed for handheld computers using Palm OSTM operating systems. This application can be used to quickly figure a maximum bid per hundredweight for livestock entering a sale ring. 

Users enter the appropriate data regarding the type of animal being purchased into the calculator software prior to sale day. Scenarios for different types of livestock can be created using this software. As animals are brought into the ring, the average weight per head can be indicated and the maximum bid for the given scenario is automatically calculated.

To download this new tool, go to the Iowa Beef Center Web site at www.iowabeefcenter.org and click “Downloadable Beef Cattle Software.” User instructions, examples, and downloading instructions are provided.

Contact: Iowa Beef Center, 515-294-BEEF.



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