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Abstract
The impact of breed on carcass characteristics in various breeds of cattle has been well documented. This thesis attaches these differences in breed characteristics to end revenue via different breed and breed combinations, percentage of Angus pedigree, and purebred status, using standard ordinary least squares methods. It also investigates the impact of percentage of Angus pedigree on marbling, quality, and yield grades to further assess where the differences in value occur using a series of ordered logit regressions. It is found, as compared to a pure Angus base, most breeds are worse off in terms of carcass revenue per CWT. This is further shown in the higher probability of the pure Angus animals grading into the preferred categories for both yield and quality grade.