Mike said:To say packers alone control the carcass size is flawed thinking.
Tyson admitted in the Pickett trial that they seek larger higher yielding carcasses for the grocery market they dominate.
Seems they look at it like it takes as much time and effort to process a small carcass as it does a large one. Time is money.
Carcass weights and yields vary in closed, linebred purebred herds.
Higher weight per carcass handled and higher % retail yield equals more profit! Upper weight limits are for equipment and labors ability to handle.