What is yardage?

Question

In beef production, what does the term yardage mean?

Answer 1

The use of a livestock yard at a station in transporting cattle by railroad.

Answer 2

Yardage in beef production generally refers to all the costs of raising the beef less the actual cost of the feed.

Yardage = costs for labor + equipment + bedding + veterinary expenses + interest.

Total cost of gain includes feed and yardage costs.