The Standardized Performance Analysis (SPA) for seedstock beef cattle
(SPA-SB) is a recommended set of production and financial performance
analysis guidelines developed specifically for the seedstock cow-calf,
replacement heifer, and the sale bull enterprises. These guidelines w
ere developed by members of the National Cattlemen's Association (NCA)
and the National Integrated Resource Management Coordinating Committe
e to provide beef cattle producers with a comprehensive, standardized
means of measuring, analyzing, and reporting the performance and profi
tability of an operation. This article describes and illustrates throu
gh an example the performance measures chosen. NCA certifies software
and education materials conforming to the Seedstock SPA Guidelines.