Net returns to investment on western ranches are often low or negative. Ranchers who graze cattle on federal range during the summer in Colorado were sampled to determine their willingness to sell their ranches and to determine which factors were important in their decision to ranch. Cluster analysis was used to classify the ranchers into 4 groups. Willingness to sell the ranch was the most important factor in classifying groups. Approximately 75% of the federal permittees would not consider selling their ranches in the current market while over half responded that rate of return on investment was of little or no importance in their decision to be in the cattle business. The groups also differed with respect to the importance of being near family and friends, and labor and asset mobility. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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