Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (WACSO) Posted by Bill Campbell III, CFA on September 24, 2013. One key to computing earnings per share (EPS) is computing the number of shares of common stock to use in the denominator; we call this number the weighted average common shares outstanding (WACSO). There are two ways to calculate WACSO; weâll cover both.
Types of Cattle Operations California ranches consist of one or more of four types of operations: cow-calf, seed stock, stocker, and feedlot. A cow-calf operation maintains a breeding herd of cows, replacement heifers (young females) and bulls.
Feeding Beef Cattle. Beef cattle feeding is possible on small and part-time farms, but the cost of feeding drops significantly as the size of the operation increases. While it is a high-risk business, less land is required for a cattle feeding operation than for a cow-calf enterprise. Beef Cattle in feedlot.