published by the college of tropical agriculture and human resources ctahr issued in furtherance cooperative extension work acts may 8 june 30 1914 cooperation with us department andrew g hashimoto director dean service university hawaii at manoa honolulu 96822 an equal opportunity affirmative action institution providing programs services to people without regard race sex age religion color national origin ancestry disability marital status arrest court record sexual orientation or veteran publications can be found on web site http www edu ordered calling 808 956 7046 sending e mail ctahrpub livestock management sept 2003 lm summary purpose this report is present qualitative quantitative information situation outlook for beef industry since 1986 s market share local has decreased from about percent less than 10 cannot com pete production grain finished mainland usa because high cost inputs here currently three quarters all cattle marketed