More than 50 cattle and 1 moose have died of anthrax in the past month.
Thu September 05, 2024
Packers continue to keep slaughter levels low to prop up boxed beef prices.
Wed September 04, 2024
This month’s decline in the barometer takes farmer sentiment back to the average level observed from fall 2015 to winter 2016, a period when farm incomes were declining sharply.
Wed September 04, 2024
28% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 30% Last Week and 36% Last Year.
Wed September 04, 2024
65% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 65% last week and 53% last year.
Wed September 04, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 44.8% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Tue September 03, 2024
ISM manufacturing index is at 47.2%... Numbers below 50% signal the manufacturing sector is shrinking.
Tue September 03, 2024
Beef x Dairy calves increase the number of calves with carcasses with improved muscling and carcass conformation, resulting in an increase in the quality and amount of beef produced.
Mon September 02, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains was steady while Northern Plains trade was lower. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were also lower with live cattle and feeder cattle futures mostly higher.
Sat August 31, 2024
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri August 30, 2024
Both Weekly Beef Sales and Weekly Beef Exports were up.
Thu August 29, 2024
27.70% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 23.70% Last Week.
Thu August 29, 2024
As U.S. cattle prices remain high and herds are the smallest since the 1950s, beef imports and live cattle imports are rising.
Thu August 29, 2024
One contributing factor to the number of heifers in feedlots is the increase in feeder cattle from Mexico.
Wed August 28, 2024
The new vaccine has been proven to give immunized cattle protection against bovine anaplasmosis.
Wed August 28, 2024
30% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 34% Last Week and 36% Last Year.
Tue August 27, 2024
65% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 67% last week and 56% last year.
Tue August 27, 2024
Total pounds of beef in freezers were down 1 percent from last year.
Mon August 26, 2024
Current feedlot inventories mask the continued decline in feeder cattle numbers in the U.S.
Mon August 26, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves also lower.
Sat August 24, 2024
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