Compared to last week, cash prices for all classes of cattle were higher, as were live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures. The dressed beef cutouts were higher with May corn futures lower.
Sun March 16, 2025
Weekly Beef Sales were up 7% with Weekly Exports up 21%.
Thu March 13, 2025
Approximately 38% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought, unchanged from last week.
Thu March 13, 2025
On an annual basis, headline inflation was at 2.8%, while core was at 3.1%, both 0.1 percentage point below the Wall Street consensus and the previous month’s levels.
Wed March 12, 2025
Cattle price forecasts are lowered for the first half of 2025 based on recent prices. The second half is unchanged as demand for cattle is expected to remain strong.
Tue March 11, 2025
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act.
Tue March 11, 2025
Last week's Marketings were 4.6% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon March 10, 2025
The biggest threat to cattle and beef markets is the potential loss of consumer demand that would result from a significant macroeconomic meltdown.
Mon March 10, 2025
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains was steady with Northern Plains trade higher. Feeder cattle and stocker calves traded higher.
Sat March 08, 2025
Approximately 38% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought compared to 36% last week.
Thu March 06, 2025
R-CALF USA requests additional tariffs and tariff rate quotas on imports of beef, mutton and lamb from around the world.
Wed March 05, 2025
Data indicates increasing prospects for a larger-than-previously-expected calf supply in 2025.
Wed March 05, 2025
Last week's Marketings were 1.9% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon March 03, 2025
The market is indicating that the highest and best use of forage is for calf production rather than forage-based stocker production.
Mon March 03, 2025
Compared to last week, fed cattle were lower while feeder cattle and stocker calves traded higher. Live cattle futures were lower with feeder cattle futures higher.
Sat March 01, 2025
Approximately 36% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought compared to 34% last week.
Thu February 27, 2025
Beef production is projected to hit a low of 24.8 billion pounds in 2027 before climbing through 2034.
Thu February 27, 2025
Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month but down slightly from last year.
Wed February 26, 2025
Last week's Marketings were 51.1% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon February 24, 2025
Since cattle inventories peaked in the mid-1970s, feedlot inventories have represented a growing percentage of cattle inventories.
Mon February 24, 2025
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