Compared to last week, fed cattle trade was active with higher prices in both the Southern Plains & Northern Plains. Feeder cattle and stocker calves made strong gains with live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures closing higher.
Sat March 22, 2025
Cattle on Feed down 2%, Placements down 18%, & Marketings down 9%.
Fri March 21, 2025
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri March 21, 2025
Total red meat production, beef production, and pork production were all down 7% compared to a year ago.
Thu March 20, 2025
Weekly Beef Sales were down 29% with Weekly Exports down 4%.
Thu March 20, 2025
Approximately 43% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought compared to 38% last week.
Thu March 20, 2025
Pre-breeding exams help farmers & ranchers assess heifers' potential as cows or feeder market candidates before investing more resources.
Wed March 19, 2025
On April 12, 2024, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it would no longer provide the July Cattle Inventory report… Now USDA has reversed that decision.
Wed March 19, 2025
The odds of triplets are 1 in every 105,000 and 3 healthy calves is extraordinarily rare.
Wed March 19, 2025
Compared to last year, estimates indicate Cattle on Feed, Placements & Marketings will all be lower.
Tue March 18, 2025
Last week's Marketings were 15.3% higher than the 3 Year Average.
Mon March 17, 2025
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
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri March 14, 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
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