Cattle price forecasts for 2024 are raised for both the third and fourth quarters based on recent stronger-than-expected demand for fed cattle.
Mon August 12, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves sharply lower.
Sat August 10, 2024
Jim Mundorf's speech at the R-Calf convention outlining the timeline and corruption that led to the current mandating of Electronic Identification tags.
Fri August 09, 2024
One day old beef-dairy cross calves are worth anywhere from $700 to $1000.
Thu August 08, 2024
Weekly Beef Sales were down 43%; Weekly Exports were down 5%.
Thu August 08, 2024
21.5% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 19.91% Last Week.
Thu August 08, 2024
35% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 39% Last Week and 38% Last Year.
Tue August 06, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 5.9% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon August 05, 2024
Should developing drought conditions with the return of La Niña occur, additional liquidation is likely and herd rebuilding could be pushed off further into the future.
Mon August 05, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves slightly lower.
Sat August 03, 2024
Insurance payouts in these regions were mostly driven by losses from weather-related events.
Thu August 01, 2024
Weekly Beef Sales were up 32%; Weekly Exports were unchanged.
Thu August 01, 2024
19.91% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 19.97% Last Week.
Thu August 01, 2024
Calls on Industry to Reinvigorate the Cattle ID Working Group
Thu August 01, 2024
Lower beef cow slaughter this year reflects improved forage conditions and higher cattle prices.
Wed July 31, 2024
It appears the U.S. cattle industry overall remains in a contractionary phase.
Tue July 30, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 44.3% higher than the 3 Year Average.
Mon July 29, 2024
39% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 40% Last Week and 39% Last Year.
Mon July 29, 2024
68% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 67% last week and 55% last year.
Mon July 29, 2024
Nonfed beef production is down nearly 13 percent thus far in 2024 with cow slaughter down over 15 percent and bull slaughter down nearly 8 percent.
Mon July 29, 2024
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