Compared to 2 weeks ago, slaughter cattle were higher. Limited trade for feeder and stocker due to the Holiday closure of auctions but the trend was higher.
Sat January 01, 2022
Conditions worsened in the Central and Southern Plains, which were warm and dry.
Thu December 30, 2021
Consequences of vitamin A deficiency include poor feed conversion and gain, reduced growth, low conception rates, abortion, stillbirths and weak calves.
Wed December 29, 2021
December is the sixth consecutive month of year over year decreases in feedlot inventories.
Mon December 27, 2021
Marketings of fed cattle during November totaled 1.87 million head, 5 percent above 2020.
Thu December 23, 2021
Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 4 percent from last year.
Wed December 22, 2021
Cattle on feed estimates indicated analysts were divided in expectations for the December 1 on feed outlook.
Wed December 22, 2021
Data released by USDA on December 20th for the week ending December 18th
Tue December 21, 2021
It is the “most wonderful time of the year” and Dr. Glenn Selk addresses the age-old questions of what permits reindeer to pull Santa’s sleigh all over the globe on Christmas eve.
Mon December 20, 2021
For the week, slaughter cattle were lower, feeder cattle weak, and stocker calves slightly higher. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures were lower. Dressed beef cutouts traded moderately lower with corn higher.
Sat December 18, 2021
The West saw some improvements, and the Southern Plains saw degradations, with mostly small changes elsewhere.
Thu December 16, 2021
Survey results suggest that continued efforts to support the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals are having an impact.
Wed December 15, 2021
Data released by USDA on December 13th for the week ending December 11th
Mon December 13, 2021
For the year-to-date, total slaughter cattle imports from Canada are down 10.2 percent.
Mon December 13, 2021
For the week, slaughter cattle in the South were lower while Northern trade was steady. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were both higher. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures were slightly lower.
Sat December 11, 2021
Parts of the Southwest across to the Southeast saw little to no precipitation in the last week, or in all of November, leading to drought degradations.
Thu December 09, 2021
Cattle price forecasts for 2021 & 2022 are raised on continued firm demand. The projected season-average farm price remains at $5.45 per bushel.
Thu December 09, 2021
There are several reasons why the currently elevated cull cow prices may hold longer in the 2021-2022 production year compared to the 2014-2015 production year.
Thu December 09, 2021
A feed tag can provide some great information, but not all information. A great indicator of a successful and high-quality nutrition program is animal performance.
Thu December 09, 2021
November marked the lowest reading of the year for all three measures of producer sentiment.
Wed December 08, 2021
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