Value-added programs don’t necessarily add value to a set baseline price. Rather, they begin by removing some of the discount (risk) that buyers assume exist.
Sometimes, the slightest of differences between groups of feeder cattle can significantly affect their value when sold as fats. Understanding these subtle nuances can help you more effectively market your future calf crops.
Calving season has begun, in a winter season that has had some extreme temperature swings. Drastic temperature changes can continue to be a concern when caring for newborn livestock.
All sectors of the animal food production industry and partners in human medicine and public health will come together around one of the most important topics in animal and human health today.
Producers are being asked to provide input on their experiences of livestock raised without antibiotics, “no-not ever” production programs and the impact on animal health and welfare.
Holding our ground and protecting our export position is vital in the two years ahead as our fed cattle supplies grow to the cycle peak and competing U.S. protein supplies become record large.
A 14-month-old Angus bull became the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction last week, fetching $800,000 from two ranchers based in Missouri and Oklahoma. The previous record, set just last year, was $750,000.
Key to the feeder cattle and calf price outlook is the feeder cattle supply (estimated from cattle inventory), forage conditions, feeding margins and feedlot demand and thus, fed cattle prices.
