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Contact the Beef Today editorial staff: Kim Watson Potts, Editor e-mail kwatson@farmjournal.com Steve Cornett, Editor Emeritus e-mail: scornett@farmjournal.com Sara Brown, Livestock and Production Editor e-mail: sbrown@farmjournal.com

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Feedyard inventories, placements, and marketings continue to decline.
This is the lowest cattle inventory since the series began in 1973; meanwhile cattle inventory in feedyards is up 3%.
The online cattle buying and selling site has over 30,000 head listed to date.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service’s prevention-based policy measures include new traceback processes, recall procedures and draft validation guidance on hazard analysis and critical control points plans.
Because of the sharp price pressure on cattle futures ahead of Cattle on Feed report, the negative price reaction should be limited.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market totaled 11.7 million head on March 1, 2012.
The proposal should assist in beef trade negotiations by bringing BSE import standards in line with international rules.
This is the lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since the 88.1 million on hand in 1952.
Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.50 million head, up 6 percent from 2011.
As cattle prices reach record levels, investors are starting to take notice as well.