Kim Watson Potts

Kim has over 20 years of experience covering the cattle industry. Over the years, her writing has received awards from the American Agricultural Editors Association, Livestock Publications Council and American Business Media. A Texas native, she received her bachelor of science degree in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University in Lubbock and now resides in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband and sons.

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Listen to audio analysis from these experts about the Cattle on Feed report.
The cattle futures market has corrected itself with a slight downturn. That correction is temporary say market analysts, and it shouldn’t dissuade cattle feeding investments.
Cattle production shifts back to a forage-based feed system.
It appears that following 2006, we entered a new climate pattern, one with warmer and drier weather in the South.
Even while the news was still a rumor, cattle futures were down the limit before settling on losses over $2.50/cwt. for the day.
In this time of high cattle prices, do you have the capital to buy more cattle?
With breeding season around the corner, is your herd ready?
While corn prices drop, feeder futures prices move higher potentially offsetting any benefit from lower corn prices.
Make management and marketing decisions that will take advantage of the opportunities.