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Cow-Calf Returns Adjust to Late Planting Corn Impact
Cow-Calf Returns Adjust to Late Planting Corn Impact

With corn prices moving higher, the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) adjusted cow-calf returns to reflect lower calf prices.

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Cattle Markets and Second Half of 2019 Outlook
Cattle Markets and Second Half of 2019 Outlook

U.S. cattle slaughter for the first quarter of 2019 was slightly above a year ago (up 0.7%, while tonnage produced was 0.8% below 2018’s.

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Beef in Cold Storage Tumbles
Beef in Cold Storage Tumbles

Beef in cold storage fell another 21 million pounds in April from the previous month’s figure of 451 million.

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The Balance of This U.S. Cattle Inventory Cycle May be Unusual
The Balance of This U.S. Cattle Inventory Cycle May be Unusual

From one bottom to the next, the last 7 U.S. cattle inventory cycles have averaged 11.9 years (from 10 to 15 years).

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