Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
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CAB Insider: Runaway Prime Percentage Dominates 2018
Nov 28, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
There have been astounding increases in the Prime grade and to a smaller degree, the Certified Angus Beef brand and the best combination of the two, Certified Angus Beef brand Prime.
CAB Insider: Fall Grid Peaks; Paler Proteins Pale
Nov 14, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
November turkey demand provides a brief respite to seasonally increasing beef values, normally peaking in early December after a final post-Thanksgiving surge.
CAB Insider: Does the Other Shoe Drop for Beef Prices?
Oct 31, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Predicting an abrupt end to the uptick in beef prices may be premature this year.
CAB Insider: CAB Marks 12th Record Year for 40th Birthday
Oct 03, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
For the 12th consecutive year CAB sales tonnage set another record. The company had set a goal of 1 billion pounds in annual sales by 2020, but that was reached ahead of schedule two years ago.
CAB Insider: Grid Pays Well at Record CAB Pace
Sep 05, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Data for the final week of August is yet to be posted but it’s a formality at this juncture, given the pace of CAB-qualifying carcasses in the first 3 ½ weeks.
CAB Insider: Seasonality Rules September
Aug 22, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
The fall seasonal trend strongly implies lower beef carcass cutout values after Labor Day through the middle of October.
CAB Insider: Where Are the Fed Steers
Aug 08, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
At this point in early August, we’ve added the June and July head harvest counts only to see steer harvest not only failed to increase in the year-over-year numbers, but actually declined.
CAB Insider: Texas Packers Cruise to 70% Choice and Prime
Jul 25, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
The past decade shows a 23 percentage point improvement in marbling across Texas packers, matching that of Kansas if we use 2008 to the mid-year 2018 figures.
CAB Insider: Beef Delivers More Value at Higher Price
Jul 11, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Average beef carcass cutout values in 2018 so far are just slightly higher than a year ago with the comprehensive cutout up just a penny over the first half of 2017 at $2.14/cwt.
CAB Insider: Forward Beef Sales Volume Sizzles
Jun 27, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Looking at the same 8-week period in sales, we can see that packers have done a good job of moving product through forward sales of boxed beef with delivery dates of 21 to 90 days out.
CAB Insider: Beef Production Heats Up
Jun 13, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Beef production is heating up in a big way as the long-awaited fed cattle numbers have shaken loose.
CAB Insider: Quality Premiums Soar
May 30, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Starting out the month of May, we dove headlong into the seasonal market with a widening Choice/Select price spread.
CAB Insider: Light Weights, Heavy Impact
May 16, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
The latest USDA carcass weight data for the week beginning April 30th brings us ever closer to the lowest anticipated fed steer and heifer carcass weights of 2018.
CAB Insider: Prime Takes on Leadership Role
May 02, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
A deeper look at the Prime quality grade reveals a year-to-date (YTD) jump from 6% in ’17 to 8% as we compare the first 16 weeks with 2018.
CAB Insider: 80% Choice and Prime May Blunt Seasonal Declines
Apr 18, 2018 by Paul Dykstra, Certified Angus Beef
Historical expectations for the month of April are for a decline in the percentage of cattle grading Choice and Prime.