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All cattle feeding areas were able to take advantage of the packer’s need for cattle last week and cash prices moved higher.
U.S. cattle on feed Sept. 1, 2019, were estimated at 11.0 million head, down 1% from a year ago, USDA reports.
Beef production will increase this year, and that remains a key driver for the price of fed cattle.
Stocker and feeder cattle prices were $2 to $7 higher at auction across the nation. Abundant forage conditions has left ranchers in no hurry to sell cattle.
Citing growing frustration with low cattle prices while beef packers reap large profits, a grassroots campaign was launched this week seeking the support of President Donald Trump.
Cattle markets continued under pressure in the first full week of trading following the Labor Day holiday.
A fire Friday afternoon at Cargill’s Doge City, Kan., facility was quickly extinguished and damage to the plant was minimal and no impact on operations is expected.
The rapid growth in Chinese beef imports has dramatically altered global beef flows with several countries now exporting a significant share of total exports to China.
The $1 threshold seemed to be a sticking point for cattle feeders last week, and many held firm on Friday which could prove to give cash prices a needed boost.
Omaha-based Green Plains Inc, announced it has completed the sale of 50% of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC for $77 million.