Markets
All classes of cattle and calves traded lower this week, pulled down by the bear’s strangle hold on the futures markets.
The USDA-AMS is seeking public input on possible revisions to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef to adjust for recent improvements and trends in animal raising and feeding.
The man in charge of resurrecting a scandal-marred beef plant that has sat idle since 2012 is optimistic about the Aberdeen, S.D., facility’s future.
Possible record corn crops are a good sign for beef producers.
Increased heifer retention is having an impact both on the fed cattle market and at the packer.
Both the fed cattle and beef cutout markets have taken a slight downturn, but things should turn around and head back towards record highs.
Researchers examine how temperament of cattle could affect their immune function and carcass merit.
Pasture values are increasing at a faster rate than cropland. The trend could continue with on-going profitability in the cattle market.
Beef costs are poised to rise further as feeder-cattle futures climbed to cap the longest rally in 37 years amid mounting U.S. supply concerns.
Pastures are in better condition this summer than anytime in past 10 years, that’s a good sign for herd rebuilding.
The cattle markets are on a slight decline, but it’s still better than last year.
Beef prices have yet to find a price ceiling this year as new records continued to be broken.
Changes in packer requirements will affect the information cattle feeders must provide to market cattle.
The cattle markets have hit the brakes a bit as the peak of grilling season arrives.
Both cash fed cattle prices and the futures markets saw post-holiday weakness this week, but feeder cattle bids were higher again.
After running uphill for three consecutive months, stocker and feeder markets fell lower amid light receipts.
Boxed beef cutout prices set all-time highs this past week.
Consumer demand has continued to push the beef markets to new levels.
Tyson Foods Inc. has signed a definitive deal to purchase Hillshire Brands Co. for $7.75 billion.
The fed cattle and beef markets are seeing unprecedented prices, especially for this time in the year.
Broad industry coalition asks Congress to prevent WTO non-compliance on Country of Origin Labeling.
Pinnacle Foods said Monday it has scrapped its sale to Hillshire Brands, freeing Hillshire to be acquired by Tyson Foods.
Cash cattle prices took out highs set back in March this week, a feat few expect from a June market.
Cattle slaughter in Canada is poised to fall to the lowest in almost two decades as worker shortages constrain production.
The number of cattle entering feedlots is down 1.6% compared to last year at 10.59 million head on June 1.
Fewer cattle and higher prices are a continuing trend with the Cattle on Feed Report.
U.S. beef prices are up 74% since 2009 to the highest on record, after a seven-year decline in the herd left the fewest cattle in at least six decades.
All areas of the beef industry continue to see higher price gains.
This past week was one for the record books in the futures market.