Markets
Both fed cattle and feeder cattle markets traded at softer prices for the week.
A Nebraska chicken processing plant is under scruitiny for possible water contamination risks down river in Iowa.
Winter weather could continue to help drive cattle prices higher.
Fed cattle led the parade with cash prices $3 to $4 per cwt higher.
The volume of cattle and calves sold the week ended Jan. 13 was called the second largest in five years, with prices steady to uneven.
Wyoming may have its first USDA licensed packing plant.
Feedlot marketings were up 16.6% in November, while placements rose 15%.
The Fed Cattle Exchange is helping the beef industry by delivering another data point for price discovery through an online live cattle auction.
Only minor changes are projected by the latest WASDE report for beef production and cattle prices.
Sanderson Farms also among chicken producers to get request.
Commodities dropped 40-60% in value the past few years. How much longer will the slide continue?
Cattle prices have climbed to their highest point since August.
Tyson Foods is planning to create a venture fund that would develop innovations for feeding the globe.
A bull on the loose stopped traffic on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia during a brief taste of freedom before meeting its demise, but not as planned.
Cattle prices went from record highs to record lows in just two years, and it has cattle producers searching for answers.
The late October rally in cattle markets appears to have gained momentum this week.
The feeder markets keep moving higher each week and have since the holidays.
Animal feed and protein unit was biggest profit contributor.
This month’s numbers continue the trend of increasing heavy placements, with cattle larger than 800 pounds seeing a 21.2% year-over-year increase while cattle less than 600 pounds saw an 8.9% year-over-year decrease in placements.
Department of Agriculture to add Fed Cattle Exchange data.
A Nebraska company has found a way to make dry cattle feed pellets from an ethanol byproduct without adding any binding ingredients.
Attendees came from 14 different states and Canada to hear veterinarians Dan Thomson, Mike Apley and Tom Noffsinger led discussions on animal handling and health.
After a few weeks of positive price movements in the feeder cattle business, there was a small relapse this week.
The cattle markets continue their slide through the late summer and last week’s news suggests this will persist into the fall. Volatility remains the watch-word – but the overall trend remains down.
Changes in feeder cattle prices recently have potential impacts for cow-calf and stocker producers this fall.
August WASDE feeds the bears on crop markets, could it also feed the bulls (and steers) this fall?
South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 220,000 cattle on feed on Aug. 1, up 5 percent from last year.