Markets
Fed cattle prices are higher for the second week in a row.
“The bottom line is that we ended an era and started a new one,” said Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group in Chicago, speaking on Farm Journal Radio with Pam Fretwell. “We’ve ended 10 years of zero interest rates. ... That rodeo is over.”
South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 245,000 cattle on feed on December 1, up 4 percent from last year.
A friend called the other day and asked suspiciously what I thought about the confined-cow idea. He feared it could set up a pathway for true vertical integration in the beef industry.
A K-State livestock economist speaks on the immediate future of cattle feeding returns.
The futures market is showing signs of finding a bottom but nothing is guaranteed.
Merck Animal Health is committed to supporting cattlemen in their efforts to make continuous improvements through its CreatingConnections Educational Series.
The 2015-16 Missouri Steer Feedout began the first week of November when 158, early 2015-born steers were processed in Paris and Carthage and sent to the Gary Nilan feedlot near Carson, Iowa.
Today, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) arbitration panel announced its final ruling that the United States’ Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements for livestock and meat imports have cost our trading partners over $1 billion dollars.
There are very few positives if any at all with regard to cattle and beef markets.
Although the market will find support in sale barns, the overall price outlook for multiple cattle sectors isn’t so rosy, says DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
USDA’s November Cattle on Feed report said the number of cattle on feed was 2.1 % higher at the start of November than a year ago.
In the span of 14 months, America’s cattle producers saw two of the most extreme market moves in history.
You can use the assessment to set benchmarks and goals for the operation and your employees strive to maintain or reach.
Fed cattle prices have declined sharply since early September.
The choice retail beef price declined for the fourth consecutive month to $6.23 per pound in September.
A ‘wreck’ is bound to happen when dealing with high-risk cattle in the feedlot, but their impact can be reduced.
Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC experienced a record year of growth during fiscal year 2015 with 51.2 million lb. of product sold — a 2% increase compared to the previous year’s total.
A discussion on the successes, challenges, and areas for continued improvement of cattle handling throughout meat processing plants.
Reason and logic in a normal year would indicate prices are near the bottom, but the market could continue to act contra-seasonally and dip further.
Day old Jersey bull calves aren’t worth a lot, but if you add some beef genetics their value can increase tenfold.
The September USDA Cold Storage report said there is a lot of frozen meat in the country.
Fed cattle prices were sharply lower this week on good volume.
Market prices for fed cattle in 2015 are headed in exactly the opposite direction of where they were headed the fall of 2014.
History provides a guide to how low markets may tumble.
Anne Burkholder shares her experiences as Nebraska feedyard operator and blogger.
A company that markets food products to observant Muslims is expected to plead guilty to its role in exporting misbranded meat products.
With poor wheat growing conditions it could be a good year to feed to cattle.
Making sure your calves are ready to enter the feedlot is vital for success down the road.
The feeding margin risk will likely dictate actions feedlots take to manage the risk of lower fed cattle prices and higher feeder cattle and corn prices.