Beef Production
Cash prices in the North surged higher on active trade volumes while the South posted modest gains on light to moderate volume. Feeder cattle and calf prices were mixed.
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Little change was found for livestock feeders last week as near identical week-to-week market prices held margins solidly in the black. Beef packers saw modest improvement with higher wholesale beef prices.
The outside trades of $186 in the South and $193 in the North are a telling sign that leverage is there for the cattle feeder. Given the chance to capitalize with multiple bidders the market should respond favorably.
Aside from the added carcass tonnage, the leap in carcass weights - driven by extra days on feed - has generated a noted shift in carcass marbling and quality grade achievement.
Increased steer and heifer carcass weights are offsetting decreased slaughter to result in a fractional increase in fed beef production for the year to date with significant increases in recent weeks.
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Packers reluctant bidders as futures remain significantly discounted to cash. Feedyards content with standoff late in the week.
After briefly exceeding $400 per head, cattle feeding margins tumbled $75 last week, but the balance didn’t go to the packer as their losses increased. Pork margins held firm.
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Cash prices leaked $1 lower but Friday evening trades suggest packers still scramble to meet their needs and are willing to add freight to do so.
Fed cattle trade lower for first time since mid-April; feeder cattle, wholesale beef prices continue push higher. Holiday beef clearance called good among strong demand.
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Cattle feeding margins exceeded $400 per head as cash prices improved $2 per cwt. and production costs declined modestly. Pork margins saw a slight decline but remain solidly above $40 per head.
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This week’s holiday-shortened harvest, coupled with recent advances in boxed beef prices and stronger Live Cattle futures should prove supportive to fed cattle prices.
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