Beef Production
In an effort to evaluate the potential compensatory effects of winter rate of gain and implant strategy across the entire production system, a two-year study by the University of Nebraska addressed those questions.
Packers applied the brakes and cattle slaughter declined another 13,000 head last week and capacity utilization dipped 9%. Pork producer margins print $7 in the red.
Getting ready to graze cattle on cornstalks? Here’s a look at common mistakes made when building a fence along with the proper way to avoid them during this podcast episode.
In cow-calf production systems, the source of the initial product in the beef production chain, few traits (if any) outweigh the economic importance of Percent Calf Crop Weaned.
Cattle prices have responded to lower cattle inventory. Yet, with increasing costs of maintaining a cow, producers may wonder: to increase revenue in 2023, is it worth retaining or backgrounding calves?
Magnum Feedyard, Wiggins, Colo., was recognized as this year’s Feedyard Commitment to Excellence award winner at the Certified Angus Beef Conference in Las Vegas.
Fall calf runs typically mean auction volumes increase and prices decrease to seasonal lows. This year is quite different with feeder cattle and calf prices sharply higher than one year ago while volumes are much lower.
Given the value of the current fed market, widening quality grade spreads and longer feeding periods across the industry, the importance of preventing BRD has never been more important.
Cattle futures posted weekly losses including a technically bearish weekly low close in December live cattle. Cash markets were weaker, but strong cash fundamental remain in place.
Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 19th fall sale saw 933 head sell to 171 buyers from 25 states and Mexico.
For cattle producers that are set up to feed calves in a bunk, limit-feeding a high energy diet may be a cost-effective option for growing calves this fall and winter.
Troy Anderson and his family were recognized as the 2023 Commercial Commitment to Excellence award winner during the CAB Annual Conference last week.
Higher cattle prices and declining wholesale beef prices pushed packer margins further underwater last week. Pork producer margins inched into the black.
While the market average trading range has narrowed from the recent historically wide range, the total market average in the six-state region has priced in a fairly tight range in the low to middle $180’s since June.
The latest Cattle on Feed report puts inventories down 2.2% from last year, and up slightly from the August summer low, which was the lowest monthly on-feed total since September 2019.
A new USDA-supported project will test and release several new sorghum cultivars that promise high-yielding, nutritious forage for beef and dairy cattle operations in the north-central states.
Windrow grazing, sometimes called swath grazing, is a management practice that can significantly reduce harvesting and feeding costs.
Congestive heart failure is estimated to cause 4% of feedlot mortality causing significant economic losses to feedlots as the majority of these deaths occur late in the finishing period.
Making culling decisions sooner rather than later and will help producers hold feed costs down.
Higher cattle prices and declining wholesale beef prices pushed packer margins underwater last week. Pork breakevens fell to their lowest point in two years.
While vaccination is widely considered a critical component of cattle health management, could the timing of vaccination impact the efficiency of the product?
Targeting many biennial and perennial species in the fall is an effective, efficient and convenient way producers can protect their grazing resource and get a jump on spring.
Higher slaughter cow prices are the result of strong lean beef markets and the related growth in breeding demand for cows. The current price of 90 percent lean beef is 17.3 percent higher year over year.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about avoiding those sketchy phishing emails or resetting our passwords. It’s about being aware of our online presence in animal ag and how that may make us vulnerable to extremists.
Cattle futures posted fresh all-time highs on Friday, providing the lift cattle feeders needed to secure higher bids from packers. Supplies of ready cattle seem ever tightening.
Drought conditions in portions of North Dakota has forced ranchers to consider supplemental feed to offset nutrient deficiencies in pasture forages.
Post-holiday prices held firm but rising costs cut cattle feeding margins last week. Pork producer margins at breakeven.
Sound management decisions to improve genetics, management practices and profit potential of cow-calf operations should be based on data. Weaning time is the best time of year to measure, and document herd performance.
Protecting the health of cattle herds is an important part of a successful plan to have a profitable and sustainable ranching operation.
Helping ranchers enhance and restore the land, making it more resilient and able to reach livestock grazing goals through regenerative management is the goal of Essentials of Regenerative Ranching.