Latest News From Beef Production
Cash Cattle Weaker As Grain Rallies
Cash cattle prices slipped lower throughout the week as packer demand was called moderate. Grain markets posted a significant rally on the heels of USDA's report on Tuesday.
1 day ago
Derrell Peel: Update On Cattle Herd Dynamics
Volatility throughout 2020 creates a difficult challenge to assess the current cattle cycle and longer-term herd dynamics. Here's a glimpse of the data a month prior to USDA's annual inventory report.
2 weeks ago
Profit Tracker: Feeding Margins Slip Into The Red
Industry-wide average cattle feeding closeouts were printed in red ink last week for the first time since late September, while packers saw another significant decline to their margins.
3 weeks ago
Derrell Peel: Cattle Numbers Will Be Supportive in 2021
Flow of cattle through feedlots should begin to show more consistent tightening in 2021. The beef cowherd was at a peak in January 2019 and led to a 2019 calf crop that was down 0.7 percent from the 2018 peak calf crop.
3 weeks ago