There is a wide range in prices of both feed and calves geographically in the U.S. this year due to the drought that has plagued much of the country. For example, 400-500 lb. steer calf prices in Southern Plains have be
At some point climbing up a mountain the air gets a little thinner and it gets a little more difficult to go as fast. The cattle market seems to be in that category at the moment. It has climbed fast and far, but mayb
Farmland values in the U.S. Plains states jumped more than 20 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier as farms sold at record-high prices, with the biggest jump seen in irrigated land given the worst drought i
Green Plains Inc. announced today that is has acquired the assets of Supreme Cattle Feeders from Agri Beef Co. The asset acquisition includes the feed yard doing business as Supreme Cattle Feeders and the Cimarron Grain
After an early week pullback, cattle futures turned higher, reaching a new seven-week high with December futures near 145 cents per pound and February at 146 cents.
U.S. hay prices were at record high levels last spring, and have been declining since. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports average monthly hay prices by state on a crop year (May-Apr) basis
The great cattle market rally of early 2011 has pushed stocker and feeder prices to lofty highs. Veteran stocker operators, however, know to expect summer lows after those spring highs. But just how much of a decline sh
One hundred years ago, researchers at what is now Colorado State University began investigating a disease affecting cattle on the state's high-mountain ranches. The disease, which caused significant death loss, particu
Cattle futures in Chicago surged to an all-time high as strong exports and improving domestic beef demand forced meatpackers to bid more aggressively for tighter animal supplies.
Last week's Crop Progress report indicated that 65 percent of Oklahoma winter wheat was planted, close to the five-year average of 66 percent. Most of the remaining one-third of wheat to be planted is for grain-only ra
Wildfires originating from lightening strikes last Wednesday burned thousands of acres of land and killed at least 100 head of cattle as it spread over the weekend.
For the past 5 years I've been writing articles for crop farmers on how to manage the unprecedented amount of income flowing through their operations and now it is the turn of the livestock producer to worry about what
As we enter the beginning of fall, and temperatures begin to cool, many producers are looking toward preparing for winter grazing and receiving stocker calves.
The adage that the cure for high prices is "High Prices" is evident this year in beef markets. Finished cattle prices reached record highs around $170 in late 2014 and early spring of 2015.
