Fed Cattle
A look at how the beef industry is changing to fit consumer demand with fewer numbers.
Could demand be consumer be decreasing and that’s why the cutout has been decreasing? One data series that offers valuable insight into the intersection of beef supply and demand is the cutout value.
Investing in plant technology and efficiency, Cargill will cease harvest for 10 days at its Fort Morgan plant starting Oct. 3.
The 2025 State of the Beef Industry Report summarizes optimism prevails yet challenges persist in today’s beef industry.
Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the uptrend line on the cattle charts is also starting to be violated but that isn’t the only thing he’s watching for a signal of a bigger correction.
Success in beef production is about building long-term partnerships and focusing on controllable factors. Through collaboration, all segments of the supply chain can work together to improve beef quality and consistency.
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures are back into new contract and all-time highs after showing considerable resilience last week and despite a selloff in the equities. Grains sell off on tariff concerns.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures saw end of month profit taking on Thursday and some follow through selling to start Friday.
Today’s U.S. trim supply is being impacted by fewer cows as well as heavier fed cattle carcasses with more fat.
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Reviewing the successes and challenges of the first-of-its-kind grid premiums based on genetic merit data.
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Jessica Sperber, UNL assistant professor and extension feedlot specialist, discusses the evolving role of university extension programs, how producers can use research and why mentorship is more than a buzzword.
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With large moves in both directions, fed cattle prices have been erratic for the past three weeks.
A disconnect with cash and futures market and discussions about New World screwworm and tariffs, along with macroeconomics brings some uncertainty.
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Extension livestock economist James Mitchell summarizes the sharp increases in beef prices the first half of 2025.
With carcass weights continuing to rise, what impacts does that bring to the industry, packer and consumer?
Chris Swift says the beef industry is in a tiger trap it can’t get out of with a wide basis spread — the cash market is trading considerably higher than the futures.
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The passing of the early summer seasonal high in fed cattle values came two weeks earlier than last year but was aligned with that of 2023.
According to Kansas cow-calf producer and feeder, Sam Hands and his daughter, Marisa, genetic selection and data management are crucial to managing the antagonisms in today’s beef industry.