Fed Cattle
Strong cattle prices open door to performing management practices that could make a good year even better.
A South Dakota State University adjunct economics professor says cattle feeding margins moved back into the black in the first quarter of 2014 after nearly three years of deep losses.
Uniformity or consistency may be desirable in both management and marketing aspects of cattle production.
Friday’s jobs report was somewhat encouraging. More people with jobs is positive for meat demand.
Look for record high beef prices to continue.
There are more cattle on feed in South Dakota now than last year.
New research into the use of beta agonists released this week raises concerns about the animal health and welfare of feedlot cattle.
Corbitt Wall gives the Feeder and Stocker Cattle summary for the week ending February 28.
USDA’s annual cattle inventory report confirmed what the industry had been suspecting for the past year — another year of contraction.
Higher cash prices and lower feed costs have pushed cattle feeding profits past $250 per head, a margin unthinkable just a few months ago.
Nebraska has surpassed Texas in the number of cattle in the state being fattened for slaughter, according to the latest federal statistics.
Corbitt Wall gave the weekly USDA Feeder and Stocker Cattle summary for the week ending Feb. 21.
Managing forage and water goes a long way toward profitability.
Lower feeder steer prices were most apparent on the Southern Plains as farmer-feeders in the Northern Plains kept prices steady.
Understanding the FDA’s December 11, 2013 announcement to remove “improve growth, gain, and efficiency” use of feed grade antibiotics.
For beef cattle prices to continue their record run, the 2014 U.S. corn crop will have to produce record yields, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.
Cattle feeders and agri-business professionals are invited to the Feedlot Forum 2014, a day-long program Jan. 21 at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa.
During the last 90 days, Merck Animal Health, with the input and oversight of its Advisory Board, has worked to implement its Five-Step Plan to Ensuring Responsible Beef and has made considerable progress.
The latest livestock trade data indicates that the Mexican cattle industry is undergoing rapid and dynamic change, which will affect cattle and beef flows between the U.S. and Mexico.
Cash fed cattle prices may equal or surpass record highs this week. Here’s why.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association comments on Merck Animal Health’s response to Tyson’s ban of Zilmax-fed cattle.
Merck Animal Heath will suspend sales of Zilmax in the U.S. and Canada, while the beta-agnostic feed additive is under additional scientific audit after Tyson issued a ban on purchasing Zilmax-fed cattle.
South Dakota State University Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls to provide cattle producers with information on tools improve cattle feeding and reproductive efficiency.
Even with USDA’s higher forecast of 2013 beef production, lower expected corn yields and higher prices continue to stem growth in the U.S. beef herd.
Poor weather conditions have resulted in high feed costs and big financial losses, Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt says.
Feedlots struggle to generate higher cash trade, which was a disappointment given tighter show lists.
Weaker grain and stronger fed prices mean some classes of cattle show profit potential that can be locked in now.
Sorting adds value to cattle feeders before selling to packers.
High cattle prices are good, unless you’re buying them to feed.