Fed Cattle
Cattle on Feed estimates for April 1, 2019, were 2% higher than the same month a year ago.
U.S. feedlots with more than 500 cattle on feed increased in numbers 12% during the five year period between 2012 and 2017, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture.
Adverse weather has likely slowed cattle finishing somewhat but the slaughter totals across classes mostly reflect underlying herd dynamics.
Cattle markets have been keeping pace in early 2019 compared to the same first quarter period in 2017 and 2018.
Following the shutdown, fundamental information is slowly returning to normal. The February Cattle on Feed report was released last Friday, with the March report scheduled for its normal date of March 22.
Given the variability and seasonal trends of cattle prices throughout the year, it is necessary to supply an expected annual average cattle price based on given heifer, steer and slaughter cow weights.
Despite increased beef production in 2018, up nearly 4% so far this year, beef demand has been quite strong and has limited beef and cattle price pressure in the first half of the year.
This week should show us how willing the packers are to pull May contracts.
Bill Bullard joins AgriTalk to discuss R-CALF USA’s lawsuit, alleging that beef packers Tyson, Cargill, JBS and National Beef, had engaged in collusion to unlawfully depress prices paid to U.S. cattle producers.
Bill Bullard joins AgriTalk to discuss R-CALF USA’s lawsuit, alleging that beef packers Tyson, Cargill, JBS and National Beef, had engaged in collusion to unlawfully depress prices paid to U.S. cattle producers.
Horn flies are a costly nuisance to the U.S. cattle industry. A multi-pronged fly control program can help keep fly populations in check for season-long control.
Packers were fairly aggressive in their drive to increase their inventory. Cash traded mostly on Thursday, but packers took on additional cattle Friday at steady money.
A fourth-generation Minnesota farmer has spent more than two decades seeking an alternative crop. His solution—hybrid rye—offers a low-maintenance small grain that pairs well with livestock & boosts sustainability
Vytelle announces through its GrowSafe business the launch of the Beef Marketing Program to monitor individual animal performance, predict carcass weight and optimally market cattle in the feedlot.
Zoetis announces the acquisition of Performance Livestock Analytics to enhance its animal health solutions across the continuum of care for beef producers.
Cattle prices were in full retreat, giving back all the previous week’s gains. The magnitude of the decline was on full display at feeder cattle auctions with the rollback accelerating throughout the week.
The Norm Timmerman family received the 2019 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.
Holding our ground and protecting our export position is vital in the two years ahead as our fed cattle supplies grow to the cycle peak and competing U.S. protein supplies become record large.
Key to the feeder cattle and calf price outlook is the feeder cattle supply (estimated from cattle inventory), forage conditions, feeding margins and feedlot demand and thus, fed cattle prices.
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report, released at 11:00 a.m. CST May 25, fell mostly in line with trade expectations.
Cattle supplies are on the rise with more cattle being placed in feedlots leading to some discrepancies in the futures and cash market.
The Cattle on Feed report has been on a continual increasing trend since December 2016 and the current April inventory is the highest for the month in 12 years.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says supply and demand factors led to the dramatic cattle price decline from 2013 to 2016.
The addition of the two Cattle Empire yards boosts Friona Industries to the nation’s second-largest cattle feeding entity.
USDA’s July 2018 cattle on feed estimate was the largest July 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
Currently in the yards, it feels that packers are still playing the need for inventory, week to week.
The June Cattle on Feed reached its highest recorded inventory since the series started in 1996 and continues 18 months of increasing inventories.
The cattle herd in Canada fell by 100,000 head with beef cows seeing the largest drop in herd numbers.
Cattle on Feed reaches nearly 11.1 million head, the highest mark reached for August since USDA began the series in 1996.
Kansas pilot project aims at improving cattle traceability.