Fed Cattle
Stocker and backgrounding operations have been foaming at the mouth to secure the inventory needed to harvest spring grass.
This week’s fed cattle prices were the highest since early January.
Live cattle traded for $160 to $161 to end last week, while beef prices were up from the previous week.
Fewer cattle are on feed than what was projected, but domestic beef demand is up.
Cattle prices are up significantly from last year, while beef prices slide from last week.
A K-State study found the average corn particle size in Midwest finishing cattle diets.
K-State study examines economic implications of vaccinating cattle to prevent E. coli.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the number of cattle in Nebraska feedlots is up 2 percent over last year this month.
Fed cattle placements were up compared to the same time last year.
Cattle futures showing that prices may have been inflated the past few months.
Merck Animal Health and DVAuction, Inc., announced the most accurate and timely feeder cattle prices in real-time from one website.
For 2015, it looks like beef producers will see a slight drop off in the market, but profitability should remain high thanks to increasing global demand and lower input costs.
There’s a cheap technology, that’s not new and it can return a lot of money on your investment.
Decision tools for when to market fed cattle, risk management to protect price declines and health management for receiving calves highlight UW Extension Cattle Feeders Clinics Feb 9th though the 12th around Wisconsin.
The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University will offer several workshops focusing on choices in feedlot facilities in February and March 2015.
South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 245,000 cattle on feed on Jan. 1, down 2 percent from last year.
High beef prices are here to stay for a while, as recent drought conditions in Texas and around the country have reduced the nation’s cattle supply to its lowest numbers in more than 50 years, according to agricultural experts.
Compared to pre-release estimates, USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report carried a neutral to bullish tone.
Industry-leading support offers a new calf management program.
The nine cow-calf producers who chose to retain ownership on their 137 steer calves last June instead of cashing in on them at $1350 to $1450 per head were rewarded with an early Christmas present.
New Mexico State University’s Clayton Livestock Research Center is one of the nation’s premier cattle research facilities. Research is focusing on how to vaccinate the cattle better, how to better use trace mineral supplements, and how to handle the cattle humanely.
The American Hereford Association and Certified Hereford Beef LLC recently launched HerefordFeederCattle.com — an online marketing tool for producers marketing Hereford-influenced feeder cattle.
A new packing plant in Idaho and boxed beef prices going up for three weeks are good news for cattle producers.
Fed cattle prices rebounded to start 2015 out after several weeks of losses in December.
This is New Year’s week and the number of cattle reports is smaller than normal.
The 2014 beef market had one common theme: record prices. From those record prices there are some lessons to be learned.