Feedlot
The average price of fresh beef in grocery stores was a record $6.079 per pound during March. That was up 6.2 cents from the previous record set the month before.
Beef imports are up, while exports of beef are down.
This week’s fed cattle prices were the highest since early January.
Fewer cattle are on feed than what was projected, but domestic beef demand is up.
Fed cattle placements were up compared to the same time last year.
A new packing plant in Idaho and boxed beef prices going up for three weeks are good news for cattle producers.
This is New Year’s week and the number of cattle reports is smaller than normal.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on December 1, 2014.
It has been a chaotic couple of weeks in the cattle markets.
Managing stress in the winter time can improve the performance of feedlot cattle. Cattle respond to cold stress by burning more calories to maintain body temperature.
A new report shows the number of cattle in Kansas feedlots is down 2 percent for the lowest June inventory since 1999.
South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals had 240,000 cattle on feed on Feb. 1, up 7 percent from last year.
The technology, marketed as FerAppease in the U.S., can be used in beef and dairy animals. Economic analysis, depending on the production stage of use, offers an ROI of 20:1 to 30:1.