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Fewer cattle and higher prices are a continuing trend with the Cattle on Feed Report.
U.S. beef prices are up 74% since 2009 to the highest on record, after a seven-year decline in the herd left the fewest cattle in at least six decades.
All areas of the beef industry continue to see higher price gains.
This past week was one for the record books in the futures market.
The cash-led bull market continues, with both fed cattle and feeder cattle posting sharp gains. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures also recorded advances, but still trail cash bids.
Green Plains Inc. announced today that is has acquired the assets of Supreme Cattle Feeders from Agri Beef Co.
How does management in the stocker phase affect feedlot and carcass performance?
The feeder cattle market is on the rise while exports continue to hold strong.
Domestic market growth could be coming to a standstill.
Feeder cattle are losing leverage thanks to large seasonal influx, but margins are still holding.
Fed cattle market is on a slight decline while other markets hold steady.
Fewer cattle entering the packing plant means less beef in the freezer.
For the 21st month in a row the amount of cattle on feed has decreased from the previous year.
The beef market continues to chug along at a record pace.
A new government report shows major Kansas feedlots are feeding the fewest number of cattle since 1999 for the month of May.
Cattle prices have started to moderate after reaching unexplained record highs in the first four months of the year.
Beef exports have continued to rise at a rapid rate, while domestic demand has been steady.
There are more steers in feedlots this April, but fewer heifers. It could be a sign of herd expansion.
Beef producers are seeing record high prices for their cattle, but how did we get here?
There were 4.7% fewer cattle in feedlots this March compared to 2013.
Country of origin labeling (COOL) has been vilified for quite some time; an end might be in sight.
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.
Friday’s jobs report was somewhat encouraging. More people with jobs is positive for meat demand.
There are more cattle on feed in South Dakota now than last year.
The challenge is the drug aids efficiency but raises incidences of death.
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.