Feedyard
To build on this week’s strength, traders will need to be convinced the cash market is headed higher.
Are you getting enough information from your feedyard to help improve the herd?
The quantity of beef available to consumers has declined in recent years, unfortunately that trend is going to continue.
Beef producers can compete at the meat case by changing breeding, management and marketing.
A commercial rancher has switched from a pounds-only philosophy to one that includes quality.
Last week’s corn price decline helped bring down break-evens for cattle feeders, but feeder prices remain strong.
Meanwhile placements in feedlots during May totaled 1.81 million, 11 percent below 2010.
While the decline catches many off guard, a continued rally in corn prices keeps feeder breakevens in the red.
Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.80 million, 10 percent above 2010.
Price activity was beneficial for those in the feeder cattle market, but for cattle feeders the dilemma of placing cattle below breakeven continues.
Sorting adds value to cattle feeders before selling to packers.
Live cattle prices are not keeping pace with input costs and until that changes, the opportunities to lock in profits become less.
Here are four of the top ways feeders can strike a balance between grade and gain, implant and marbling levels.
No improvement for breakevens on cattle entering the feedyard last week.
High corn and ration prices are forcing cattle feeders to be extremely selective in their purchases.
Beef herd owners can cut winter feed costs this winter by not feeding unproductive cows.
Breakeven projections show cattle feeders are only able to lock in negative margins right now.
Cattle feeders are beginning to show less appetite for purchasing feeder cattle at current prices.
Accessibility to corn co-products provide Midwest cattle feeders opportunities but there are still challenges.
Eastern Livestock, LLC., one of the oldest and the biggest cattle order buyers in the U.S., has some $81 million in bad checks.
Steve Kay and Ron Plain offer analysis of USDA Cattle on Feed report.
Steve Kay, Cattle Buyer’'s Weekly, provides insight to the August Cattle on Feed Report.