Feedyard
The goal of any feedlot receiving strategy is to make the transition from calf origin into the feedlot or backgrounding yard as seamless as possible in order to achieve best cattle performance.
In an effort to evaluate the potential compensatory effects of winter rate of gain and implant strategy across the entire production system, a two-year study by the University of Nebraska addressed those questions.
While vaccination is widely considered a critical component of cattle health management, could the timing of vaccination impact the efficiency of the product?
Market prices for beef and cattle impact margins and short-term decisions at every level of the supply chain, but decisions concerning long-term financial health are driven by factors that may lead to structural change.
A central Missouri county health board faces lawsuit after violating the state’s open meetings laws when making rules regarding CAFOs.
While we can’t control the heat, there are some things we can control to help cattle through it.
When $1 lower bids failed, packers reduced bids even more, encouraging some feeders to sacrifice ground to secure a spot for some ready cattle.
In an effort to connect customers to the dedication of farm and ranch families to high standards of animal care Sysco and Certified Angus Beef are joining forces.
The spread between cattle feeding margins and beef packer margins has now reached $500 per head as packing losses increase. Pork producer margins are the highest of the year.
Beef cows and total mid-year inventory down 3%. Cattle on Feed July 1 totaled 11.2 million head, down 2% from July 2022.
Newly independent entity will continue to serve its growing customer base while accelerating progress in precision livestock farming.
The PAC Summit for Industry Leaders will be held July 12, 2023, at the Holiday Inn in Kearney, Nebraska. The event features an exciting line-up of speakers and topics.
Cattle feeding margins improved $43 per head last week as cash prices gained nearly $2 per cwt.
Cattle feeding margins are rapidly declining as cash cattle prices retreat from spring highs
Cattle feeding margins improved $16 per head last week as cash prices inched higher less than $1 per cwt.
Cattle feeding margins jumped nearly $17 per head higher last week to average $196.50.
The increase in margins was the third consecutive weekly gain, leaving average profits above $230 per head.
Cattle feeding margins took two steps back last week as cash cattle prices hover around what producers hope are the summer lows.
After slicing more than 50% off the monstrous losses found a month ago, cattle feeders saw their margins slip $43 per further into the red last week with $2 per cwt. lower bids.
Easter week produced a $3 per cwt. decline in fed cattle prices and a $73 erosion in cattle feeding margins.
Cattle feeding margins gained only modestly, despite the fact feeder cattle factored into closeouts were $40 per head less than the previous week.
Most analysts expected feedyards to be near breakeven by the time the calendar turned to May. May is here and the underperforming cash fed cattle market has kept feedyards struggling.
Feedyards are as close to breaking even on a cash basis as they’ve been during any point in the past 18 months.
Last week’s $2 per cwt cash cattle rally lifted feedyard margins to breakeven.
Last week’s $1 per cwt retreat in cash cattle prices took feedyard margins only modestly lower.
Last week’s $4-plus rally in cash fed cattle prices cut average feedyard losses in half, leaving the red ink totaling $90 on every animal shipped.
Cattle feeders earned average profits of $68 per head last week, $30 per head more than the previous week.
Cattle feeders saw positive margins on closeouts for the ninth consecutive week.
Feedyard profit margins rebounded slightly after last week’s $2 rally in the cash fed cattle market.