Rancher
Over the past 10 weeks, cattle feeders have gained market leverage in a rally the likes of which have not been seen in many years.
The new year brings with it several changes in ongoing market dynamics, some new opportunities, and some new risks and continuing challenges for cattle and beef markets.
Packers were aggressive in obtaining inventory to start the new year, and the result was a cash cattle market that gained $2 in both the north and south.
Many spring calving herds will begin calving around the first of February, if not before, so an increased understanding of the “calving” or parturition process is helpful.
Cull beef cows represent 10% of the beef consumed in the U.S. and they represent 20% of the gross income of commercial ranches, making proper cull cow management important.
As consumers glean more information about where their food comes from, producers need to focus on how they manage their farm or ranch. Beef Quality Assurance certification is a good place to start.
A south Texas rancher reports he measured more than 100 inches of rainfall in each of the last two years. That’s about 2.5 times more than the annual average for the area.
Which is more financially advantageous on your ranch if the average is the same, uniformity from top to bottom or bottom-end discounts offset by premiums from top-end excellence?
No matter how cow-calf producers judge the past year – good, just okay or disappointing – there is value in taking some time to analyze the reasons for the outcome.
Cash cattle prices traded higher in the north, with dressed sales reported $3 to $5 higher. Feeder cattle markets saw a limited holiday-week test.
Packers were eager to push their inventory higher last week and prices in all regions responded by moving $1 to $2 higher.
Nick and Justin Diemel’s family have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man charged with their murder and his mother.
Two Indiana Hereford families faced the greatest fear of any show family, yet through the trauma arose incredible blessings.
Great beef starts with seedstock focus, which is daily life for Art and Stacy Butler of Spring Cove Ranch in Idaho. For more than a century, the Butler family has raised registered Angus seedstock on the western range.
Cash cattle prices traded $1 to $2 ahead of Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report which reported a 2.5% increase in the number of cattle in feedlots.
The trial of a California rancher accused of “large-scale animal cruelty” has ended with a jury hopelessly deadlocked.
Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Greg Hanes says the Beef Checkoff was “designed by producers, for producers, to build value by focusing on key areas of research and promotion to drive demand for our beef around the world.”
Steers and heifers sold at auctions this week steady to $3 lower. AMS said with the holidays and the end of the year fast approaching, many auction markets saw heavy runs of cattle.
Sharply higher carcass weights have boosted beef production, though another round of winter weather hitting parts of cattle feeding country may temper that in the last few weeks of the year.
In anticipation of reduced harvest during the holidays, packers are sitting in a good inventory position going into the next few weeks.
Ranchers have more opportunities to receive added value for their calves than other segments, and panelists at the Range Beef Cow Symposium discussed how to accomplish such goals.
Last week was one of the last chances for cattle feeders to push the market up to the $120-plus price range. Three packers were in the market to buy cattle by feeders chose to settle for steady money.
The founder of Rowdy Girl Sanctuary is newsworthy because she’s a rancher turned vegan, but her ideas that she can “rescue ranches” with fundraisers and donations is both alarming and absurd.
Severe weather inevitably means management challenges and higher costs for producers but may also have market impacts if poor conditions are widespread enough.
A recent study that didn’t condemn red meat drew outrage from numerous self-proclaimed health authorities. But a prominent M.D. has now weighed in with the opposite opinion.
Designed to identify superior Hereford-influenced feeder cattle, the Hereford Advantage program now offers additional benefits to add value to feeder cattle.
Donkey hides are a key ingredient in a traditional Chinese medicine, and skyrocketing demand has decimated the world’s donkey population while threatening the spread of diseases.
We hear a lot about generational stereotypes, but a people-skills pro says we can get past those by sharing stories that build common ground.
NCBA says it will work with the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to address the Agency’s longstanding policy on geographic origin statements for beef.
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association calls for “accurate meat labels” and noted they have asked FSIS to use certain labeling claims to be used exclusively for cattle “born, raised and slaughtered” in the U.S.