Stocker
It might be a good year to background some cattle this winter.
Study compared rates of dry distiller’s grains of cattle on Tifton 85.
The average rental rates per month for cow-calf pairs are about 20 to 25 percent higher in 2014 compared to 2013 in Nebraska.
Corn should be a lot cheaper this fall, but will it be better than other alternative feed stuffs?
Rain in July makes things look more optimistic for wheat and stocker cattle operators, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.
The annual Eastern Kansas Grazing School will be on Sept. 10 and 11.
Responses will assist in planning future research and educational programming for Texas stocker cattle producers.
Taking a step back in time will help explain why stocker cattle are priced where they are.
The Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Cattle Conference will be held July 29 in Wichita Falls, Texas, jointly hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.
Stocker and feeder markets continued to show strength in the fact of seasonal trends that suggest the market should move lower.
Learn how to add grazing days to your operation.
In the production world, producing beef from grass depends on the development of grazing plans that allow plants to fully utilize their genetics that have evolved for centuries.
The cattle market in Kentucky dropped during the month of March for calf prices and fed cattle prices.
Discussions of genetics typically focus on the cow calf producer, however genetics play just as much of a role in the stocker industry as they do cow/calf.
Beef producers have many options available to include in beef cattle diets that can offer many benefits in a small package.
Global macroeconomic factors weigh heavily on cattle feeders’ bullishness, while the short cattle supply is not forgotten by bears.
This is the third highest August 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
But projected breakevens for live cattle do not appear favorable.
The cattle feeder’s cost of gain will increase approximately $0.04/lb from corn basis alone.
Congress and regulatory oversight agencies have held hearings to examine the role of speculation in commodity markets.
The feeder calves with the greatest value are almost always the heavier calves, but producers must calculate if it is profitable for them to own the cattle longer, and provide the resources to add the additional weight.