Feedlots are trying hard to get more current and become more competitive. That’s proving to be a slow grind.
Thu July 28, 2022
A sharp drop in business investment and declining inventory levels largely accounted for the negative GDP print. Government spending also fell sharply.
Thu July 28, 2022
Colorado agriculture officials have confirmed anthrax in at least two beef cattle herds in Sedgwick County in Northeast CO.
Wed July 27, 2022
La Niña conditions are expected to persist throughout the remainder of 2022. As a result, the outlook for the fall rainy season favors below normal precipitation.
Wed July 27, 2022
As food inflation rises, consumers choose more affordable cuts
Wed July 27, 2022
Index Fell for Third Straight Month, as Consumers’ View of Present Situation Weakened
Tue July 26, 2022
It's not the bacteria itself that hurts the cattle. It's the immune response to the bacteria that is the problem.
Tue July 26, 2022
Hay quality is variable depending on the type of forage, soil type, fertilizer rate, and the maturity of the forage when it was hayed.
Tue July 26, 2022
Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 1.4% below the 3 Year Average.
Mon July 25, 2022
75% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Fair to Very Poor' compared to 74% last week.
Mon July 25, 2022
61% of Corn Condition rated at 'Good to Excellent' compared to 64% Last Week
Mon July 25, 2022
A cattle rustling sting resulted in the arrests of the top elected official and three ranch hands in Loving County TX, the least-populated county in the continental United States.
Mon July 25, 2022
Cattle producers are destocking at a rapid rate as pasture conditions deteriorate rapidly.
Mon July 25, 2022
For the week, slaughter cattle trade was 1.00 to 3.00 lower with feeder cattle slightly higher and stocker calves slightly lower.
Sat July 23, 2022
Compared to a year ago, total supplies of red meat and beef were up 24 percent & 29 percent respectively.
Fri July 22, 2022
Beef cows, at 30.4 million head, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Fri July 22, 2022
Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.06 million head, 2 percent above 2021
Fri July 22, 2022
The number of U.S. farms & ranches fell sharply through the early 1970s but the decline has slowed since then.
Fri July 22, 2022
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" indicator is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong:
Fri July 22, 2022
LIP payment rates are to be based on 75 percent of the average fair market value for specific livestock categories
Thu July 21, 2022
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