78% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor... Unchanged from last week
Mon May 23, 2022
Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 1% above the 3 Year Average.
Mon May 23, 2022
U.S. Forage Conditions are in the worst condition now of any May, in at least the last 35 years.
Mon May 23, 2022
For the week, slaughter cattle traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves about 1.00 lower.
Sat May 21, 2022
This is the highest May 1st inventory since the series began in 1996.
Fri May 20, 2022
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported the population of Mexican gray wolves in the U.S. has increased for the sixth consecutive year.
Fri May 20, 2022
The NCBA uses checkoff dollars to lobby against Country of Origin Labeling of all beef products.
Fri May 20, 2022
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" indicator is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong:
Fri May 20, 2022
Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year.
Thu May 19, 2022
Four companies slaughter about 85% of U.S. grain-fattened cattle.
Thu May 19, 2022
As of May 17, 2022, 43.98% of the U.S. and 52.54% of the lower 48 states are in drought.
Thu May 19, 2022
The special investigator bill would create a new position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with immense prosecutorial and subpoena power.
Thu May 19, 2022
When the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates, the effects eventually trickle down to agriculture banks or lending, and the cattle market.
Wed May 18, 2022
Drought conditions and higher operating costs have encouraged the rapid culling of beef cows to levels not seen in decades.
Wed May 18, 2022
Cattle on feed numbers are expected to decline slightly from last month with higher daily marketings and lower placements.
Wed May 18, 2022
49% of Corn Acreage Planted compared to 5 Year Average of 67%
Tue May 17, 2022
75% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor compared to 78% last week.
Tue May 17, 2022
Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 9.5% below the 3 Year Average.
Tue May 17, 2022
May 1 hay stocks in the 17 plains and western states were down 17.7 percent year over year.
Mon May 16, 2022
For the week, slaughter cattle in the South were steady with trade in the North 2.00 lower. Both feeder cattle and stocker calves had another week of lower prices.
Sat May 14, 2022
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