A larger cow requires more energy per day for maintenance and will consume more forage per day.
                
                Tue January 30, 2024
                    Consumer confidence index rises to 114.8 in January from 108.0 as inflation slows and economy keeps growing.
                
                Tue January 30, 2024
                    All classes of cattle estimated to be lower than January of 2023.
                
                Tue January 30, 2024
                    Last week's Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 17.9% higher than the 3 Year Average.
                
                Mon January 29, 2024
                    Farm establishments receive a lower portion of dollars spent on food away from home because of the added costs of preparing and serving meals.
                
                Mon January 29, 2024
                    Fed cattle trade in both the Southern & Northern Plains was higher, as were feeder cattle and stocker calves.
                
                Sat January 27, 2024
                    The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
                
                Fri January 26, 2024
                    Commercial red meat production up 2%; Beef production down 2%
                
                Fri January 26, 2024
                    The Retail Beef Price increase in 2023 was actually less than the 20 year average.
                
                Thu January 25, 2024
                    A pioneer of the Texas cattle-feeding industry, Engler has received numerous honors and recognition throughout his career, which include induction into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame and the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame.
                
                Thu January 25, 2024
                    What makes the plant unique is its Legacy Beef Co-op business model, in which co-op member producers could own a percentage of the company and brand.
                
                Thu January 25, 2024
                    23% of the U.S. cattle inventory is within areas experiencing drought, down 3% from last week.
                
                Thu January 25, 2024
                    Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 2.0% rate of growth.
                
                Thu January 25, 2024
                    Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 6 percent from the previous month but down 11 percent from last year.
                
                Wed January 24, 2024
                    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates more than 240 Mexican gray wolves are living in New Mexico and Arizona.
                
                Wed January 24, 2024
                    Federal records on foreign-owned agricultural land include errors, lack details on subsidiaries and secondary owners, and are not provided to other government agencies in a timely manner.
                
                Wed January 24, 2024
                    The inventory of cattle on feed over 150 days remained sharply larger than that of the prior five years and will certainly impact the fed cattle through the first quarter.
                
                Wed January 24, 2024
                    Last week's Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 52.3% lower than the 3 Year Average.
                
                Mon January 22, 2024
                    The first few weeks of the New Year are always a challenge for cattle and beef markets. 
                
                Mon January 22, 2024
                    The program allows more meat processors to access better markets through USDA’s official beef quality grading and certification.
                
                
