Cattle price forecasts for 2024 are raised for both the third and fourth quarters based on recent stronger-than-expected demand for fed cattle.
Mon August 12, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves sharply lower.
Sat August 10, 2024
Jim Mundorf's speech at the R-Calf convention outlining the timeline and corruption that led to the current mandating of Electronic Identification tags.
Fri August 09, 2024
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri August 09, 2024
One day old beef-dairy cross calves are worth anywhere from $700 to $1000.
Thu August 08, 2024
Weekly Beef Sales were down 43%; Weekly Exports were down 5%.
Thu August 08, 2024
21.5% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 19.91% Last Week.
Thu August 08, 2024
An earlier surge in new claims in July appeared to stem mostly from people in Texas being unable to work after Hurricane Beryl.
Thu August 08, 2024
35% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 39% Last Week and 38% Last Year.
Tue August 06, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 5.9% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon August 05, 2024
A majority of restaurant operators reported lower same-store sales and customer traffic in June.
Mon August 05, 2024
The lawsuit claims that the defendants’ actions violate the “take care” clause of the U.S. Constitution that requires the president to “take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”
Mon August 05, 2024
Should developing drought conditions with the return of La Niña occur, additional liquidation is likely and herd rebuilding could be pushed off further into the future.
Mon August 05, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves slightly lower.
Sat August 03, 2024
Steps required to comply with EUDR are not well-defined and the regulation makes the EU an even more difficult market for the U.S. beef industry to serve.
Fri August 02, 2024
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri August 02, 2024
The Fed jacked up rates in 2022 and 2023 to a 23-year-high to try to tame high inflation, but high borrowing costs have also depressed economic growth.
Fri August 02, 2024
More people are being infected than known because surveillance has been so poor.
Thu August 01, 2024
Insurance payouts in these regions were mostly driven by losses from weather-related events.
Thu August 01, 2024
Dairy cow slaughter lowest since July 2006 and may lead to increases in July milk production and cow numbers.
Thu August 01, 2024
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