11.77% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 12.14% Last Week.
Thu June 13, 2024
The 2024 cattle price forecast is raised from last month on recent prices with the strength carried forward into 2025.
Wed June 12, 2024
Summer demand will have to do a lot of work to create a strong price outlook through June for fed cattle.
Tue June 11, 2024
51% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 51% Last Week and 45% Last Year.
Mon June 10, 2024
74% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 75% last week and 61% last year.
Mon June 10, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 25.3% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon June 10, 2024
Carcass weights have not shown the typical seasonal decline in the first half of the year resulting in even greater year over year discrepancies in recent weeks.
Mon June 10, 2024
Fed cattle trade was limited with a lower undertone. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were lower with live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures mostly lower.
Sat June 08, 2024
Weekly Beef Sales were down 8%; Weekly Export were down 5%.
Thu June 06, 2024
12.14% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 12.55% Last Week.
Thu June 06, 2024
51% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 48% Last Week and 45% Last Year.
Tue June 04, 2024
91% of Corn Crop planted compared to 95% last year and the 5 Year Average of 89%; 74% of Corn Crop emerged compared to 81% last year and the 5 Year Average of 73%.
Tue June 04, 2024
Last week's Marketings were 3.4% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon June 03, 2024
CWD is a neurological disease that slowly kills deer with visible symptoms not typically showing until close to death.
Mon June 03, 2024
U.S. cattle producers do not benefit from the profitable import/export scheme that exclusively benefits the beef packers.
Mon June 03, 2024
Better forage conditions remove one of the barriers to stabilizing and rebuilding the beef cow herd.
Mon June 03, 2024
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern and Northern Plains was lower with feeder cattle higher and stocker calves slightly lower.
Sat June 01, 2024
Weekly Beef Sales were down 27%; Weekly Export were down 7%.
Fri May 31, 2024
The two earlier cases had eye-infection symptoms rather than respiratory issues.
Thu May 30, 2024
12.55% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, unchanged from Last Week.
Thu May 30, 2024
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