Feeder cattle review: Live, feeder cattle prices trending higher

Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calves sold generally 1.00-4.00 higher with the exception of some major auctions near the Southern Plains feedlot area early in the week, like Oklahoma National Stockyards, which sold slightly lower.

1. Farmland values: Not falling but not accelerating as fast
2. U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
3. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
4. USMEF board meeting kicks off Wednesday in D.C.
5. Schwieterman: Feeders get a boost overnight with lower corn trade
6. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
4. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
5. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
4. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
5. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
6. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower