Cattle
U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was up 15 percent from a year earlier, a government report showed on Friday, and analysts said reduced feed costs encouraged fattening cattle for slaughter.
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Carthage Livestock Auction TN
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Nashville, TN Sat May 18, 2013 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News
Smith County Comm., Carthage, TN (Feeders weighed upon arrival)
Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 18, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 973 Last week: 830 Last year: NA
Trends: According to the
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Crossville Cattle Auction TN
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Nashville, TN Sat May 18, 2013 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News
Crossville Stockyard, Crossville, TN
Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 18, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 546 Last week: 436 Last year: 300
According to the Federal-State Market News Service, compared
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Greeneville Livestock Auction TN
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Nashville, TN Sat May 18, 2013 USDA-TN Dept of Ag Market News
Greeneville Livestock Auction, Greeneville, TN
Weighted Average Report for Saturday May 18, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 351 Last week: Not reported Last year: 437
Trends: No trends; previous sale not
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Campbellsville Livestock Auction KY
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Louisville, KY Sat May 18, 2013 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Campbellsville, Ky Bluegrass of Campbellsville Livestock Market (Cattle
weighed at time of sale)
Receipts: 486 For the week: 1233 Last Saturday; 583
Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and
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Weber Livestock Auction UT
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Salt Lake City, Utah May 15, 2013 USDA-Utah Dept of Ag Market News
Anderson Livestock Auction, Willard, May 16, 2013
Receipts: 546; Last Week: 567
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Nebraska Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.39 million cattle on feed on May 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. This inventory was down 3 percent from last year.
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Oklahoma Cattle on Feed unchanged
The Oklahoma inventory of cattle on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 295 thousand head on May 1, 2013, down 3 percent from the previous month but unchanged from the May 1, 2012 level.
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Texas Cattle on Feed down 6 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Texas feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 2.54 million head on May 1, 2013, down 6 percent from a year ago.
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Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
Compared to last week, yearling feeder cattle sold mostly steady with some major markets wavering in either direction but rarely more than 2.00.
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Iowa Cattle on Feed down 5 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in Iowa for all feedlots totaled 1,260,000 on May 1, 2013 according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Iowa Field Office.
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