Cattle Prices
Retail Beef Prices Increase After Falling For Two Straight Months
The average retail beef price increased by $0.05 last month to $3.99. Ground chuck prices increased by $0.06 to $2.91 per pound which remains below this year's average price of $2.96 per pound. Uncooked beef roasts climbed $0.08 to $4.05 per pound, setting a new yearly high.
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Dairy Products Prices: Butter Down, Cheese Up
Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade AA standards averaged $2.21 per pound for the week ending October 9, 2010. The United States (US) price per pound decreased 0.4 cents from the previous week.
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Feedstuffs: Central Illinois Soybean Meal Prices Drop To 10 Week Low
The USDA Market News Service reports feed ingredient prices for the week ending October 05, were mixed. Soybean Meal was 9.20 to 27.00 lower. Cottonseed Meal was 5.00 lower to 2.00 higher.
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Retail Diesel Prices Increase, Nearing Yearly High
U.S. retail diesel prices increased $0.049 this week to $3.000 per gallon. This year's average retail diesel price is $2.942 per gallon.
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Beef Cattle Prices By U.S. & State
U.S. beef cattle prices increased by $0.90 to $94.40 cwt. Arkansas suffered the steepest losses as prices fell $9.20 to $78.00 cwt. North Dakota prices climbed $5.40 to $96.60 cwt.
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Hay Prices Unchanged Nationally, Improvement In Southwest
Hay prices improve in California and New Mexico. Prices fell most in New York.
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Cow Prices By State: Prices Drop In Florida, Arkansas & Georgia
Cow prices fall most in the southeast, smaller losses in Minnesota and Idaho.
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Soybean Prices By U.S. & State
The U.S. average soybean price fell by $0.16 to $9.94 per bushel and now sits $0.16 below the yearly high, set in August. Kentucky was the biggest gainer this month where prices increased by $0.10 to $10.10.
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Barrow & Gilt Prices By U.S. & State
The U.S. average barrow and gilt price dropped by $0.50 to $61.00 per CWT this month, $8.27 below this year's average. North Carolina saw the largest drop in prices, falling $1.80 to $61.30.
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Steer Prices By U.S. & State
U.S. steer prices increased by $1.30 to 99.30 per cwt just $1.70 shy of this year's high.
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Dairy Product Prices: Butter, Cheese & Milk All Increase
Butter prices received for 25 kilogram and 68 pound boxes meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade AA standards averaged $2.22 per pound for the week ending September 25, 2010. The United States (US) price per pound increased 2.9 cents from the previous week.
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- Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morning
- U.S. wheat conditions well below average
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Cornell genetic testing process cuts cost by up to 75 percent
- Angus Foundation receives $28,500 from “The Card Challenge”
- Commentary: In praise of animal foods
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Drought losses in Oklahoma top $400 million for 2012
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally



