National Review
Feeder cattle review: Another snow storm limits auction numbers
Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calf markets were not fully tested due to the second severe winter storm to hit many areas of the Southern Plains and the Midwest in less than a week.
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Feeder cattle review: Storm, price levels lighten receipts
Compared to last week’s sharply lower market, feeder cattle and calves traded unevenly steady and mostly within a range of 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher.
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Feeder cattle review: Red ink floods the market this week
Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calves sold 5.00-8.00 lower with many instances fully 10.00 lower on all classes and as much as 15.00 lower on lightweight stocker calves.
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Feeder cattle review: Fed cattle trade disappoints on low demand
Most industry members assumed that by now the fed cattle market would have broken through the 130.00 record-high resistance level and tighter supplies would have created a seller’s market. Not even close.
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Feeder cattle review: Supply drying up fast, feeders higher
Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold 3.00-6.00 higher while calves over 550 lbs traded firm to 5.00 higher.
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Feeder cattle review: Feeders sink lower
Due to feed and water shortages, producers have been selling cattle ahead of schedule for well over a year and many have now gotten down to those that are just about to be born.
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Feeder cattle review: Record fed cattle prices set to break
Feeder cattle marketing was brisk for the first full week of 2013 which annually posts the heaviest auction receipts of the entire year.
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Feeder cattle review: Calves, yearlings hit 2013 with steam
Continued light holiday marketing of feeder cattle through the first week of 2013 was not enough to establish a price trend.
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Feeder cattle review: Calf prices make year-end run
Compared to last week, yearling cattle and feeder calves weighing over 650 lbs sold firm to 3.00 higher while steer and heifer calves traded 3.00-6.00 higher to close out the year.
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Feeder cattle review: Active bids to fill pen space before 2013
Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle and calves sold firm to 5.00 higher on weights over 500 lbs with lighter-weight calves very erratic and ranging as much as 10.00 in either direction.
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Feeder cattle review: Feedlots losing money with high feed costs
Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower with the exception of the Interstate-70 corridor from eastern Colorado across through Kansas and Missouri where prices trended steady to 3.00 higher.
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- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early



