USDA’s Corbitt Wall: Feeder steers, heifers plummet

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers weighing over 650 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower with many instances as much as 12.00 lower especially in the Northern Plains.  Calves under 650 lbs traded fully 5.00 to 15.00 lower with the driest areas quoting lightweights as much as 20.00 lower and the popular 500 lb calf seeing the full decline.

1. Another droughty summer forecast for West Texas
2. Do opponents of crop insurance oppose farm programs in general?
3. Ag markets generally mixed again Tuesday morning
4. UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
5. Will this summer be a repeat of 2012?
6. 4 rules for growing a business or industry

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
4. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
5. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
6. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week

1. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
4. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
5. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
6. 4 rules for growing a business or industry