Breakevens
Getting the biggest bang for your buck
Purchasing feeds for a cow/calf producer is like doing taxes. Typically once a year producers start pricing feeds trying to figure out what is the best deal and what they should buy.
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BeefTalk: Grass versus corn, TDN cost per unit
In years past, given the price of feed grains, it was a given to buy grain. If one was short of forage, buy grain. If one was looking to expand, buy grain. If one was thinking of the future, build feed bunks and pens and buy grain.
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Managing feed costs
Purchased feed represents the greatest portion of variable costs for cow-calf producers according to the Kansas Farm Management Association.
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The management calendar
We live in a global market place with corn flirting with $7.00/bu and beef and dairy prices increasing, in part because of export demand.
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Cattle feeding margins hold above $100, packer margins drop
Cattle feeding margins declined about $10 per head last week, while packer margins declined nearly $43 per head. Feeding margins held above the $100 per head mark, while packer margins remain in single digits. The Sterling Profit Quotient lost 41 points for the week, according to estimates developed by Sterling Marketing Inc., Vale, Ore.
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Cattle feeding margins improve, packer margins decline
Cattle feeding margins increased about $15 per head last week, while packer margins declined $7 per head. Feeding margins jumped back above $100 per head, and packer margins remain above $50 per head. The Sterling Profit Quotient gained 43 points for the week, according to estimates developed by Sterling Marketing Inc., Vale, Ore.
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Fed prices drop, remain above $100
As fed-cattle trade developed late this week, USDA reports steer prices averaging $104.33 per hundredweight, down from highs over $107 two weeks ago, but still uncommonly strong. One year ago, prices hovered around $85 per hundredweight.
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Cost of gain and calf prices push breakevens higher
Cattle feeders have cause for optimism as they watch fed-cattle prices climb into the $70s with prospects for continued strong prices into next year. Their production costs, however, also have taken an upward turn, driving up the selling prices they'll need to see profits next spring on fall-placed cattle.
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Feedyard breakevens rise with cost of gain and calf prices
Cattle feeders have cause for optimism as they watch fed-cattle prices climb into the $70s, with prospects for continued strong prices into next year.
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