Canada cattle report: Light trade at lower prices
A bearish tone persisted throughout the beef market chain again last week. Initial light live sales Wednesday saw a handful of cattle trade $0.75/cwt lower than the previous week.
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February timely tips
Follow these cow-calf management tips moving from winter to spring.
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Temperament plays key role in cattle health
USDA and university scientists have found that cattle temperament influences how animals should be handled, how they perform and how they respond to disease.
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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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Cattle Outlook: Weekly slaughter falls from previous week, year
The average price of choice beef at retail during January was $5.244 per pound, a new record. This was up 12.6 cents from December, up 15.1 cents from January 2012, and up 9.2 cents from the November 2012 record.
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United States Cattle on Feed down 6 percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on February 1, 2013.
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Canada cattle report: Showlists work against Canadian cash market
Eroding technical levels and larger showlist volumes worked against the cash market. The Canfax average steer and heifer price closed the week at $114.75/cwt and $113.75/cwt respectively, down $1.50 from the previous week.
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Beef demand to govern cattle & beef prices in 2013
The outlook for cattle and beef prices in 2013 and 2014 is decidedly bullish when examining the supply side factors. Cattle numbers are at half-century lows and any growth this year will be modest at best. While these supply fundamentals could push cattle and beef prices to new record highs in 2013, price advances will be limited by the willingness and ability for beef consumers to continue to pay more for beef.
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Cost of an old cow
Every article about culling cows includes a bullet point that says “old cows,” but rarely are there reasons to get rid of the “trail boss cow," the last cow you bought from dad, or the favorite 4-H heifer listed.
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Cattle Outlook: Live cattle imports rise in 2012
Last year, the U.S. exported 2.45 billion pounds of beef and imported 2.22 billion pounds. Although down 11.9% from the year before, 2012 beef exports were the fourth highest yearly total ever behind 2011, 2003, and 2000.
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Canada cattle report: Market hurt by stagnant beef demand
Stagnant beef demand continues to plague the North American cattle complex. Alberta direct fed sales however, were able to hold prices mostly steady with the previous week.
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