Stocker Cattle http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle RSS Feed for Stocker Cattle en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 16:53:32 GMT Behavior of feedlot cattle is related to carcass quality http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Behavior-of-feedlot-cattle-is-related-to-carcass-quality-152563405.html Stressed animals are costly to raise and associated with poorer meat quality. United States Cattle on Feed down 1 percent http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/United-States-Cattle-on-Feed-down-1-percent-152072535.html 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 May 1, 2012. Canada cattle report: Canadaian showlists higher on carry over http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Canada-cattle-report-Canadaian-showlists-higher-on-carry-over--152063395.html Technical price levels improved last week as the Canadian dollar retracted and cattle futures rebounded. Cattle and beef sectors mostly take recent events in stride http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Cattle-and-beef-sectors-mostly-take-recent-events-in-stride-151706445.html Drought effects continue to diminish in the United States except for some areas in the Southeast and Southwest. Canada cattle report: Cash to futures basis in Canada narrows http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Canada-cattle-report-Cash-to-futures-basis-in-Canada-narrows-151151195.html A standoff materialized as improved processing margins saw packers reluctant to give up ground which was countered by producers expressing unrest looking to minimize feeding losses. Low stress cattle handling - Part 2 http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Low-stress-cattle-handling---Part-2-150659335.html To successfully understand low stress animal handling, it is important to understand animal behavior: what an animal sees, what the animal "thinks", and why the animal reacts in a specific manner. Cattle Outlook: Cattle prices recover, beef cutout a bit lower http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Cattle-Outlook-Cattle-prices-recover-beef-cutout-a-bit-lower-150211175.html Cattle prices have weathered the announcement of a fourth U.S. cow with BSE quite well. The June live cattle futures contract ended the week at $115.37/cwt, up $2.52 from last Friday. Tour of Kansas feedlot shows quality premiums start pre-breeding http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Tour-of-Kansas-feedlot-shows-quality-premiums-start-pre-breeding-149859645.html Missouri beef producers learned that how their calves perform in feedlots starts with what happens on their farms—even before breeding time. ‘D-word’ is being whispered in parts of Texas, shouted in others http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/D-word-is-being-whispered-in-parts-of-Texas-shouted-in-others-149700945.html Though the overall percentage of the state that is under moderate to extreme drought has continually dropped since September 2011, producers are beginning to worry that 2012 could be a repeat performance. Valuable information in production records http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/stocker-cattle/Valuable-information-in-production-records--149539815.html Most beef cattle producers know about the IRM red books or other similar products that can be carried around in your shirt pocket to keep calving records and all kinds of other valuable information about your cow herd management throughout the year.