Cattle Trader Center http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center RSS Feed for Cattle Trader Center en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:25:32 GMT Carcass dressing percentage and cooler shrink http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Carcass-dressing-percentage-and-cooler-shrink-121567554.html Carcass dressing percentage and cooler shrink vary among species and type of animals. Southern dryness creates uncertainty in feeder cattle and cow markets http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Southern-dryness-creates-uncertainty-in-feeder-cattle-and-cow-markets-119844214.html Early March rains alleviated part of the dry conditions in the Southeastern United States. Corn Prices: How high can they go? http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Corn-Prices-How-high-can-they-go-119690854.html Is the high in the corn market at this point? Not yet, if you follow some market analysts, but just where is the corn market going and can corn consuming industries pay those prices without hurting themselves. Cautious optimism in fed-cattle market http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Cautions-optimism-in-fed-cattle-market-119072709.html Back in early 2010, with cattle trading in the low-$80 range and losing about $25 per head, Drovers/CattleNetwork posed the question: “What would you do for $90 cattle?" The market did improve, with prices peaking at around $100 per hundredweight last April and May. Corn futures hit record high, tight supply signals rally above $8 http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Corn-futures-rally-near-record-highs-amid-supply-concern-119190399.html Corn futures in Chicago soared to all-time highs Monday, as concern over tight supplies and little apparent let-up in demand signals prices will continue rallying above $8 a bushel, analysts say. Shorten the breeding season to increase calf value http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Shorten-the-breeding-season-to-increase-calf-value-119184679.html This may be the summer to finally do something about that long breeding and calving season in your cow herd. Spring calving season mostly complete in Nebraska http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Spring-calving-season-mostly-complete-in-Nebraska--119244154.html About three-quarters of Nebraska's spring calving is done, and many farmers are getting ready to plant their crops. Southern Plains drought is no longer a developing problem; it is here now http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Southern-Plains-drought-is-no-longer-a-developing-problem-it-is-here-now-119187159.html I have driven across a wide swath of Oklahoma and north Texas as well as a bit of Kansas the past couple of weeks and it is clear that from this point on the drought impacts will develop rapidly. Record prices set, record prices needed http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Record-prices-set-record-prices-needed-119209409.html At a time when America’s unemployment is slowly trending lower, recent news from the commodity markets suggests our economic recovery could slow to a crawl - or stall out completely. Experts: Farmers not to blame for high food prices http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-trader-center/Experts-Farmers-not-to-blame-for-high-food-prices--119180149.html Farmers and ethanol producers have braced for what they expect could be widespread criticism as corn prices are rising rapidly and other food costs are following.