Stocker/Feeder

Stocker and feeder cattle prices increased $1 to $3 per hundredweight during May, according to Drovers ’ exclusive 50-market auction summary. Steer calves weighing 400 to 500 pounds saw average bids of $131.06 per hundredweight, $1.60 higher than April’s average. Yearling steers weighing 600 to 700 pounds gained $1.38 per hundredweight to average $114.83. Heifer calves sold for an average of $117.42 during May, an increase of $2.29 per hundredweight. Yearling heifers weighing more than 600 pounds saw average bids of $101.61, an improvement of $3.26 per hundredweight.

1. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
2. Oklahoma producers have access to new OQBN tool
3. Survey reveals most Americans in favor of COOL
4. Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
5. Purdue's beef evaluation program receives 10,000th bull
6. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
3. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
4. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
5. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
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