Stocker/Feeder

Stocker and feeder cattle found bids $6 to $8 higher on all classes during April, according to Drovers’ exclusive 50-market auction summary. Steer calves weighing 400 to 500 pounds saw average bids of $129.46 per hundred-weight, $7.48 higher than March’s average. Yearling steers weighing 600 to 700 pounds gained $8.34 per hundredweight to average $113.45. Heifer calves sold for an average of $115.13 during April, an increase of $6.45 per hundredweight. Yearling heifers weighing more than 600 pounds saw average bids of $98.35, an increase of $5.96 per hundredweight.

1. Beef bull management refresher
2. Beef research and resources update
3. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
4. Help for flood affected farmers
5. Representative Lucas discusses new Farm Bill
6. U.S. May consumer sentiment highest in nearly 6 years

1. New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
2. Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
3. Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
4. The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
5. Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
6. Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade

1. Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
2. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop