Grimes and Plain
Cattle Outlook: Crop report points to declining feed costs
The grain stocks report indicated corn supplies might not be as tight this summer as previously thought. Pasture quality and availability will continue to be a concern for the coming summer.
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Cattle Outlook: Export beef demand starts 2013 higher
Domestic beef demand was up 2.8% in January and export demand was up 4.4%. Demand for fed cattle was down 0.7% due to wider packer margins than in January 2012.
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Cattle Outlook: Cattle, beef prices lower while corn futures soar
Retail beef prices declined for the third consecutive month during June. The average price of beef in grocery stores during June was $4.932 per pound, down 3.3 cents from May, but up 12.3 cents from June 2011.
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Cattle Outlook: Beef cutout value, fed cattle prices improve
Problems with sovereign debt in Europe have caused both the value of the Euro and stock markets to decline in value.
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Cattle Outlook: Cattle prices recover, beef cutout a bit lower
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.
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Cattle Outlook: Fed cattle prices lower, packer margins improve
The big news item for the week was USDA's announcement on Tuesday that a fourth U.S. cow with BSE (mad cow disease) had been found, this time in California.
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Cattle Outlook: Beef prices reach 2nd highest ever
The average price of choice beef at retail during February was $5.045 per pound, down 4.8 cents from the month before, but up 42.7 cents from a year ago. February's average beef price was the second highest ever. The last time beef prices were below year-ago was February 2010.
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Cattle Outlook: Beef demand up 4% in December, 1% for all of 2011
Retail beef prices set a new record in December for the fourth month in a row. The average grocery store price for choice beef was $5.016 per pound, up 1.5 cents from November and 57.8 cents higher than in December 2010.
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Cattle Outlook: Cattle prices soar in 2011 on international trade
U.S. cattle prices were record high in 2011 and a good portion of the credit goes to international trade. The U.S. exported more beef in the first 11 months of 2011 than in any previous calendar year.
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Cattle Outlook: Prices surpass record highs set last year
Cattle prices were record high this year. Based on preliminary data, slaughter steers averaged $114.85/cwt of live weight.
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Cattle Outlook: U.S. beef exports up 10.7% from 2010
U.S. beef exports during October were up 10.7% compared to a year ago and beef imports were down 4.4%. During the month, we exported 70 million pounds more beef than we imported
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- A conversation with Dr. Jim Marsden about the safety of beef
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Nearly 1,000 emaciated cattle found on N.M. ranch
- Ag groups assisting cattle operations affected by tornado
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- NCBA Op-Ed: ADUFA/AGDUFA reauthorization advances in the House
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
