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The cattle market hit records numbers on May 12, with August feeder cattle futures reaching highs of $306.85. Not to be attributed to just one thing, this $6.50 surge is likely due to tandem ...
NATIONAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE (Federal-State Market News) St. Joseph, Mo. May 6 RECEIPTS This Week Last Week Last Year 244,400 244,500 265,700 Compared to last week, steers and heifers […] ...
Live Cattle futures closed the Monday session with contracts clipping back another 25 to 72 cents. Cash trade pulled back last week with $236 ($376 dressed) reported in the north, down $4-6 and ...
Live cattle futures are finding some strength on Monday morning with 90 cent to $1 higher trade on Monday. Cash trade last week settled in around $199 in the South and North trade at $199-200 ...
Live cattle futures closed the Tuesday session mixed, with contracts down 22 cents and some back months up 35 cents. Cash action was at $191-192 trade in the South last week, with trade up to $195 ...
Beef prices are spiking across the United States but local ranchers say the solution isn't as simple as ramping up production ...
We’ve sold all but three of our feeders. We’ve been using them less and less; we usually just open a bale and put the hay on the ground. A herd of 15 to 20 cattle will eat an entire 1,000 ...
Feed was considered a key cause of the British mad cow epidemic. Feed bans are thought to be responsible for reducing the number of cases of mad cow worldwide from 37,311 in 1992 to 29 in 2011.
Feeder cattle futures for next August, September and October are all from $173 to $174.80 per hundredweight. This seems pretty good to me.
Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 100%. Unless otherwise noted, Feeder Cattle prices FOB based on net weights after a 2-3% shrink or equivalent, with a 8-14 cent slide >600 lbs. Livestock ...