Retail Food Price Inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 except for Beef
Food Prices
Retail Food Price Inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 except for Beef

All food categories except beef and veal grew faster in 2022 than in 2021.

Thu January 26 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/21/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/21/23

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 7.5% above the 3 Year Average.

Thu January 26 2023

Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 1/24/23
DROUGHT
Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 1/24/23

This week, 36.0% of the U.S. and Puerto Rico and 42.99% of the lower 48 states are in drought.

Thu January 26 2023

Total Red Meat Supplies in Freezers up 11 Percent from Last Year
Cold Storage
Total Red Meat Supplies in Freezers up 11 Percent from Last Year

Total pounds of beef in freezers up 7 percent from last year.

Wed January 25 2023

The Beef: Market Standoff
Fed Cattle
The Beef: Market Standoff

It is par for the course recently, hitting mid-week with virtually no cash trade and bids scarce.

Wed January 25 2023

Lonesome Lands: How American Cattlemen are Forced to Contribute to Fraud
Beef Checkoff
Lonesome Lands: How American Cattlemen are Forced to Contribute to Fraud

The Beef Checkoff was a program created for the research and promotion of beef; Not to contribute to defrauding the American Consumer.

Wed January 25 2023

La Niña to Transition to Neutral
La Niña
La Niña to Transition to Neutral

The change to neutral will result in a more “normal” weather pattern.

Tue January 24 2023

Groups file Lawsuit to Overturn Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing
Endangered Species Act
Groups file Lawsuit to Overturn Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing

Listing lesser prairie chicken under Endangered Species Act delayed for 60 days.

Tue January 24 2023

Cattle & Calf Receipts accounted for Largest Portion of Animal Product Receipts
Animal Products
Cattle & Calf Receipts accounted for Largest Portion of Animal Product Receipts

Cattle & Calves accounted for 37 percent of the $195.8 billion total.

Tue January 24 2023

EPA considers Tougher Regulation of Livestock Farm Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA considers Tougher Regulation of Livestock Farm Pollution

Food & Water Watch: EPA’s lax rules have allowed for devastating and widespread public health and environmental impacts across the country.

Tue January 24 2023

Current Reality vs. Futures Optimism in the Cattle Markets
Cattle Markets
Current Reality vs. Futures Optimism in the Cattle Markets

An analysis of the optimism that the futures are suggesting versus the reality of today’s current market.

Tue January 24 2023

Congressmen Oppose the U.S. Forest Service Shooting Estray Cattle
Estray Cattle
Congressmen Oppose the U.S. Forest Service Shooting Estray Cattle

Request a permanent delay of the proposed aerial and ground shooting of cattle in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico.

Tue January 24 2023

Less Heifers in Feedlots… Finally
Cattle on Feed
Less Heifers in Feedlots… Finally

The feedlot heifer inventory on January 1 was down by 0.5 percent year over year, the first decrease since July 2021. 

Mon January 23 2023

Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 1/20/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 1/20/23

For the week, slaughter cattle, feeder, and stocker cattle were all lower, as were cattle futures and dressed beef cutouts.

Sat January 21 2023

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent; Placements Down 8 Percent
Cattle on Feed
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent; Placements Down 8 Percent

Marketings of fed cattle during December was 6 percent below 2021

Fri January 20 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: The 'Bears' are Back
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: The 'Bears' are Back

The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" indicator is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong:

Fri January 20 2023

NCBA announces Lawsuit against Biden Administration WOTUS Rule
WOTUS
NCBA announces Lawsuit against Biden Administration WOTUS Rule

The rule removes longstanding, bipartisan exclusions for small and isolated water features on farms and ranches and adds to the regulatory burden.

Fri January 20 2023

December Red Meat Production Down 7 Percent; Beef Production Down 5 Percent
Livestock Slaughter
December Red Meat Production Down 7 Percent; Beef Production Down 5 Percent

Cattle slaughter totaled 2.68 million head, down 5 percent from December 2021.

Thu January 19 2023

U.S. Cattle Market: 2023 compared to 2015
Cattle/Beef Prices
U.S. Cattle Market: 2023 compared to 2015

Unlike 2015, the U.S. cattle industry will have to navigate a plethora of macro challenges in 2023.

Thu January 19 2023

Lesser Prairie Chicken Rule Pressures Rural Economies in 5 States
Endangered Species Act
Lesser Prairie Chicken Rule Pressures Rural Economies in 5 States

The lesser prairie chicken is found in western Kansas, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado and the Texas Panhandle.

Thu January 19 2023

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