Colorado confirms first Anthrax Cases in Cattle since 2012
Animal Health
Colorado confirms first Anthrax Cases in Cattle since 2012

Colorado agriculture officials have confirmed anthrax in at least two beef cattle herds in Sedgwick County in Northeast CO.

Wed July 27 2022

ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory
La Niña
ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory

La Niña conditions are expected to persist throughout the remainder of 2022.  As a result, the outlook for the fall rainy season favors below normal precipitation.

Wed July 27 2022

Inflation-Hit Consumers Are Trading Down to Chicken From Beef
Beef Demand
Inflation-Hit Consumers Are Trading Down to Chicken From Beef

As food inflation rises, consumers choose more affordable cuts

Wed July 27 2022

Consumer Confidence Declined Moderately in July
Economy
Consumer Confidence Declined Moderately in July

Index Fell for Third Straight Month, as Consumers’ View of Present Situation Weakened

Tue July 26 2022

Anaplasmosis in Cattle
Animal Health
Anaplasmosis in Cattle

It's not the bacteria itself that hurts the cattle. It's the immune response to the bacteria that is the problem.

Tue July 26 2022

The Importance of Testing Hay Quality
Hay & Feed
The Importance of Testing Hay Quality

Hay quality is variable depending on the type of forage, soil type, fertilizer rate, and the maturity of the forage when it was hayed.

Tue July 26 2022

Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 7/23/22
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 7/23/22

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 1.4% below the 3 Year Average.

Mon July 25 2022

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 7/24/22
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 7/24/22

75% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Fair to Very Poor' compared to 74% last week.

Mon July 25 2022

Corn Crop Condition as of 7/24/22
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 7/24/22

61% of Corn Condition rated at 'Good to Excellent' compared to 64% Last Week

Mon July 25 2022

How a Cattle Sting Operation snared Loving County Judge Skeet Jones
Cattle Theft
How a Cattle Sting Operation snared Loving County Judge Skeet Jones

A cattle rustling sting resulted in the arrests of the top elected official and three ranch hands in Loving County TX, the least-populated county in the continental United States.

Mon July 25 2022

Drought Impacts Advancing Rapidly
DROUGHT
Drought Impacts Advancing Rapidly

Cattle producers are destocking at a rapid rate as pasture conditions deteriorate rapidly. 

Mon July 25 2022

Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 7/22/22
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 7/22/22

For the week, slaughter cattle trade was 1.00 to 3.00 lower with feeder cattle slightly higher and stocker calves slightly lower.

Sat July 23 2022

Cold Storage Report shows Red Meat Supplies up 24%
Cold Storage
Cold Storage Report shows Red Meat Supplies up 24%

Compared to a year ago, total supplies of red meat and beef were up 24 percent & 29 percent respectively.

Fri July 22 2022

July 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent
U.S. Cattle Inventory
July 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent

Beef cows, at 30.4 million head, down 2 percent from a year ago.

Fri July 22 2022

United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
Cattle on Feed
United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly

Marketings of fed cattle during June totaled 2.06 million head, 2 percent above 2021

Fri July 22 2022

Number of U.S. Farms continues slow decline as Farm Size slowly rises
Ag Statistics
Number of U.S. Farms continues slow decline as Farm Size slowly rises

The number of U.S. farms & ranches fell sharply through the early 1970s but the decline has slowed since then.

Fri July 22 2022

Cattle Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for 7/22/22:  Sentiment Remains 'Bearish'
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for 7/22/22: Sentiment Remains 'Bearish'

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

Fri July 22 2022

USDA Revises Calf Indemnity Rate in Disaster Program Following Steep Death Losses in April Storm
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA Revises Calf Indemnity Rate in Disaster Program Following Steep Death Losses in April Storm

LIP payment rates are to be based on 75 percent of the average fair market value for specific livestock categories

Thu July 21 2022

July Livestock Slaughter Report: Record High Beef Production
Livestock Slaughter
July Livestock Slaughter Report: Record High Beef Production

Commercial red meat production up 1 percent; Beef production up 2 percent

Thu July 21 2022

U.S. Leading Economic Index points to end-of-year Recession
Economy
U.S. Leading Economic Index points to end-of-year Recession

Leading Economic Index declines 0.8% in June, fourth straight monthly drop.

Thu July 21 2022

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