Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/23/22
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/23/22

78% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor... Unchanged from last week

Mon May 23 2022

Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 5/21/22
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 5/21/22

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 1% above the 3 Year Average.

Mon May 23 2022

May Forage Conditions Critical
DROUGHT
May Forage Conditions Critical

U.S. Forage Conditions are in the worst condition now of any May, in at least the last 35 years.

Mon May 23 2022

Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 5/20/22
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 5/20/22

For the week, slaughter cattle traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves about 1.00 lower.

Sat May 21 2022

United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent
Cattle on Feed
United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent

This is the highest May 1st inventory since the series began in 1996.

Fri May 20 2022

USFWS removes cap on Mexican Wolf Population
Mexican Wolf
USFWS removes cap on Mexican Wolf Population

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported the population of Mexican gray wolves in the U.S. has increased for the sixth consecutive year.

Fri May 20 2022

Buy American and the Domestic Beef Producer
Product of USA
Buy American and the Domestic Beef Producer

The NCBA uses checkoff dollars to lobby against Country of Origin Labeling of all beef products.

Fri May 20 2022

Cattle Bullish/Bearish Consensus for 5/20/22:  Bearish Sentiment Approaches 'Excessive'
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle Bullish/Bearish Consensus for 5/20/22: Bearish Sentiment Approaches 'Excessive'

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

Fri May 20 2022

Total Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent from Last Year
Livestock Slaughter
Total Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent from Last Year

Beef production, at 2.33 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year.

Thu May 19 2022

U.S. Senators propose FTC investigate Beef Price Fixing
Beef Processing
U.S. Senators propose FTC investigate Beef Price Fixing

Four companies slaughter about 85% of U.S. grain-fattened cattle.

Thu May 19 2022

Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 5/19/22
DROUGHT
Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 5/19/22

As of May 17, 2022, 43.98% of the U.S. and 52.54% of the lower 48 states are in drought.

Thu May 19 2022

NCBA Blasts Overreaching, Political Special Investigator Bill
Legislative
NCBA Blasts Overreaching, Political Special Investigator Bill

The special investigator bill would create a new position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with immense prosecutorial and subpoena power.

Thu May 19 2022

What Feeder Cattle Interest Rates & Grazing Land Values mean for Cattle Producers
Interest Rates
What Feeder Cattle Interest Rates & Grazing Land Values mean for Cattle Producers

When the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates, the effects eventually trickle down to agriculture banks or lending, and the cattle market.

Wed May 18 2022

May 2022: USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook
Beef/Cattle Outlook
May 2022: USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook

Drought conditions and higher operating costs have encouraged the rapid culling of beef cows to levels not seen in decades.

Wed May 18 2022

Cattle on Feed Pre-Report Estimates
Cattle on Feed
Cattle on Feed Pre-Report Estimates

Cattle on feed numbers are expected to decline slightly from last month with higher daily marketings and lower placements.

Wed May 18 2022

Corn Crop Condition as of 5/16/22
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 5/16/22

49% of Corn Acreage Planted compared to 5 Year Average of 67%

Tue May 17 2022

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/16/22
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 5/16/22

75% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated Fair to Very Poor compared to 78% last week.

Tue May 17 2022

Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 5/14/22
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for week ending 5/14/22

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 9.5% below the 3 Year Average.

Tue May 17 2022

Hay Stocks Tighter in 2022
Hay & Feed
Hay Stocks Tighter in 2022

May 1 hay stocks in the 17 plains and western states were down 17.7 percent year over year. 

Mon May 16 2022

Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 5/13/22
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Market Overview for Week Ending 5/13/22

For the week, slaughter cattle in the South were steady with trade in the North 2.00 lower.  Both feeder cattle and stocker calves had another week of lower prices.

Sat May 14 2022

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