Estimates for Friday's Cattle on Feed Report
Cattle on Feed
Estimates for Friday's Cattle on Feed Report

Estimates indicate the number of Cattle on Feed will be higher with Placements & Marketings lower.

Wed January 17 2024

Large-Scale Family Farms Most Productive
Ag Economy
Large-Scale Family Farms Most Productive

Large-scale family farms lead in terms of value of production for many commodities in 2022.

Wed January 17 2024

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/13/24
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/13/24

Last week's Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 16.1% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Tue January 16 2024

Winter Weather can Damage a Bull’s Fertility
Bull Management
Winter Weather can Damage a Bull’s Fertility

A bull’s testicles can get frostbite, which could decrease semen production and quality, making it hard to pass their breeding soundness exams.

Tue January 16 2024

Lonesome Lands: The Great American Land Grab
Government Regulations
Lonesome Lands: The Great American Land Grab

The New York Stock Exchange and the SEC are trying to create a market for a new type of company that gives the investors the ability to stop agriculture production.

Tue January 16 2024

Arizona may Ban Lab-Grown Meat from the State
FAKE MEAT
Arizona may Ban Lab-Grown Meat from the State

HB2121 prohibits anyone in Arizona from offering to sell or produce a cell-cultured animal product for human consumption.

Tue January 16 2024

Foreign-Owned U.S. Farmland Acres rose more than 8% in 2022
Farm Land
Foreign-Owned U.S. Farmland Acres rose more than 8% in 2022

Foreign entities bought 3.4 million acres of U.S. farmland in 2022, with the biggest increases in Colorado, Alabama and Michigan.

Mon January 15 2024

Winter Hay Situation
Hay Stocks
Winter Hay Situation

In general, the hay situation is better this winter than one year ago, but hay stocks remain below long-term averages in most states. 

Mon January 15 2024

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 1/12/24
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 1/12/24

In the Southern Plains, there was limited fed cattle trade at 172.00 with Northern Plains trade at 175.00. Feeder cattle were 1.50 higher with stocker calves 6.00 higher.

Sat January 13 2024

January WASDE: Cattle Price Estimates Unchanged; Corn Price Lowered
WASDE
January WASDE: Cattle Price Estimates Unchanged; Corn Price Lowered

For 2024, the beef production forecast is raised with higher expected first-half cattle slaughter, as well as higher dressed weights.

Fri January 12 2024

Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment Dominated by 'Bears'
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment Dominated by 'Bears'

The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.

Fri January 12 2024

Producer Price Index: Wholesale Inflation Falls for the Third Month in a Row
Economy
Producer Price Index: Wholesale Inflation Falls for the Third Month in a Row

The cost of goods fell 0.4% in December because of another decline in energy prices.

Fri January 12 2024

1/11/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights
Exports
1/11/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights

Weekly Beef Sales & Exports were both lower.

Thu January 11 2024

31.91% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought compared to 32.98% Last Week
DROUGHT
31.91% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought compared to 32.98% Last Week

30% of the U.S. cattle inventory is within areas experiencing drought, down 4% from last week.

Thu January 11 2024

Consumer Price Index posts Biggest Increase in Three Months
Economy
Consumer Price Index posts Biggest Increase in Three Months

The rate of inflation over the past year moved up to 3.4% from 3.1% in the prior month.

Thu January 11 2024

U.S. Beef Export Forecast Lowered
Beef Exports
U.S. Beef Export Forecast Lowered

The annual forecast is 3.030 billion, a year-over-year decrease of almost 15 percent.

Wed January 10 2024

El Nino to Weaken by Spring
El Niño
El Nino to Weaken by Spring

El Nino is finally showing signs of weakening for the first time in four years.

Wed January 10 2024

Tyson Foods & Cargill idle U.S. Beef Plants due to Snowstorm
Beef Processing
Tyson Foods & Cargill idle U.S. Beef Plants due to Snowstorm

Blizzard-like conditions had left meatpacking workers stranded on highways on Monday while others spent the night at the slaughterhouses where they work.

Wed January 10 2024

Federal Judge orders Removal of Wind Turbines from Osage Mineral Estate
Property Rights
Federal Judge orders Removal of Wind Turbines from Osage Mineral Estate

OMC Chairman Everett Waller: “We will defend the Mineral Estate against anyone that does not comply with the law and tries to take our lands and resources”

Tue January 09 2024

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/6/24
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 1/6/24

Last week's Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 36.7% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Mon January 08 2024

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