Higher Inputs and Interest Rates Impacting Cow/Calf Production Costs
Cow/Calf
Higher Inputs and Interest Rates Impacting Cow/Calf Production Costs

A response often heard after tallying up the numbers is, “Does it really cost that much?”

Thu November 02 2023

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady; Keeps Further Hikes on the Table
Interest Rates
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady; Keeps Further Hikes on the Table

Fed cites ‘tighter financial and credit conditions’ that are likely to weigh on ‘strong’ economy.

Wed November 01 2023

Growth Promotant Technologies Help the U.S. be the Most Efficient Producer of Beef
Beef Production
Growth Promotant Technologies Help the U.S. be the Most Efficient Producer of Beef

The United States produced 17.6% of the world’s beef using only 6.1% of the world’s cattle.

Wed November 01 2023

Winter Wheat Grazing Prospects Improve
Wheat Pasture
Winter Wheat Grazing Prospects Improve

Most of Oklahoma has received significant rain in the past week reviving hopes for wheat pasture.

Tue October 31 2023

Corn Crop Harvested as of 10/29/23
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Harvested as of 10/29/23

71% of Corn Crop harvested compared to 59% last week, 74% last year, and the 5-Year Average of 66%.

Mon October 30 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 10/28/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 10/28/23

Last week's Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 0.06% above than 3 Year Average.

Mon October 30 2023

Winter 2023-2024 forecast calls for an El Niño
El Niño
Winter 2023-2024 forecast calls for an El Niño

A classic El Niño-driven regime is forecast to dominate U.S. weather this winter, after its opposite climate phenomenon La Nina held on tightly for the past three years.

Sat October 28 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 10/27/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 10/27/23

For the week, fed cattle trade in the South was steady with Northern trade 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were about 7.00 lower.

Sat October 28 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: The 'Bears' went on a Rampage
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: The 'Bears' went on a Rampage

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

Fri October 27 2023

Agenda 2030: The Globalist Plan To Shut Down The Global Farming Industry
World Government
Agenda 2030: The Globalist Plan To Shut Down The Global Farming Industry

Unelected globalists are using the pretext of “reducing nitrogen emissions” to shut down the global farming industry.

Thu October 26 2023

44% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week
DROUGHT
44% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week

The Southwest and South/Southeast saw the greatest degradations this week.

Thu October 26 2023

GDP Jumps 4.9% as the U.S. Economy Speeds Up
Economy
GDP Jumps 4.9% as the U.S. Economy Speeds Up

Consumer spending, the main engine of U.S. growth, rose at a 4% clip from July to September, the government said Thursday.

Thu October 26 2023

Cold Storage Report: Red Meat in Cold Storage down 14%; Beef down 13%
Cold Storage
Cold Storage Report: Red Meat in Cold Storage down 14%; Beef down 13%

Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 6 percent from the previous month but down 13 percent from last year.

Wed October 25 2023

Cow Herd Expansion & Ratio of Heifers on Feed
U.S. Cow Herd
Cow Herd Expansion & Ratio of Heifers on Feed

The question should not be when will producers start rebuilding the herd, it should be when will producers stop liquidating.

Wed October 25 2023

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Trends
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP)
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Trends

The sharply higher subsidy on LRP premiums has been the primary driver of the increase in sales and coverage.

Tue October 24 2023

Corn Crop Harvested as of 10/22/23
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Harvested as of 10/22/23

59% of Corn Crop harvested compared to 45% last week, 59% last year, and the 5-Year Average of 54%.

Tue October 24 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 10/21/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 10/21/23

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 4.5% above than 3 Year Average.

Mon October 23 2023

Ensuring High Cattle Prices Longer
Beef Cattle
Ensuring High Cattle Prices Longer

This latest Cattle on Feed report may be taken as bearish for cattle markets in the short term, but it is certainly bullish for cattle markets in the coming years. 

Mon October 23 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 10/20/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 10/20/23

For the week, fed cattle trade in the South was 2.00 higher with Northern trade steady. Feeder cattle were 2.00 lower and stocker calves were about 1.00 higher.

Sat October 21 2023

United States Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent
Cattle on Feed
United States Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent

Placements up 6% and Marketings down 11%.

Fri October 20 2023

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