Weaned Calf Risk Protection: A New Insurance Option for Cow-Calf Producers
Cow/Calf
Weaned Calf Risk Protection: A New Insurance Option for Cow-Calf Producers

Livestock producers in four states will be able to insure revenue from their spring calving operations in the 2024 crop year.

Sat September 30 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 9/29/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 9/29/23

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

Sat September 30 2023

Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly ahead of Possible Government Shutdown
Economy
Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly ahead of Possible Government Shutdown

Consumer sentiment index rose at end of September.

Fri September 29 2023

Lonesome Lands: Will Cattlemen Fight To Remain Independent?
Government Regulations
Lonesome Lands: Will Cattlemen Fight To Remain Independent?

The movement to control the entire cattle industry by regulating their emissions is well under way.

Fri September 29 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: Bullish Uptick
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: Bullish Uptick

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

Fri September 29 2023

46% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week... Up 1%
DROUGHT
46% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week... Up 1%

37.78% of the Lower 48 States in Drought compared to 37.04% Last Week.

Thu September 28 2023

Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs
Grain Transportation Costs
Low Mississippi River Levels Drive up Grain Transportation Costs

In late August, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the river was 46% lower than the prior three-year average.

Thu September 28 2023

Spartz-Massie Anti-Checkoff Amendment Defeated
Beef Checkoff
Spartz-Massie Anti-Checkoff Amendment Defeated

Final Vote was 377 Nays and 49 Yays

Wed September 27 2023

Bill Introduced to Limit National Monuments
Antiquities Act
Bill Introduced to Limit National Monuments

The bill would require both presidental and congressional approval for a monument to be designated.

Tue September 26 2023

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 09/24/23
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 09/24/23

36% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 34% Last Week and 26% Last Year.

Tue September 26 2023

Corn Crop Harvested as of 9/24/23
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Harvested as of 9/24/23

15% of Corn Crop harvested compared to 9% last week and the 5-Year Average of 13%.

Tue September 26 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 9/23/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 9/23/23

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 10.8% above the 3 Year Average.

Tue September 26 2023

September USDA Cold Storage Report; Red Meat & Beef Down from Last Year
Cold Storage
September USDA Cold Storage Report; Red Meat & Beef Down from Last Year

Total red meat supplies in freezers down 15 percent from last year;  Total pounds of beef down 18 percent.

Mon September 25 2023

Feedlot Inventories Slowly Diminish
Cattle on Feed
Feedlot Inventories Slowly Diminish

Heifer retention is expected to increase sharply in the coming months and feedlot inventories will likely decline to a level close to the 2014 low.

Mon September 25 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 9/22/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 9/22/23

Fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and the North were both steady with last week. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were about 1.00 higher.

Sat September 23 2023

United States Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent
Cattle on Feed
United States Cattle on Feed Down 2 Percent

Placements down 5% and Marketings down 6%.

Fri September 22 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: A Bearish Week
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Weekly Cattle Market Sentiment: A Bearish Week

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

Fri September 22 2023

Commercial Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent; Beef Down 6 Percent
Livestock Slaughter
Commercial Red Meat Production Down 3 Percent; Beef Down 6 Percent

Cattle slaughter totaled 2.89 million head, down 6 percent from August 2022.

Thu September 21 2023

Beef Exports up 15 Percent from Last Week and 2 Percent from the 4-Week Average
Exports
Beef Exports up 15 Percent from Last Week and 2 Percent from the 4-Week Average

Net beef sales were up 31 percent from the previous week and 1 percent from the prior 4-week average.

Thu September 21 2023

45% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week
DROUGHT
45% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas this Week

37.78% of the Lower 48 States in Drought compared to 37.04% Last Week.

Thu September 21 2023

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