Lee County TX Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Cattle Theft
Cattle Theft
Lee County TX Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Cattle Theft

Wilbur Eugene Jackson was sentenced after selling stolen cattle while on probation for theft of livestock.

Wed March 01 2023

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 2/25/23
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 2/25/23

Last week's Weekly Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings were 3.7% below the 3 Year Average.

Tue February 28 2023

What’s a Good Bull Worth?
Beef Cattle
What’s a Good Bull Worth?

Rule of Thumb: A good bull is worth the value of five calves he sires.

Tue February 28 2023

Consumer Confidence slips to Three-Month Low on Worries about Recession
Economy
Consumer Confidence slips to Three-Month Low on Worries about Recession

Consumer-confidence index drops to 102.9 in February.

Tue February 28 2023

RaboResearch: Uncertainty Ahead for Beef Industry
Cattle/Beef Prices
RaboResearch: Uncertainty Ahead for Beef Industry

Consumer confidence to be a key factor in determining beef returns.

Tue February 28 2023

Beef Production Falls Below 5-year Average
Beef Production
Beef Production Falls Below 5-year Average

This is the beginning of a trend that will persist over the next couple of years.

Mon February 27 2023

Replacement Heifer Dynamics
Beef Cattle
Replacement Heifer Dynamics

The number of replacement heifers on January 1 suggests that beef cow herd expansion is not possible in 2023.

Mon February 27 2023

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 2/24/23
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 2/24/23

Fed cattle in both the South and North were steady. Feeder Cattle and stocker calves traded higher.

Sat February 25 2023

Total Red Meat Supplies in Freezers up 9 Percent from Last Year
Cold Storage
Total Red Meat Supplies in Freezers up 9 Percent from Last Year

Total pounds of beef in freezers up 1 percent from last year.

Fri February 24 2023

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 4 Percent; Placements Down 4 Percent
Cattle on Feed
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 4 Percent; Placements Down 4 Percent

Marketings of fed cattle during January was 4 percent above January of 2022.

Fri February 24 2023

Beef exports to China suspended after Brazil confirms BSE
Mad Cow Disease
Beef exports to China suspended after Brazil confirms BSE

The case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was confirmed by Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday.

Fri February 24 2023

PCE Index shows Inflation jumped in early 2023
Inflation
PCE Index shows Inflation jumped in early 2023

Core PCE posts biggest increase in seven months.

Fri February 24 2023

Cattle Market Sentiment above the 'Excessive Bullishness' Level
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle Market Sentiment above the 'Excessive Bullishness' Level

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

Fri February 24 2023

January Red Meat Production Up 4 Percent; Beef Production Up 3 Percent
Livestock Slaughter
January Red Meat Production Up 4 Percent; Beef Production Up 3 Percent

Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, up 5 percent from January 2022.

Thu February 23 2023

U.S. District Judge allows U.S. Forest Service to Shoot Cattle in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. District Judge allows U.S. Forest Service to Shoot Cattle in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness

U.S. Forest Service can continue shooting cattle with high-powered rifles from helicopters.

Thu February 23 2023

What Does Smaller Cattle Inventory Mean for New Beef Processing Facilities?
Beef Processing
What Does Smaller Cattle Inventory Mean for New Beef Processing Facilities?

New facilities are going to be competing with established packers for a limited supply of cattle.

Thu February 23 2023

Reasons to be Bullish on Cattle
Cattle/Beef Prices
Reasons to be Bullish on Cattle

Beef cow numbers have hit their lowest number in six decades.

Thu February 23 2023

Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 2/21/23
DROUGHT
Current National Drought Conditions for Week Ending 2/21/23

This week, 41.53% of the lower 48 states are in drought, up from 41.35% last week.

Thu February 23 2023

Let’s Keep Importing Bananas but Not Beef
Beef Imports
Let’s Keep Importing Bananas but Not Beef

If it were profitable for America’s ranchers to produce enough beef to satisfy America’s beef appetite, then they would.

Thu February 23 2023

Fed Minutes show that Officials Support Further Interest Rate Increases
Interest Rates
Fed Minutes show that Officials Support Further Interest Rate Increases

All officials backed continued interest rate hikes but some divergence of rate increase sizes was emerging.

Wed February 22 2023

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