Cattle Market Overview for the Week Ending October 3rd
Cattle/Beef Prices
Cattle Market Overview for the Week Ending October 3rd

Fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains was non-existent with Northern Plains trade lower. Feeder cattle were lower with stocker calves steady.

Sat October 04 2025

Global Meat Prices Extend Rally to Record High Driven by Tight Beef Supplies
Beef Prices
Global Meat Prices Extend Rally to Record High Driven by Tight Beef Supplies

An index tracking meat-commodity costs rose 0.7% to cap an eighth straight monthly increase, driven largely by beef.

Fri October 03 2025

Cattle & Corn Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for week ending 10/2/25
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle & Corn Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for week ending 10/2/25

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

Fri October 03 2025

Weekly Drought Monitor for the Week ending 9/30/25
DROUGHT
Weekly Drought Monitor for the Week ending 9/30/25

Approximately 24% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought, unchanged from last week.

Thu October 02 2025

Ranchers Win First Legal Hurdle in EID Ear Tag Lawsuit
EID Ear Tags
Ranchers Win First Legal Hurdle in EID Ear Tag Lawsuit

A Federal District Court has paved the way for the ranchers to proceed to the next phase in the lawsuit – the summary judgment phase.

Thu October 02 2025

New Screwworm Drug gets Conditional Approval from FDA
New World Screwworm
New Screwworm Drug gets Conditional Approval from FDA

The agency authorized limited use of Dectomax-CA1, an injectable drug produced by Zoetis.

Wed October 01 2025

Cargill Report Examines what Diners want from Steak
Beef Demand
Cargill Report Examines what Diners want from Steak

New “State of Steak” report outlines three powerful trends shaping the future of steak on foodservice menus.

Wed October 01 2025

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 9/28/25
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 9/28/25

32% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 34% Last Week and 26% Last Year.

Tue September 30 2025

Mexican Meat Sector Objects to Livestock Movement Rules & Ivermectin Requirement
New World Screwworm
Mexican Meat Sector Objects to Livestock Movement Rules & Ivermectin Requirement

Restricting movement of livestock from the south to the north of the country "threatens the viability of a the Mexican meat sector.”

Tue September 30 2025

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 9/27/25
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 9/27/25

Last week's Marketings were 8.8% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Mon September 29 2025

La Niña is likely to develop this Winter
La Niña
La Niña is likely to develop this Winter

Scientists expect La Niña to bring warmer southern U.S. winter and cooler northern conditions.

Mon September 29 2025

Monthly Cold Storage Report: Beef in Freezers Up 2% from Last Year
Cold Storage
Monthly Cold Storage Report: Beef in Freezers Up 2% from Last Year

Compared to last year, beef in cold storage is up while pork and chicken are down.

Mon September 29 2025

Cattle Market Overview for the Week Ending September 26th
Cattle/Beef Prices
Cattle Market Overview for the Week Ending September 26th

Fed cattle trade was lower with feeder cattle and stocker calves higher. Cattle futures were mixed.

Sat September 27 2025

Cattle & Corn Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for week ending 9/25/25
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Cattle & Corn Bullish/Bearish Sentiment for week ending 9/25/25

For the week, market sentiment was slightly less Bullish

Fri September 26 2025

September Livestock Slaughter Report
Livestock Slaughter
September Livestock Slaughter Report

August Beef Production & Cattle Slaughter down Double Digits from 1 Year Ago

Thu September 25 2025

USDA Plan to Rebuild Beef Herd will not include Producer Payments
U.S. Cattle Herd
USDA Plan to Rebuild Beef Herd will not include Producer Payments

Instead, the plans will focus on opening up more working lands and expanding risk-mitigation tools.

Thu September 25 2025

43.41% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought compared to 40.81% Last Week
DROUGHT
43.41% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought compared to 40.81% Last Week

Approximately 24% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought compared to 23% last week.

Thu September 25 2025

Lonesome Report: Screw Worms, Subsidies, & U.S.- Mexico Relations
Lonesome Lands
Lonesome Report: Screw Worms, Subsidies, & U.S.- Mexico Relations

Topics discussed: Screw worm 70 miles from border, "incentivizing" cattle herd expansion, Shad's D.C. trip and the U.S.- Mexico Summit, and more.

Thu September 25 2025

Jobless Claims fall to Lowest Level since mid-July
Jobless Claims
Jobless Claims fall to Lowest Level since mid-July

Claims for state unemployment benefits have fallen by 46,000 over the past two weeks.

Thu September 25 2025

USDA Secretary Rollins: U.S. will not rely on Mexico to Defend our Industry
New World Screwworm
USDA Secretary Rollins: U.S. will not rely on Mexico to Defend our Industry

“This flesh-eating parasite is “knocking on our back door”

Wed September 24 2025

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