The Cowboy Math of Mature Cow Size and Calf Revenue Generated
BEEF COWS
The Cowboy Math of Mature Cow Size and Calf Revenue Generated

Excess mature cow weight may be robbing profit from your operation.

Mon June 17 2024

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 6/14/24
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 6/14/24

Fed cattle trade in the Southern and Northern Plains was higher. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were lower with live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures sharply higher.

Sat June 15 2024

Dairy Cows bred to Beef Bulls not Negatively Affected
Beef Breed/Dairy Cross Cattle
Dairy Cows bred to Beef Bulls not Negatively Affected

According to the researchers, calves sired by beef bulls were as likely to survive birth as those sired by Holstein bulls, with the exception of calves sired by crossbred beef bulls.

Fri June 14 2024

Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads to 12 States
Bird Flu
Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads to 12 States

More than 90 dairy herds have been infected since late March but no detections have been found in beef cattle herds.

Fri June 14 2024

Packer Margins improve on Higher Boxed Beef Prices
Beef Processing
Packer Margins improve on Higher Boxed Beef Prices

Higher boxed-beef prices have offered some relief for packer margins, but with packers still operating in the red as prices start to decline seasonally, how much longer will they pay up for cattle?

Fri June 14 2024

Bullish/Bearish Indicator for week ending 6/14/24
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Bullish/Bearish Indicator for week ending 6/14/24

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

Fri June 14 2024

Jobless Claims jump to Highest Level in 10 Months
Economy
Jobless Claims jump to Highest Level in 10 Months

Jobless claims up 13,000 to 242,000 versus 225,000 forecast.

Thu June 13 2024

6/13/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights
Exports
6/13/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights

Weekly Beef Sales were down 17%; Weekly Exports were up 8%.

Thu June 13 2024

8% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas...  Down 1% from Last Week
DROUGHT
8% of U.S. Cattle are in Drought Areas... Down 1% from Last Week

11.77% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 12.14% Last Week.

Thu June 13 2024

June WASDE: Cattle Prices Projected Higher; Corn Steady
WASDE
June WASDE: Cattle Prices Projected Higher; Corn Steady

The 2024 cattle price forecast is raised from last month on recent prices with the strength carried forward into 2025.

Wed June 12 2024

Inflation Eased Slightly to 3.3% in May
Inflation
Inflation Eased Slightly to 3.3% in May

Core prices that exclude volatile food and energy items climbed 3.4% from a year earlier

Wed June 12 2024

Boxed Beef: Bullish Charts but in Need of Good Demand News
Boxed Beef
Boxed Beef: Bullish Charts but in Need of Good Demand News

Summer demand will have to do a lot of work to create a strong price outlook through June for fed cattle.

Tue June 11 2024

Is the Stage Set for Rebuilding the Herd?
U.S. Cow Herd
Is the Stage Set for Rebuilding the Herd?

Since about a decade has passed since the last herd rebuilding, the question becomes: Is the stage set for the next rebuilding?

Tue June 11 2024

Pasture & Range Conditions as of 6/9/24
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of 6/9/24

51% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 51% Last Week and 45% Last Year.

Mon June 10 2024

Corn Crop Condition as of 6/9/24
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 6/9/24

74% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 75% last week and 61% last year.

Mon June 10 2024

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 6/8/24
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 6/8/24

Last week's Marketings were 25.3% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Mon June 10 2024

Fed Beef Production Steady; Nonfed Beef Production Down in 2024
Beef Production
Fed Beef Production Steady; Nonfed Beef Production Down in 2024

Carcass weights have not shown the typical seasonal decline in the first half of the year resulting in even greater year over year discrepancies in recent weeks.

Mon June 10 2024

Cattle Producers Condemn Feeding Our Military Lab-Grown Meat
FAKE MEAT
Cattle Producers Condemn Feeding Our Military Lab-Grown Meat

BioMADE received a Department of Defense research grant for the development of lab-grown meat products for the military.

Mon June 10 2024

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 6/7/24
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 6/7/24

Fed cattle trade was limited with a lower undertone. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were lower with live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures mostly lower.

Sat June 08 2024

Cows infected with Bird Flu have died in Five U.S. States
Bird Flu
Cows infected with Bird Flu have died in Five U.S. States

Some of the animals died of secondary infections contracted after bird flu weakened their immune systems.

Fri June 07 2024

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