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Cattle on Feed Climb Above a Year Ago

By : David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

NASS released its November Cattle on Feed report on Friday November 22. The report indicated more cattle on feed than a year ago for the first… Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged Cattle on Feed, futures, head, heavy weight, inventory, million, pasture, placements, profit, razing, summer, thanks, weaning

Hay, just how bad is it?

By : Ted Wiseman, and Dean Kreager Extension Educators in Perry and Licking County

Much of Ohio’s 2019 first cutting grass hay was beyond optimum maturity when it was harvested. Laboratory analysis indicates little if any first cutting has… Continue reading →

Posted in Cow/Calf Corner | Tagged body condition, energy, first cutting, gestation, hay, inventory, milk, quality, ration, sample, supply, TDN, testing

Inventory Insights

By : Matthew Diersen, Risk & Business Management Specialist, Ness School of Management & Economics, South Dakota State University

The October Cattle on Feed report was very close to trade expectations. Placements during September were 2.1 million… Continue reading →

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More heifers on feed keeping slaughter higher in 2019

By : Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist

The October USDA Cattle on Feed report contained no big surprises. The feedlot inventory on October 1 was 11.3 million head, down 1.1 percent from one year… Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged beef, decline, feedlot, heifer, herd expansion, inventory, pounds, production, slaughter

USDA Cattle on Feed Report for September

By : Stephen R. Koontz, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Colorado State University

The USDA NASS Cattle on Feed report for September was released last Friday. My take on the report is that it is reasonably bullish. The fear… Continue reading →

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A Few Curiosities in the Cattle on Feed and Inventory Reports

By: David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – 7/24/19

While there were no great surprises in either the Cattle on Feed or the mid-year Inventory reports there were a few items of interest. First… Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News | Tagged Cattle on Feed, inventory, market, report