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WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA released the July Cattle on Feed Report as well as the biannual Cattle Inventory report last Friday. They also released the latest Cold Storage report. Cattle inventory was reported down 2% with cattle on feed for July up slightly. According to livestock analysts, the latest Cattle on Feed report from the […]
USDA – The bigger-than-expected jump in placements in the March Cattle on Feed Report seems to be driven by poor pasture conditions due to drought in the Plains. Texas (up 40,000 head), Kansas (up 50,000 head), Nebraska (up 55,000 head) and Colorado (up 10,000 head) accounted for nearly the entire 157,000-head increase in placements. Feedlots […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In general, cattle prices are higher now compared to last year and are expected to continue improving in 2022. Live and Feeder futures have priced in a lot of optimism for 2022. Still, there are plenty of challenges in the mix for cattle producers with continued drought, higher input prices, supply chain […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA pegged Oct-21 cattle on feed supply at 98.6% of last year. Placements during Sep-21 came in at 97.1% of last year and marketings were 96.9% of last year. This brought the on- feed number as of October 1st to 98.6% which is well below expectations for 99.4%, and at the […]
STURGIS, SD – Industry analysis points to the latest Cattle on Feed report as bearish for cattle markets in the near-term due in part to placements being over what many analysts expected ahead of the report. USDA reports 2.104 million cattle were placed during August, up 2% from a year ago and also above August […]
USDA – Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on July 1, 2021. The inventory was 1 percent below July 1, 2020. The inventory included 6.98 million steers and steer calves, down 1 percent from the […]
WASHINGTON, DC -The June25 Cattle on Feed (COF) report is modestly friendly with placements a couple percentage points under most guesses. Marketings were in line with expectations leaving COF even with last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head […]
