Cash-Futures Divide Complicates Risk Management For Cattle Feeders
AMARILLO, TX – A widening gap between cash cattle prices and futures is making risk […]
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Beef-On-Dairy Cattle Help Fill Mexican Feeder Supply Gap
LUBBOCK, TX – Beef-on-dairy cattle are helping some Texas Panhandle feedlots replace Mexican feeder cattle […]
Feedlot Placements Drop As Cattle Marketings Slow Sharply
LUBBOCK, TX – The latest Cattle on Feed report shows feedlots carrying more cattle into […]
Feedlot Inventory Rises As Placements Trail Trade Expectations
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA says cattle on feed increased in June, but May placements came […]
Cattle On Feed Rises As Marketings Fall Sharply
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. cattle on feed moved higher in May as placements increased and […]
Tight Cattle Supplies Support Prices Despite Lower Production
WASHINGTON, DC – Tight cattle supplies are continuing to support strong prices in 2026, even […]
April Cattle On Feed Report Matches Trade Expectations
WASHINGTON, DC – Feedlot inventories and flows came in very close to trade expectations, reinforcing […]
Cattle On Feed Steady As Marketings Decline Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC – Feedlot inventories held mostly steady in March, but sharply lower marketings signal […]
Cattle Prices Rise As Beef Production Edges Lower
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. cattle markets are showing firm price strength even as beef production […]
Smaller Calf Crop Tightens Cattle Pipeline Into 2027
LUBBOCK, TX – A seemingly modest decline in the U.S. calf crop is setting the […]
U.S. Cattle Inventory Slips As Herd Rebuilding Stalls
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. cattle numbers edged lower at the start of 2026, reinforcing that […]
Plant Closures Cloud Outlook For Heifer Retention Decisions
LUBBOCK, TX – Uncertainty around U.S. beef processing capacity is raising fresh questions about whether […]
Beef Production Trends Signal Tighter Market Conditions Ahead
LUBBOCK, TX – Commercial beef production trends are pointing toward a tighter supply environment in […]
Beef Dairy Cross Feeders Gain Pricing Power Nationwide
LUBBOCK, TX – Beef x dairy feeder cattle have become a mainstream source of inventory […]
Cattle On Feed Report Shows Tighter Supply Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s January Cattle on Feed report reinforced a tightening cattle supply picture, […]
Cattle Economists React to Shrinking Herd, Reports
NASHVILLE, TN – Cattle economists across the South say USDA’s July Cattle Inventory and Cattle […]
USDA: Cattle Inventory and Calf Crop Both Fall
NASHVILLE, TN – The USDA’s July Cattle Inventory report shows the nation’s cattle herd is […]
Cattle On Feed Hits Eight-Year Low In July Report
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. cattle on feed numbers dropped below expectations in USDA’s July report. […]
Brazil Closing Beef Quality Gap in Japanese Market
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Brazil is making strides toward competing with the U.S. in Japan’s […]
U.S. Beef Industry Driven By Cow-Calf Operations
LUBBOCK, TX – The cattle sector remains the largest U.S. ag industry, accounting for 22 […]
Ongoing Drought Leading Cause for Increased Feedlot Placements
WASHINGTON, DC – The ongoing drought across the southwest is leading to a greater reduction […]
October Cattle on Feed Report Within Private Expectations
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2021, and down 1 percent from just one year earlier.
United States Cattle on Feed Up 5 Percent
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market are seeing the second-highest May 1 inventory since 1996.
USDA Releases Latest Monthly Cattle on Feed Estimates
According to USDA feedlots have their second-highest inventory in 25 years.
USDA Cattle Numbers Show Small Increase in Feeding
USDA’s final Cattle on Feed Report for 2020, released Friday, lacked much drama as all the projections of the domestic cow herd fell in line with analyst projections.