by Paul Dykstra | Jul 1, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets
Outlook for heifer retention and cow numbers MARKET UPDATE In the past few weeks the fed cattle market has brought to fruition the results many suppliers have been bracing for. The slippery descending slope from record cutout values has developed into a further...
by Paul Dykstra | Jun 17, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets
Out front sales leap MARKET UPDATE The market has seen significant changes since our last edition of the CAB Insider two weeks ago. Fed cattle supplies and the total federally inspected cattle harvest have continued to ramp up to a level just short of the volume seen...
by Paul Dykstra | Jun 3, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets
Picking up the pace The fed cattle market has remained relatively steady over the past two weeks. Though a six-state fed steer price came in $2/cwt. lower last week while the heavy trade volume however, came in at $118/cwt. This Monday there was already trade at...
by Paul Dykstra | May 20, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets
Grid values improve, grade runs high Market Update Last week’s federally inspected cattle harvest brought a much brighter outlook to the supply chain, as it marked a two-week continuance of increased head counts in the country’s packing facilities. A one-week increase...
by Paul Dykstra | May 7, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets, Post Weaning
Carcass quality set to increase MARKET UPDATE In the past two weeks, the beef supply chain has remained under extreme pressure, with packing plants undergoing varying degrees of both worsening and recovering states of workforce health. Plants that experienced trouble...
by Paul Dykstra | Apr 22, 2020 | CAB Insider, Cattle Markets, Grid Marketing
Seasonal carcass premiums break form MARKET UPDATE Without question fed cattle and beef sales are currently hinged entirely on the packing sector’s ability to process cattle. Throughput has not been good lately with last week’s total federally inspected (FI) head...
