by Morgan Marley | Oct 9, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE From a seller’s perspective, the fed-cattle trade continues to improve, with last week’s numbers making it the third straight week of higher prices since September 9th. Feeders gained a tighter grip on the trade with each passing day last week. Earlier...
by Paul Dykstra | Sep 25, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE Cattle market fundamentals are starting to have some impact to stabilize and move prices higher in a slow but steady fashion. The September 1st Cattle on Feed report indicated placements during the month of August down 9% under a year ago and an “on...
by Paul Dykstra | Sep 11, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE There is very little insight needed to understand what happened in the cash markets last week. Seasonality and the conclusion of the Labor Day holiday were easy indicators that the market would be weaker in both the live cattle and boxed beef segments....
by Paul Dykstra | Aug 28, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE The cash market for fed cattle last week gave some relief to feeders and overall market sentiment in the wake of the prior week’s $5/cwt. decline. Trade in the Iowa/Minnesota reporting region came in at $110-$111/cwt. at the top of the market, while...
by Paul Dykstra | Aug 14, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE Last week’s fed cattle market now seems as dated as the May corn planting progress report with the beef industry coping with the fallout from the Tyson Fresh Meats fire at the Holcomb, Kansas facility over the weekend. We must all take a step back and be...
by Paul Dykstra | Jul 31, 2019 | CAB Insider
MARKET UPDATE The fed cattle market is holding strong in late July within a narrow trading range. Last week’s pricing activity continued to show effects of excess supply in the South with $111/cwt. for the region, while live bids in the North were at $114-$118/cwt....
