by Paul Dykstra | Mar 25, 2020 | CAB Insider
Restaurants pivot to survive, retailers can’t keep up MARKET UPDATE Beef market conditions in the past two weeks have responded with tremendous force in the wake of COVID-19 as U.S. consumer buying at retail escalated to a frenzy. Fear of food shortages is a...
by Paul Dykstra | Mar 11, 2020 | CAB Insider
Seasonal impacts to CAB carcass count MARKET UPDATE Market discussions in the current environment are challenging with near term pricing on the live cattle side of the business quite serious for many market participants. The fed cattle price last week followed futures...
by Paul Dykstra | Feb 26, 2020 | CAB Insider
CAB annual premiums grow Market Update Last week’s fed cattle market was steady to a dollar higher, depending on the region, with the 6-state regional average up to $120/cwt. The steer/heifer harvest continues with larger head counts than a year ago with last week’s...
by Paul Dykstra | Feb 12, 2020 | CAB Insider
Prime seasonality MARKET UPDATE The fed cattle market over the past two weeks has declined $3/cwt. from the January high of $124/cwt. The late January trend for the past two years saw cash fed cattle prices advancing moderately, yet four factors have recently...
by Paul Dykstra | Jan 29, 2020 | CAB Insider
Opportunity cost of occupancy MARKET UPDATE A relatively quiet week in the fed cattle market last week with a sideways direction for the cash fed cattle price, now in its 4th week at the $124/cwt. level. Live Cattle futures, in the meantime, have been dramatically...
by Paul Dykstra | Jan 16, 2020 | CAB Insider
Continued growth and demand MARKET UPDATEThe fed cattle market continued on the same track last week remaining at $124/cwt. Fed cattle prices have now increased for 18 straight weeks basis the USDA 5-area Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle report. The run has...
