Frozen Red Meat & Poultry Supplies are Down from Last Year
Wed June 25 2025
43% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 46% Last Week and 47% Last Year.
Tue June 24 2025
70% of Corn Crop Condition rated as 'Good to Excellent' compared to 72% Last Week and 69% Last Year.
Tue June 24 2025
Due to large Video Sale receipts, last week's Marketings were 85% higher than the 3 Year Average.
Tue June 24 2025
Feedlot production and beef production are falling and will continue to fall, probably faster, in the coming months.
Mon June 23 2025
Weekly Beef Sales were down 24% and Weekly Exports were down 7%.
Mon June 23 2025
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains was steady with Northern Plains trade lower. Feeder cattle were higher while stocker calves were lower. Both live cattle and feeder cattle futures were lower.
Sat June 21 2025
The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.
Fri June 20 2025
Approximately 19% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought compared to 20% last week.
Thu June 19 2025
May Beef production was 9 percent below the previous year with cattle slaughter down 11 percent.
Thu June 19 2025
USDA will immediately begin building a sterile insect dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in Texas, set to be completed in 2025.
Wed June 18 2025
Beef imports now capture 22% of domestic consumption, which is more than double what it was just over a generation ago.
Wed June 18 2025
Compared to last year, estimates indicate Cattle on Feed, Placements & Marketings will all be lower.
Tue June 17 2025
46% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 43% Last Week and 48% Last Year.
Tue June 17 2025
72% of Corn Crop Condition rated as 'Good to Excellent' compared to 71% Last Week and 72% Last Year.
Tue June 17 2025
Last week's Marketings were 19.4% lower than the 3 Year Average.
Mon June 16 2025
Federal Court Orders Texas Firm to Pay Over $100 Million to Customers Defrauded in Cattle Fraud Scheme
Mon June 16 2025
Today, checkoff funds are used to promote generic beef — whether it was born, raised and finished in the U.S. or imported from Brazil, Uruguay or elsewhere
Mon June 16 2025
Compared to last week, fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains and Northern Plains were both steady. Feeder cattle and stocker calves were higher with cattle futures lower, primarily due to a sell-off on Friday.
Sat June 14 2025
The share of workers who are U.S. born is highest in the Midwest, while the share who are unauthorized is highest in California.
Fri June 13 2025
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