Beef Cross News Today

-Packers slowed down production and that helped push wholesale beef prices higher last week. The weekly harvest estimate of 598,000 was 24,000 head below the previous week and 42,000 head less than the same week...

* There were a few conversations that kept surfacing at the recent Producing Quality Beef Workshops. Farmers are concerned what the atypical winter will mean for soil moisture levels and what is in store for...

Auction prices for beef-type calves and other categories have hit record highs, and the meaty trend is expected to continue for a while.

Auction prices for beef-type calves and other categories have hit record highs, and the meaty trend is expected to continue for a while.

The inventory of all cattle and calves has declined each of the past five years and now sits at the lowest since 1951.

* The Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant application period opened on Monday, February 5. The program strives to grow Wisconsin’​s meat industry and improve the long-term viability of the livestock sector through services to me​at processing...

The Week of January 28, 2024 ■ The USDA’s December Livestock Slaughter report shows that beef production was 1.6% lower than the same month in 2022. Total beef production for the year was 27 billion pounds,...

■ Fed cattle prices fell another $4/cwt last week while the Choice Beef Cutout dropped $6.35 to average 291.43. Cattle prices remain soft coming into this week but are about $12/cwt higher than the first of...

The two latest Cattle on Feed reports have shown placements and inventory higher than a year ago. The cash market has been lower for four consecutive weeks with the futures market increasingly volatile. This does...

■ Fed cattle prices were $4.25/cwt lower last week, with the weighted average for a beef breed steer of $180.81. December Live Cattle contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange managed to end the week $1.85 higher....