Large commodity index funds, known as managed money, Tuesday had a lower collective net long live cattle futures position than they had a week earlier as hedgers trimmed their total net short position for the third straight week. The data came from the weekly Commitments of Traders report Friday from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. … Read More

All sectors of the cattle and beef industry have evolved significantly over time, and many producers feel left out of a true market for their cattle. Addressing those feelings, Agricultural Economists Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University and John Anderson of the University of Arkansas, penned an article for the Livestock Marketing Information Center discussing … Read More

Cattle feeders need an ongoing understanding of the relationship between corn and Dried Distiller’s Grains in cattle rations and how the relationship affects profitability, said Brenda Boetel, agricultural economist at the University of Wisconsin, in a Livestock Marketing Information Center letter to Extension agents called In The Cattle Markets.   A LOOK AT PRICES   … Read More

So far in 2022, beef exports have increased over 2021’s record levels, but they are facing headwinds, said Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel, in a letter to Extension agents called Cow-Calf Corner.   SEPTEMBER DATA WORRISOME   The January – September period has total beef exports up 4.6% year over year, … Read More

Cow/Calf producers who retain cattle over the winter should recalculate the value of gain for cattle in the spring to determine if the market still is willing to pay them to put on additional weight, said Elliott Dennis, extension livestock economist at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in a Livestock Marketing Information Center letter called … Read More

If there’s one thing market analysts have learned over the years it’s that market perception often is stronger than market reality. Often, those two go hand in hand, but just when it seems market realities are lining up, market perceptions take over, extending a market move or taking prices in a direction that defies logic.  … Read More

Tenth Federal Reserve Bank district interest rates on farm loans increased sharply in the third quarter, and the acceleration in farm real estate values continued to ease, said Nate Kauffman and Ty Kreitman, economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, in a release. Farm income and credit conditions remained solid, but the pace … Read More