The excitement surrounding the cattle markets is undeniable, and the cow/calf producer is set to benefit greatly under these conditions, said Scott Clawson, Oklahoma State University Extension area economist, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner. Yet, being curious by nature, he said he couldn’t help but wonder how these record-breaking calves will work through the … Read More

10-6-25 –    Total feedlot production is declining more rapidly than the slowly declining feedlot inventories would indicate, said Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock marketing specialist, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner. The Sep. 1 feedlot total was 11.08 million head, down 1.1% year over year and the 10th consecutive monthly decrease compared with a … Read More

The USDA’s September 2025 net farm income forecast projected net farm income to rise sharply from 2024, said Bernt Nelson, economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, in a letter from the Livestock Marketing Information Center called In The Cattle Markets. While stronger performance in some sectors was a factor in the increase, much of … Read More

Australian beef production was forecast to ease slightly in 2026 following an estimated record high in 2025, the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service said in an annual report, but output was expected to remain near historic highs. Continued strong global demand for Australian beef underpinned the outlook, particularly from the US, the FAS report said.  With … Read More

Now that there is no beef-centered holiday coming up, consumers appear to be backing off their purchases of beef. Weekly USDA-reported choice boxed beef prices are off what likely will be their annual highs.  The trend is lower, although they remain much higher than last year or the 2019-2023 average.   WEAKER TREND IN STORE … Read More

The US inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sep. 1 was down about 1% from a year ago, according to the USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. Additionally, the number of pigs born in the June-August quarter was down, even though the pigs saved per litter was up since the number of sows that … Read More

Frozen US beef stocks on Aug. 31 went up from a year earlier but were down from July 31, while frozen pork inventories were down from last month and from last year, the USDA reported in its September Cold Storage report Friday. Chicken supplies in cold storage were up from last year but were down … Read More