A Canadian group, the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network, found three commonalities among profitable cow-calf producers in Canada – more cows, smaller cows and lower costs per cow. A Beef Cattle Research Council release reported the survey results from 46 benchmark cow-calf farms and three dairy-beef farms with 2021 data collected from 186 participants … Read More

A seasonal rise in Canada’s number of cattle on feed kept the Oct. 1 total larger than the 2016-2020 average, according to data from CanFax, a private consulting group. CanFax collects the data from member feedlots in Alberta and Saskatchewan and sends the data for total numbers on feed and monthly placements to the Livestock … Read More

For the third straight week, large commodity index funds, or managed money, reduced their collective net long live cattle futures position, while hedgers, trimmed their total net short position. The data came from the weekly Commitments of Traders report Friday.  The report is published each Friday for the positions of trader categories as of the … Read More

The increase in cow slaughter this year has contributed to the increase in non-choice beef production, widening the choice/select production gap and affecting prices, said Brenda Boetel, agricultural economist at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, in a letter to Extension agents called In The Cattle Markets, published by the Livestock Marketing Information Center in Denver. … Read More

The USDA forecast for 2022 red meat and poultry production in the October World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report Wednesday was raised from last month, as higher beef, pork and broiler forecasts were offset partly by lower turkey production. For 2023, the red meat and poultry production forecast was raised on higher beef and … Read More

August Kansas feedlot closeouts, or sales to beef packers, were nearly the same as August 2021 and the previous five-year average, according to a survey of key feedlots by the Kansas State University Extension service. The K-State Extension service surveys representative feedlots around the state, collecting closeout data from each one.  The information then is … Read More

August beef exports were slightly more than last August’s large volume and again topped $1 billion in value, reaching this milestone in seven out of eight months this year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation.  August exports of US pork topped year-ago totals for the first time … Read More