The USDA said in its monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Friday that 2025 cattle prices were expected to be modestly higher than the record set in 2025. Further tightening of young cattle supplies available for placement in feedlots in 2025 and into early 2026 was expected to bolster prices.   FED STEER PRICES SEEN … Read More

Wholesale values for many beef primal cuts, the major chunks of the carcass from which individual products are cut, should be peaking this week, a quick look at historic price graphs of USDA data compiled by the Livestock Marketing Information Center showed. For many of the primal cuts, the annual weekly price top occurs this … Read More

Continued detection of New World Screwworm in southern Mexico, farther north than initially, prompted the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to reclose the US border to imports of livestock from there. The border closed initially last November and reopened in early February after additional protocols and inspections were implemented. So, 197,844 head of … Read More

Large commodity index funds, or managed money, nudged their collective net long live cattle futures position higher in the week ended Tuesday. In its weekly Commitments of Trader report Friday, which outlined trader positions as of the previous Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission also said cattle owners inched their total net short position to … Read More

Agricultural real estate values in the Kansas City Federal Reserve district declined slightly in the first quarter of 2025, and credit conditions deteriorated further, said Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank Economist Ty Kreitman, in a Bank report. The Kansas City Federal Reserve district includes Wyoming Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, northern New Mexico and western Missouri. … Read More

Fed cattle prices continued to move higher over the last five weeks, said the Livestock Marketing Information Center in its newsletter In The Cattle Markets. The rise in cattle prices showcases the continued strong consumer demand for beef, which translates into strong demand for fed cattle to feed the processing plants, said a market analyst. … Read More

For those thinking US cattle herd rebuilding could commence quickly, there are warning signs embedded in weekly Crop Condition Reports from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The weekly crop condition and progress reports show total US range and pasture conditions have worsened since the first of May when USDA measurements for the year begin.  … Read More