CRP forage can provide essential nutrition for cows over the winter, but there are some things that need to be taken into consideration, said Jason Warner, cow-calf specialist at Kansas State University, in an Extension Service publication. The data in his paper was generated as a guide for making informed nutrition decisions when CRP forages … Read More

Overall consumer beef demand continues strong in the fall and winter, but the upcoming holiday season changes the relative demand for various beef products, said Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University livestock marketing specialist, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner. This year, wholesale and retail beef prices will be supported by that strong seasonal demand and … Read More

The October Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed average prices for all components of the index continued to rise in September. The rise mirrored the 2019-2023 average and the 2024 index but at higher levels than both, according to graphs of the Bureau’s numbers by the Livestock Marketing Information Center in … Read More

Could beef imports from Argentina reduce beef prices in the U.S.? asked Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner.  Following is an edited version of his analysis. Argentina is the sixth largest beef producing country and the fifth largest beef exporting country, accounting for roughly 6% of global beef exports. … Read More

While they have recovered in the last two weeks, fed cattle and beef market prices slowed earlier this month and, in some cases, reversed moves from those into record highs, said Stephen Koontz, agricultural economist at Colorado State University, in a Livestock Marketing Information Center letter called In The Cattle Markets.   FIVE-MARKET PRICE   … Read More

Across much of the US, as cow/calf producers move further into autumn, cattle producers increasingly are deciding whether to retain or market reproductively sound females, said the Livestock Marketing Information Center on its website. Thursday’s National Weather Service drought monitor said the High Plains had heavy to excessive rain in the latest week ended last … Read More

There are no market signals indicating beef carcass weights will go down, said Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University beef cattle breeding specialist, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner. Even long-term, pending increased heifer retention and a larger national cow inventory, market signals indicate more days on feed and heavier carcass weights will be the new … Read More