July Cattle Inventory: All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2018 totaled 103 million head, 1 percent above the 102 million head on July 1, 2017.
Cattle Inventory
CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 1 head of cattle to China so far in 2018
Exports
CATTLE TRADE: Negotiated cash trade on Thursday in Nebraska has been light on moderate demand with some early dressed sales at 175.00
MarketWATCH
CATTLE ON FEED: This is the highest October 1 inventory since the series began in 1996
Cattle on Feed
CATTLE TRADE: Compared to last week in the Southern Plains, live sales in the Texas Panhandle traded mostly 1.00 higher, with Kansas sales 1.00-2.00 higher at 118.00 in both regions
MarketWATCH
CATTLE INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2019 totaled 94.8 million head, slightly above the 94.3 million head on January 1, 2018
Cattle Inventory
Texas had the largest increase in cattle inventory in the United States in 2019 followed by Oklahoma & Idaho
Cattle Inventory
Texas cattle inventory reported at 13.0 million head in 2019, up 500K head from 2018 (largest increase in U.S.)
Cattle Inventory
Missouri had the largest drop in cattle inventory in 2019 followed by California, Iowa, Montana & Wisconsin
Cattle Inventory
CATTLE FLASH: Cattle weights in February were the lowest for February in 5 years (since 2014)
CATTLE FLASH
Wake Up Call: Cattle futures ended in positive territory with support from signs of tightening supplies, overriding a seasonal trend that usually shows rising stocks ahead of the summer grilling season (Allendale)
Market Commentary
Retail ground beef prices reach $3.80/lb. in January, the highest in 33 months (since May 2016)
Retail Beef Prices
Showlists are estimated at 280,800 head this week vs. 299,500 head last week and 287,800 head last year (@MidwestMarkets)
Cattle Network
In net trade, the U.S. continues to be a net beef importer from Canada. Strong slaughter in Canada (+11% YTD) continues to support U.S. beef imports from Canada (@CattleFax)
Cattle Network
April 19' Cattle expired at 123.750 yesterday. The exact same price that April 18' Cattle expired at last year (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
Live Cattle/Feeders: Trading could be characterized by end of the month position-squaring. Recent weakness in boxed beef values may limit buying interest (Advance Trading)
Market Commentary
Last week’s beef cutout cont'd to be attacked from all angles. The biggest cutout detractors are in red (@cattlefax)
MarketWATCH
The initial forecast for 2020 commercial beef production is expected to set a record of 27.5 billion pounds, surpassing by almost 1% what is expected to be a record level in 2019
Market Commentary
CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold so far today was 18 steers (456#) from Bloomington, Wisconsin at $170.00
Cow-Calf Today
The USDA reported estimated weekly cattle slaughter this week at 664K head, the highest so far in 2018
MarketWATCH
Cattle are currently struggling with 3 major headwinds: global trade disputes, rising grain prices and a successful marketing campaign by Beyond Meat (@TradesByDave)
Cattle Network
Seasonally, beef in cold storage typically declines in the first 5 mo. of the yr & remains there through summer before inventories build again in Sept (@Cattlefax)
Cold Storage
BEEF FLASH: The Retail Beef Price Composite (RBPC) was at $5.51 in April, up 5 cents from the month prior
Retail Beef Prices
Lean ground beef prices reported at $5.29/lb. in April, up 10 cents from last month
Retail Beef Prices
Steak, Round (USDA Choice) prices reported at $5.86/lb. in April, up 2 cents from last month
Retail Beef Prices
BEEF FLASH: Weekly beef production has been under 500 million pounds 10 times so far in 2019
Meat Production
July Cattle Inventory: All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2019 totaled 103 million head, unchanged from the 103 million head on July 1, 2018
Cattle Inventory
CATTLE ON FEED: 5 states had smaller inventories in June than last month: Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska & South Dakota
Cattle on Feed
The United States is projected to produce 27.43 billion pounds of beef in 2019. If realized, this will be the most beef ever produced in one year on record
Cattle Network
If Cattle closes limit down tomorrow, I'll get the daily chart tattooed on my lower back (@TopThird)
Comedy (Channel 67)
Pretty sure at this point you could justify to your banker that getting long cattle is a hedge (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
America is obsessed with beef. But it has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge (LATimes)
Cattle Network
BEEF FLASH: USDA to probe beef, cattle prices after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire (@ReutersAg)
BEEF FLASH
Is there a technical term for this chart pattern? If not I would like to trademark it as the Oklahoma Smile Doji™ which will be my mark on history (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
CALF TRACKER: The average price paid on Thursday for the top 25 calf strings (under 500#) was $159.90
The Calf Channel
BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported 1.84 billion pounds of beef so far in 2019, up 1.1% from 2018
Imports
CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 457K head of cattle from Canada so far in 2019, up 19% from 2018
Canada
CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 1.25 million head of cattle so far in 2019, up 14.7% from 2018
Imports
CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 794K head of cattle from Mexico so far in 2019, up 12.4% from 2018
Mexico
SALEBARN OWNERS: If you would like to have your prices included on the National Beef Wire, please contact Corbitt Wall at (816) 261-0432 or email at cwall@dvauction.com
Feeder Cattle
Experts explaining what happens in the last 15 minutes of everyday trading live cattle (@NickFickbohm)
Comedy (Channel 67)
CATTLE PRICES (over 800#): Stockmen's Livestock Market - Yankton (Yankton, SD) reports 67 Heifers (1,324 lbs) @ $98.75
Cattle Prices (Channel 31)
Cattle had that classic bottom V -- Bears gettin scurred -- The whole trade is lookin real good (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
Red meat and poultry production in 2019 is projected at 104.603 billion pounds, down 21 million pounds from last month
Ag Production
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Shout Out
When you’ve forward contracted cattle but you’re mad about cash negotiation (@TopThird)
Cattle Network
It’s reported that Herd Co Cattle Company and Pinnacle Bank involved with the purchase of at least parts of Adams Land and Cattle (@seedcattleguy)
AgToday
Cattle breeding facility explosion makes for some nutty headlines: A fire at a cattle breeding facility in Australia destroyed at least 100 cylinders of bull semen
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
RT until @TheEllenShow sees this! U.S. beef has a carbon footprint 10-50 times lower than some nations, cattle only account for 2% of U.S. GHG emissions (@BeefUSA)
NCBA
DYK: Kansas is home to more cattle than people, and is the third largest beef producing state (@kstateag)
Kansas State University
The amount of forage available this summer and early fall have left many cow-calf producers in no hurry to wean and sell calves
Feeder Cattle
National Feeder Cattle Report: Fall officially starts on Monday, however fall runs have not
Feeder Cattle
STEER TRACKER: The average price for the top 25 steer strings (700-899#) sold this week was $141.53, compared to $140.31 last week
Salebarn Network
STEER TRACKER: The largest string sold this week was 249 steers (800#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $140.00
Price Blaster
CALF TRACKER: The average price paid for the largest calf strings this week was $160.42, compared to $141.61 last week
The Calf Channel
TOP 25: The largest steer and heifer string sold this week was 249 steers (800#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $140.00
Salebarn Network
The Morning Cattle Report: Cash prices, salebarn reports, market commentary (Channel 337)
Morning Cattle Report
STEER TRACKER: The average paid on Tuesday for the top 25 steer strings ($141.31) was $0.06 higher than the nearby CME September futures ($141.25)
Morning Cattle Report
Today's Weather: In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Karen will move northward, passing near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands later today
Weather
WASDE LDP: USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report will be released on September 27 and provide information on producer farrowing intentions into early 2020
WASDE
Corn production projected at 13.799 billion bushels in September, down 102 million bushels from last month
Ag Production
BEEF BALANCE SHEET: Beginning beef stocks for 2019 are projected at 662 million pounds, unchanged from last month
Beef Balance Sheets
BEEF BALANCE SHEET: Ending beef stocks for 2019 are projected at 670 million pounds, up 10 million pounds from last month
Beef Balance Sheets
Beef production in 2019 is projected at 26.953 billion pounds, down 90 million pounds from last month
Ag Production
Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 658K head, compared to 629K last week and 653K last year
Meat Production
CATTLE FLASH: Dressed cattle weights reported this week at 817 pounds, compared to 816 last week and 829 last year
Meat Production
Live cattle weights reported this week at 1,346 pounds, compared to 1,342 last week and 1,362 last year
Meat Production
BEEF EXPORTS: U.S. sales (year-to-date) reported at 1.66 billion pounds in 2019, up 1.4% from last year
Beef
BEEF EXPORTS: South Korea was the largest buyer this week with 8.8 million pounds, accounting for 24% of total sales
Cattle Network
Weekly red meat production projected at 1.080 billion pounds, beef at 536.6 mp, pork at 539.8 mp
Meat Production
CATTLE FLASH: Weekly cattle slaughter has averaged 637,100 head over the past 10 weeks
Meat Production
BEEF FLASH: Weekly beef production has averaged 514.4 million pounds over the past 10 weeks
Meat Production
CATTLE FLASH: The estimated daily cattle slaughter has averaged 116,330 head so far in 2019
Cattle Network
CATTLE FLASH: The United States has slaughtered 23.9 million head of cattle so far in 2019, up 1.1% from 2018
Meat Production
BEEF FLASH: The United States has produced 19.2 billion pounds of beef so far in 2019, up 0.1% from 2018
BEEF FLASH
Weekly beef production has been under 500 million pounds 26 times in the last 88 weeks
Meat Production
Beef production in 2020 is projected at 27.670 billion pounds, up 717 million pounds from 2019
Protein Production Estimates
Weekly red meat production has only been under 1 billion pounds 5 times so far in 2019
Meat Production
BEEF FLASH: Weekly beef production has been under 500 million pounds 8 times in last 30 weeks
Meat Production
The August 9th fire at a beef cattle slaughter facility in Kansas remains the story line which factors in to boxed beef prices (Andrew Griffith)
University of Tennessee
CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 128K head of cattle so far in 2019, up 21% from 2018
Exports
CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most cattle so far in 2019 to Canada followed by Mexico and Russia
Exports
CATTLE EXPORTS: The U.S. has exported 109K head of cattle to Canada so far in 2019, up 37% from last year
Exports
CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported cattle to 26 different countries so far in 2019
Exports
CATTLE EXPORTS: Canada and Mexico have accounted for roughly 95% of U.S. cattle exports so far in 2019
Exports
Feb. live cattle futures slumped 0.150 cent to 125.775 cents per lbs. March feeders futures dipped 0.500 cent to 143.725 cents per .lbs Thursday.
Cattle Network
Among the top ten states for hay stocks, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee had year over year declines (Peel)
MarketWATCH
Missouri had the largest hay stocks and showed the most increase year over year with stocks up 64.3 percent, the highest level for the state since 2009 (Peel)
MarketWATCH
Total production of all hay was 128.864 million tons, up 4.3 percent year over year; and consisted of 42.6 percent alfalfa hay and 57.4 percent other hay (Peel)
MarketWATCH
Total 2019 alfalfa hay production was up 4.3 percent year over year, but was down 4.6 percent from the 2014-2018 average (Peel)
MarketWATCH
SCHWIETERMAN CATTLE: Cash trade started to see some action, with southern trade coming in at $124 for a fourth consecutive week
MarketWATCH
SCHWIETERMAN CATTLE: Friday's on feed report is looking for 3.5% higher placements and 5% higher marketings for December
MarketWATCH
SCHWIETERMAN CATTLE: Live cattle futures closed moderately lower on Wednesday, with April off .45 but holding inside of Tuesday's broader trading range
MarketWATCH
Weekly beef production reported at 534.6 million pounds, up 2.5% from last week, up 7.3% from last year (highest so far in 2020)
MarketWATCH
Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 647K head, up 2.5% from last week, up 6.4% from last year (highest so far in 2020)
MarketWATCH
Live cattle weights reported this week at 1,377 lbs., unchanged from last week, up 9 lbs. from last year (highest so far in 2020)
MarketWATCH
The United States has produced 1.86 billion pounds of beef and 2.01 billion pounds of pork so far in 2020
Meat Production
It would appear that grass cattle are already in strong demand as prices of both lightweight steers and heifers have made strong positive price movements the past two weeks (Andrew Griffith)
University of Tennessee
It would appear that cattle under 500 pounds are garnering the most attention as that is where the largest price gains have been experienced (Andrew Griffith)
MarketWATCH
It is easy to identify what producers are looking for and that is lighter weight calves that are in thin flesh (Dr. Andrew Griffith)
MarketWATCH
The current price movement bodes well for the late winter and early spring market as prices are expected to move even higher (Andrew Griffith)
MarketWATCH
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $124.85 (+0.175); Feeder Cattle: $141.85 (-0.925); Hogs: $67.225 (-1.275); Milk: $18.25 (+0.08)
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