Cattle markets continue to defy naysayers, not necessarily by gaining ground but by mostly maintaining elevated levels while bearish futures traders keep anticipating a collapse that may be inevitable but not yet fundamentally supported. Market-ready supplies of finished cattle may […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cattle Market Update for Friday May 22
Wednesday Update from DV Auction
Monday Update from DV Auction
Timely spring rains have dominated cattle country the last few weeks, driving demand for late purchases of stocker cattle – and feeder cattle as feed-grain prices are expected to remain moderate. Plus, hedging has been a profitable protection measure with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Feeder cattle prices just continue to trudge higher with just enough support from the fed cattle market to give feedlots confidence to continue filling pens and pushing price levels. Yearling feeder cattle sold firm to 5.00 higher with the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2015 – On Dec. 17, 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration entered into a consent decision with Eastern Livestock Company, LLC (Eastern), New Albany, Ind. An Administrative Law Judge ordered Eastern, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The bearish cattle-on-feed report was shrugged off by feeder cattle interests and blind eyes were also turned to the sharply lower early-week CME cattle boards. The resiliency of the cash feeder cattle market continues to be very impressive and somewhat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cash feeder cattle and calf prices fell hard for the second week in a row as the arrival of spring weather and seasonal agriculture shifts have sucked demand from the market. Most major grazing interests as well as farmer feeders […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The 2015 cattle market rally seems to have finally run out of steam with the full arrival of turnout and planting season pressuring calves and stockers, while last week’s unorthodox fat cattle trade proved successful in packer attempts to stunt […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cash cattle prices took a breather this week as they search for direction and additional support from a CME futures market that once again lost open interest and turned volatile, after only a couple weeks of consistent monitoring. Yearling feeder […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cattle markets continued their resurgence this week in all facets with good demand at every level. Feedlot replacement steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances up to 6.00 higher, largely on heifers. Stocker cattle and calves traded […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Confidence officially returned to the cattle market this week with a number of variables culminating to restore the bull market. Feeder and stocker cattle sold 4.00-8.00 higher with many instances up to 12.00 higher. In many cases the feeder market […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On April 14, 12:30 p.m., Missouri Valley Commission Company (MVCC), Boonville, Mo., hosts the 2015 Missouri Livestock Marketing Association (MOLMA) Auctioneer Championship. The event is made possible by chief sponsors: Livestock Marketing Association; Missouri Cattlemen’s Association; MFA, Inc.; FCS […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was a distinct difference between the demand for feeders and stockers this past week, which is very typical for the first week of spring. Feedlot buyers were not nearly as aggressive for cattle as were backgrounders, and furthermore feeder […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warmer weather and brighter skies found improved attitudes in commercial cattle markets this week, resulting in higher prices across the board. Both feeder and stocker cattle sold 3.00-7.00 higher this week with thinner-fleshed calf-weight yearlings and pee-wee lightweight calves […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Feeder and stocker cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher this past week with surprising support from the CME cattle futures. Weather conditions affected trade again this week with snow and ice stretching from south Texas across much of the Southeast […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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