USCA Supports Representative Hageman’s Resolution to Block Mandatory EID
EID Ear Tags
USCA Supports Representative Hageman’s Resolution to Block Mandatory EID

Calls on Industry to Reinvigorate the Cattle ID Working Group

Thu August 01 2024

Regional Beef Cow Slaughter
Cow Slaughter
Regional Beef Cow Slaughter

Lower beef cow slaughter this year reflects improved forage conditions and higher cattle prices.

Wed July 31 2024

Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady
Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady

More progress on inflation needed before cutting.

Wed July 31 2024

How Big is the U.S. Cattle Herd?
U.S. Cattle Herd
How Big is the U.S. Cattle Herd?

It appears the U.S. cattle industry overall remains in a contractionary phase.

Tue July 30 2024

Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 7/27/24
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings
Feeder & Stocker Cattle Marketings for the week ending 7/27/24

Last week's Marketings were 44.3% higher than the 3 Year Average.

Mon July 29 2024

Pasture & Range Conditions as of July 28, 2024
Pasture & Range Conditions
Pasture & Range Conditions as of July 28, 2024

39% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 40% Last Week and 39% Last Year.

Mon July 29 2024

Corn Crop Condition as of 7/28/24
Corn Crop
Corn Crop Condition as of 7/28/24

68% of Corn Crop rated as Good to Excellent compared to 67% last week and 55% last year.

Mon July 29 2024

Beef Markets Reflect Excess Fat and a Shortage of Lean
Boxed Beef
Beef Markets Reflect Excess Fat and a Shortage of Lean

Nonfed beef production is down nearly 13 percent thus far in 2024 with cow slaughter down over 15 percent and bull slaughter down nearly 8 percent.

Mon July 29 2024

Colorado has Largest Outbreak of Human Bird Flu Infections in U.S. History
Bird Flu
Colorado has Largest Outbreak of Human Bird Flu Infections in U.S. History

The latest update brings Colorado's total number of confirmed avian flu cases in humans to ten.

Mon July 29 2024

Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 7/26/24
Cattle/Beef Prices
Weekly Cattle Market Overview for Week Ending 7/26/24

Fed cattle trade in the Southern Plains was steady with Northern Plains trade lower.  Feeder cattle and stocker calves were both lower.

Sat July 27 2024

July Livestock Slaughter Report: Red Meat Production Down 6 Percent from Last Year
Livestock Slaughter
July Livestock Slaughter Report: Red Meat Production Down 6 Percent from Last Year

Beef production down 12 Percent; Pork Production down 4 Percent

Fri July 26 2024

July Cold Storage Report: Total Red Meat Supplies Down 2% from Last Year
Cold Storage
July Cold Storage Report: Total Red Meat Supplies Down 2% from Last Year

Beef, pork, & chicken in cold storage were all down from last year.

Fri July 26 2024

Bullish/Bearish Indicator for week ending 7/25/24
Bullish/Bearish Consensus
Bullish/Bearish Indicator for week ending 7/25/24

The theory behind the "Bullish/Bearish Indicator" is when the public reaches a consensus, they are usually wrong.

Fri July 26 2024

7/25/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights
Exports
7/25/24: Weekly Beef, Pork, & Corn Export Highlights

Weekly Beef Sales were down 13%; Weekly Exports were up 5%.

Thu July 25 2024

U.S. Cow Herd: No Sign of Heifer Retention
U.S. Cow Herd
U.S. Cow Herd: No Sign of Heifer Retention

Heifers accounted for 39.6% of on-feed inventory in July, which was actually higher than the previous estimate from April.

Thu July 25 2024

19.97% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought
DROUGHT
19.97% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought

19.97% of the Lower 48 States are in Drought, compared to 20.55% Last Week.

Thu July 25 2024

Global Beef Production to Increase +1%; U.S. Beef Exports Lower & Imports Higher
Meat Production
Global Beef Production to Increase +1%; U.S. Beef Exports Lower & Imports Higher

Pork production forecast to remain level and chicken meat production to increase +2% from last year.

Wed July 24 2024

China limits Beef & Dairy Production to counter Weak Demand and Lower Prices
Beef Demand
China limits Beef & Dairy Production to counter Weak Demand and Lower Prices

The prices of pork, beef, dairy and poultry are falling in the world’s largest meat consumer as shoppers, grappling with a slowing economy, scale back on purchases.

Wed July 24 2024

Department of Defense Backs Off Feeding Lab-Grown Protein
FAKE MEAT
Department of Defense Backs Off Feeding Lab-Grown Protein

Department of Defense confirms that lab-grown protein is not on the menu for our nation’s service members.

Tue July 23 2024

Majority of Cow-Calf Operations have Fewer than 50 Cows
Cow/Calf
Majority of Cow-Calf Operations have Fewer than 50 Cows

55 percent of U.S. farms with beef cows have fewer than 20 beef cows while less than 1 percent have 1,000 or more beef cows.

Tue July 23 2024

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