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Cattle Market Weekly Audio Report for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016
2016-02-27 03:36:00| Beef
Calves traded mostly $3-$8 per cwt higher this weekinstances of $10 higherand yearlings sold mostly steady to $3 higher, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Depending on the region, buyers were after cattle for both graze-out winter wheat pasture and summer grass. Overall, demand is especially strong for calves and stocker cattle weighing 500-700 pounds, with the most demand for long-time weaned calves and light yearlings. Audio File: FINAL-CNW-02-27-16.mp3 read more
Economic outlook improves for cattle feeders
2016-02-27 03:07:00| Beef
Declining premiums of feeder cattle to fed cattle promise to boost cattle feeding returns say analysts with the Livestock marketing Information Center (LMIC). Using recent prices for steers weighing 700-800 pounds, LMIC estimates breakeven prices for steer marketed in the coming months to be less than $130 per cwt, the least since October of 2014. read more
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Weekly Cattle Market Wrap-Up | Feeder cattle receipts see major volume jump
2016-02-25 18:11:00| Beef
The slaughter cow prices were mostly steady to firm with the increased receipts. Cow meat prices were higher even though the Cold Storage reported indicated large quantities of meat in Cold Storage. Audio File: Beef Mag fdr ctl and cow audio 2016 02 25.mp3 read more
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Can we select cattle for fly resistance? Research says yes!
2016-02-25 16:50:00| Beef
By Heather Smith Thomas Spring is coming, and that means the annual battle with bugs will soon commence. Wouldnt it be nice if we could select cattle that are resistant to fly problems? Heres how you can. read more
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Do we HAVE to cull genetic defect cattle? Science says no
2016-02-22 22:27:00| Beef
By Jared E. Decker Science can help us tackle many issues in the beef business. When it comes to genetic defects, are we turning to science fast enough? read more
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