USDA released its Cattle on Feed report today and the inventory of cattle in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or more was 11.4 million head, that is 104 percent of 1 September 2019 and above pre-report expectations. It is a record large 1 September inventory dating back to 1996 when records began.
Marketings came in as expected and placements were well above the pre-report average, and near the very top of the range of expectations. This is in line with August slaughter data which shows beef production at 2.33 billion pounds based on 2.8 million head sluaghtered (96 percent of last year) and liveweights at 1,365, which was 27 pounds heavier (102 percent) of last year. Beef demand remains an unknown variable moving into Q4 202...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...