USDA released its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report today, which showed herd rebuilding is having an impact on the beef cattle market. It also noted growth in other areas. Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook USDA released its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook report today, which showed herd rebuilding is having an impact on the beef cattle market. The April cattle on feed numbers were up 7 percent over last year, and feeder cattle outside of feedlots as of 1 April were estimated to be up about 5 percent (same as of 1 January). It would appear that most of the cattle placed this spring came off of late pasture grazing as the number of cattle classified 800 pounds or heavier increased 12 percent in April. As...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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