The dynamics between fed cattle marketings and placements are analyzed with their implications for next quarters' beef demand and pricing. Feedlot turnover ratios show that cattle feeders are remaining relatively current on marketings. However, placement data suggests the current supply/demand relationships may be changing substantially.USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed and quarterly Hogs and Pigs report will be released tomorrow, and both have the potential to move markets.
Cattle on Feed USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed report tomorrow. Pre-report estimates have the inventory of cattle on feed lots as of 1 December at 98.5 percent of last year’s total.Estimates of placements in November are at 105 percent and marketings at 1...
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...