beef cows

Many cattle market analysts expected the number of placements of cattle into feedlots last month to be smaller than in February a year ago.   "And what we got, obviously, was a larger number, so to some extent this report probably will have some bearish connotations," said USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam.  He...

2018 was the fifth year in a row of beef cattle herd expansion, but that could be changing. "Now we're beginning to see potential signs that we may be peaking out in terms of the expansion of the herd." USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam said last week's cattle inventory shows a 1% year-over-year increase in beef cow numbers...