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USDA: Feedlot Numbers Very High To Start 2022
USDA: Feedlot Numbers Very High To Start 2022
USDA: Feedlot Numbers Very High To Start 2022
There were a lot of cattle in feedlots the New Year started. USDA reporting that on January 1st inventory was 12 million head, that will be up 1% from January 2021. "...and would be the second highest inventory number for the month since the survey began in 1996," noted USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam ...
Shagam Breaks Down Recent Cattle Numbers
Shagam Breaks Down Recent Cattle Numbers
Shagam Breaks Down Recent Cattle Numbers
USDA Livestock analyst Shayle Shagam recently looked at last week's cattle inventory and feed report. What does he think? "What we are looking at is definite signs that there's a liquidation." Shagam said most numbers in the reports were lower year over year, but roughly 1% to 2% ...
Cattle On Feed Numbers Move Higher
Cattle On Feed Numbers Move Higher
Cattle On Feed Numbers Move Higher
Last week's USDA cattle on feed report puts May placements of cattle in feed lots down 7% from last year. Marketing of fed cattle is up 25% from last year's COVID situation. Total feed lot inventory June first, 11.7 million head, almost exactly what it was this time a year ago. ... Read More ...
Cattle Feedlot Numbers Up In March
Cattle Feedlot Numbers Up In March
Cattle Feedlot Numbers Up In March
Late last week, the USDA announced the the second highest cattle feedlot inventory on record. The Department reported 11.9 million head as of early March, a 5% year over year increase. Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam, says there are a couple of factors helping to boost placements in March ...
Optimism in Beef Industry Fueled by Strong Demand
Optimism in Beef Industry Fueled by Strong Demand
Optimism in Beef Industry Fueled by Strong Demand
Despite pandemic disruptions, consumer demand for beef at home and around the globe remained strong in 2020. CattleFax said that trend will continue in 2021 and beyond, especially as foodservice operations begin to fully reopen. The data was presented during the recent Cattle Industry Convention Winter Reboot ...
Higher Corn Prices Could Impact The Feeder Cattle Market
Higher Corn Prices Could Impact The Feeder Cattle Market
Higher Corn Prices Could Impact The Feeder Cattle Market
With the latest grain stocks report showing 50 million fewer bushels of corn in the bin, this could have an impact of the cost of feeding cattle. Livestock market economist Dr. Darrell Peel says tighter corn supplies are pushing corn prices over $5 per bushel, heading towards $6, and the cost of gain for feedlot cattle is on the rise ...
Record Setting Cattle Feedlot Numbers
Record Setting Cattle Feedlot Numbers
Record Setting Cattle Feedlot Numbers
Big numbers in Friday's USDA report on cattle feedlots with capacities of 1000 head or more. For example just under two and a quarter head were placed in to feedlots in September. That's on the high end of industry expectations; 6% higher than September 2019 ...
Cattle On Feed Numbers Remain High
Cattle On Feed Numbers Remain High
Cattle On Feed Numbers Remain High
The USDA's most recent cattle feed lot report shows a lot of activity nationwide. First, the inventory of cattle and calves in feedlots (with capacity of 1,000 head or more) was 11.4 million head as of September 1st. According to USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam, that was the highest inventory level since 1996 ...
USDA Reports Dramatic March Cattle Feed Numbers
The USDA's most recent cattle feed lot activity report shows some fairly dramatic numbers for the month of March. USDA’s Livestock Analyst, Shayle Shagum said the numbers are dramatic: feedlot placements only about 1.6 million head, down 22% from March a year ago; lowest March placement number on record, leaving feedlots April first with 11.3 mil ...

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