cow prices

When looking at NASS' most recent cattle inventory report, "The numbers are dropping," noted USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam.  "Both lower cow numbers and lower replacement numbers." And, he added, higher numbers of females being put into feed lots.  Sh...

Ask industry experts and they’ll tell you the challenging economic conditions Oregon cattle producers are facing predate inflation, the pandemic and the trade war. Todd Nash, President of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association said their struggles started seven years ago. “Wh ...

A new effort from USDA to bring transparency to cattle pricing is getting a lukewarm response from the industry, and some criticism. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said the problem is that large amounts of cattle taken out of the cash market that don't contribute to price discovery ...

Late last week, the USDA announced two new Market News Reports based on Livestock Mandatory Reporting data. The reports will provide additional insight into formula cattle trades and help promote fair and competitive markets, and stems from a recent executive order on competition ...

arlier this week, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley introduced legislation to address transparency in the cattle market. But not everyone in the industry likes the proposal. Supporters of the legislation say the bipartisan bill intends to foster efficient markets while increasing competition and transparency among meatpackers who purchase livestock directly from independent producers ...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released its proposal over the weekend for voluntary cattle market price discovery. In a letter to NCBA members, NCBA President Marty Smith said the proposal "lays out a plan to increase negotiated trade and incentivize each of the major packers' participation in such negotiated trade." ...

Taking a look at the USDA's most recent cattle report, markets are fairly neutral at this point. Livestock Analyst, Shayle Shagam, said figures from July 1st of this year are very similar to numbers from July 1st 2019, despite the supply chain disruptions we've seen ...

The Livestock Marketing Association welcomes the expansion of an investigation into the beef markets. The association this week called for the investigation of beef packers to be comprehensive and expeditious. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the association says the investigation should “consider all potential anticompetitive” issues. Th ...

The ongoing trade war with China, and other trade disruptions are weighing on the minds of many, if not everyone in Ag.  But veteran global market analyst, Dan Basse said the American meat industry is bullish, and at some point that’s going to start impacting the markets.   “...