feedlots

Do Those Sheep Have a Passport?
Do Those Sheep Have a Passport?
Do Those Sheep Have a Passport?
Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service is implementing updated import and health certification requirements for live sheep and goats imported from Canada for restricted feeding for slaughter.
Beef Herd Continues To Contract
Beef Herd Continues To Contract
Beef Herd Continues To Contract
The latest USDA numbers show the size of the U.S. beef cattle herd continues to shrink.  Last week’s Cattle On Feed report shows placements into feedlots during January were down 4%, feed lot inventories on February 1st came in at 11.7 million, resu...
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 ...
Beef Expansion Continues But At Slower Pace
Beef Expansion Continues But At Slower Pace
Beef Expansion Continues But At Slower Pace
On Friday, the USDA released it's cattle inventory and cattle-on-feed report.  The USDA's Shayle Shagam says the two reports combine to tell the same story.   "Although the expansion may not be over, it's definitely slowing down."   ...