Shayle Shagam

Not only are the nation’s slaughter plants beginning to increase the number of head they’re processing, but cattle prices seemed to have bottomed out and are generally increasing as well. USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagum said 750 to 800 pound of feeders back in April 2019, a year ago, were fetching 146 dollars a hundred weight. This Apri ...

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 ...

Livestock and poultry producers may see a mixed bag when it comes to feed and forge costs and availability for the remainder of this marketing year, and, in the next. USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam forecasted divergent feed prices for meat animals from 2019/2020, and the following year ...

According to the USDA, while small, beef cattle price declined in early February, but a very sharp decline year-over-year. "Last week, the average five-area steer price, that we track as our benchmark, was $109 per hundred-weight, which was down from about $127 a year ago," said USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam ...

The nation's dairy cattle herd is getting smaller in numbers, bigger in production and it looks like that trend will continue.  The latest cattle inventory shows milk cows that have calved as of January 1st stood at 9.33 million head. A decrease of less than 1%. ...

Friday's new USDA cattle inventory report shows the number of cattle and calves on January first at 4.4 million head. That's down about 0.5% from a year ago.  And in fact we're seeing declines in beef and dairy cows, replacement heifers for both sectors, and in the 2019 calf crop.  ...

According to USDA, there were 2% more cattle and calves in feedlots this on January 1st, compared to 2019 placements, and in December 3% more than a year before.  USDA Livestock Analyst, Shayle Shagam, said there are two more telling numbers in the report:   There are 4% more heifers and heifer calves in feedlots than a year ago Those heifers comprise a little more total inventory than one ago.

Most private cattle trade analysts expected the USDA's most recent cattle on feed report to show November cattle placements in feedlots to be only about 1% higher year over year.  What they got was a placement number 5% higher than a year ago just under 2.1 million...

Last week's Cattle On Feed Report came with very few surprises for USDA Livestock Shayle Shagum.  He said feed lot placements usually peak in October, which is what took place.  He notes just under 2.5 million head went into feed lost last month, which is 10% higher year over year, Shagum said, that's not unexpected with winter pastures coming to and end in many areas.   ...

The USDA's most recent Cattle of Feed report doesn't really have a big surprise from a market impact, according to USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagum.  October 1st feedlot inventory 11.3 million head, 1% lower than one year ago.  This came after September placements of just under 2.1 million...