Smaller, better harvest
Date: Feb 07 2012
| Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionLive cattle traded down last week amidst lower futures and reduced harvest numbers, marking the second consecutive week that live values.
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Miles and miles of Texas
Date: Jan 27 2012
| Blog & Breeding & EPDsI especially like looking through the bulls in their pens prior to the sale, after studying their genetics in the sale catalog.
Shipping day…
Date: Jan 26 2012
| Blog & NCBA ConventionThis week, we sighed a breath of relief. Our cargo had arrived at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday afternoon. Safe and sound, ready to be unpacked at the 2012 National Cattle Industry Convention.
Intern returns to branded beef company
Date: Jan 23 2012
| About the brand & News ReleaseIt seemed like fate that Emily Krueger would join the CAB team. She grew up in the brand’s hometown of Wooster, Ohio, and worked on a beef operation there. She’ll graduate from The Ohio State University this June with a BS in agricultural journalism and minors in animal science and psychology.
The app for that
Date: Jan 20 2012
| NCBA ConventionMy excitement for NCBA was elevated last week with the introduction of the official convention smart phone app.
Success breeds success
Date: Jan 18 2012
| Blog & Heifer Development & StockmanshipReluctant trade
Date: Jan 16 2012
| Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionFederally inspected harvest was reported at 653,000, much larger than expected given that packers had a significant amount of inventory.
Afraid of freight?
Date: Jan 12 2012
| Feeder Calf MarketingHere was the advice Paul offered to this geographical challenge: Market your own cattle. No one else is going to do it for you.
Yield Grades in Beef (Eins, zwei, drei)
Date: Jan 10 2012
| Consumer Connection & Grid MarketingYield grading is a little easier to quantify, in my simple, little mind, because we assess a numerical score to beef carcasses…….well, not we, but USDA graders! They are, simply, yield grades (YG) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
More than adequate
Date: Jan 09 2012
| Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionTo meet their needs, packer buyers did not have to bid quite as high for cash cattle last week, as trade occurred in the range of $120 – $122/cwt.