Date: Nov 04 2026
| CAB InsiderEscalating fed cattle weights simply cannot be overlooked in the beef supply equation. Finished cattle weights, harvest throughput and feedlot currentness don’t have the same relationship today as they did just a few years ago.
Date: Sep 09 2026
| CAB InsiderThe contribution of each beef cut to total carcass value is best assessed on a weighted price basis. This matters, given the vast differences in scale weight that exist among the seven primals. Of course, price-per-pound differences show the same general relationships, but tend to exaggerate the importance of price shifts for the lighter-weight cuts.
Date: Aug 26 2026
| CAB InsiderThe August 1 Cattle on Feed report indicates that the number of cattle in feedyards with more than 1,000 head capacity was 1.8% larger than a year ago. It’s widely understood that, despite a smaller cowherd, the growth in feedyard occupancy has come from the strong uptrend in the duration of feedyard stays (i.e. days on feed).
Date: Aug 12 2026
| CAB InsiderThe recovery status in U.S. beef cow numbers in the U.S remains a top-five issue in the beef complex. Hand-over-fist increases in feeder cattle values over the past two years have provided indications that 2026 would bring about the cycle-low in calf head counts.
Date: Jul 29 2026
| CAB InsiderThe July beef market has undergone a seasonal downtrend characteristic of historical performance for the month. Conclusion of the Independence Day holiday normally brings about a marked decline in middle meat demand as summer temperatures elevate.
Date: Jul 01 2026
| CAB InsiderAn overriding theme across the past 18 months in the beef sector has been increased carcass weights. In general, fed steer and heifer carcasses averaging 25-30 lb. heavier year over year has been a net positive for the industry.
Date: Jun 17 2026
| UncategorizedProducers have never been more equipped to tackle both terminal and maternal traits of importance. The key is likely to measure the value of any directional changes alongside the potential that current trends in customer demands may evolve in a different direction in the near future
Date: Jun 03 2026
| CAB InsiderFocused marketing of a premium beef brand demands some attention to tracking price spreads across differing quality specifications. The USDA quality grade scale provides the domestic measuring stick by which the trade differentiates demand across the quality spectrum.
Date: May 20 2026
| CAB InsiderThe steep upward price trajectory in the fed cattle market remains wholly supported on fed cattle remaining in tight supply and the tight grasp of cattle feeders keeping feedlot stays and carcass weights elevated. Weights continue to underpin beef production tonnage, cutting the harvest pace deficit for fed cattle.
Date: Apr 29 2026
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