Reluctant 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.
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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.
Tweetin’ in Nashville
Date: Jan 05 2012
Blog & NCBA ConventionI think it’s time to start a countdown… only 26 more days until the kickoff of the 2012 National Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA trade show!
A blog-iversary; hits of 2011
Date: Dec 29 2011
BlogNow one year in 2011, 158 posts and nearly 15,000 views later, it’s a pleasure to wish the Black Ink blog a happy blog-iversary.
How’d they grade? (Part Deux)
Date: Dec 27 2011
BlogAs animals age, tenderness in their muscle decreases. Age becomes very important. Using the Beef Carcass Grading Overview as our guide, one can look at how USDA classifies maturity of beef carcasses.
How’d they grade?
Date: Dec 20 2011
BlogIn today’s world, where a larger share of the cattle are marketed on a grid and paid premiums for what the market wants, “How’d they grade?” means what percentage of USDA Choice were in the harvest mix.
Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Date: Dec 19 2011
Blog & Cattle MarketsOnly a small amount of cash trade occurred this week as packers and feeders were unable to agree upon prices. Packers are buying for two Holiday-shortened weeks that are projected to run only 32 hours of production each week.
Hollering for Help!
Date: Dec 09 2011
BlogSharing interests, data, information, research, pricing will move us forward. In the end, it will benefit all of us involved, and will make it better for the end user.
Moving the Market
Date: Nov 28 2011
Blog & Grid MarketingDavid gives his market update to keep producers in the know. Packers raised their bids on Wednesday to $123/$124 in the South and $127 in the North in order to lock up needs prior to the long weekend.
Opportunities to be thankful for
Date: Nov 25 2011
Blog“Working with the CAB Industry Information team has been nothing short of prime. It’s an opportunity to test skills you’ve learned in the classroom and see how they fair against the pros.