Bull buying made simple
Date: Mar 07 2013
Blog & Breeding & Cattle Markets & EPDsEarlier this week Mark told you a herd bull is a big investment, and getting more so all the time. That’s why we asked Mark for his top tips for bull buying.
Date: Mar 07 2013
Blog & Breeding & Cattle Markets & EPDsEarlier this week Mark told you a herd bull is a big investment, and getting more so all the time. That’s why we asked Mark for his top tips for bull buying.
Date: Feb 20 2013
Blog & Cattle Markets & Grid MarketingSome day, will folks think the idea of selling cash cattle is a silly notion? Our own Mark McCully recently pointed me to this trend.
Date: Feb 04 2013
Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & News ReleaseRecord-high calf prices last year spelled good news for most U.S. ranchers, but there was an extra bonus for many of them. That came in the form of record-high premiums paid for Angus calves at auction compared to non-Angus contemporaries, as reported to Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB). The database on more than 300,000 calves sold in 13,794 lots at 10 markets since 1999 is part of the company’s “Here’s the Premium” project.
Date: Oct 16 2012
Blog & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionThe opportunity is there. Seize it! It is simply a decision you’ve got to make. Do you want to be in the business of raising a high-quality product for the consumer and receive a premium for it? The decision is in your hands.
Date: Oct 05 2012
Cattle Feeding & Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseGetting cattle bought right. That’s normally a feeder’s first challenge, but today it’s just plain getting cattle.
“The total size of the cattle industry has been shrinking, and shrinking rather abruptly for the last couple of years,” said Mike Sands, Informa Economics vice president.
Date: Oct 01 2012
Cattle Markets & News ReleaseEvery auction barn study says the larger the group and the more uniform the cattle, the higher the premiums. Work from Arkansas to North Dakota proves it’s true on individual lots, but what of that logic when it’s applied to the nation’s cowherd?
Date: Aug 28 2012
Blog & Cattle Markets & Feeding Quality ForumWhen corn prices get high, feeder cattle go down. Why?
Well, take a look at what cost of gain (COG) does in response.
Date: Jun 22 2012
Cattle Markets & News ReleaseBlack-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA.
That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longest-running of those: the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand.
Date: Jun 22 2012
Canada & Cattle Markets & News ReleaseCow-calf ranchers can’t control weather and markets, but price signals guide something that can be controlled: herd genetics.
Date: Jun 05 2012
Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & News ReleaseCommodity cattle are priced by weight class, sex or average carcass grade, but some are worth a lot more or less.