Date: Mar 25 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Consumer ConnectionAs many Americans are scrambling to find a new normal during the COVID-19 crisis, restaurants are being forced to find creative ways to keep food moving as dine-in is ceased. Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to find beef to put in the meat case. Many CAB partners are lending helping hands.
Date: Mar 24 2020
Black Ink & Blog & Cattle MarketsThere are no words that will take away the devastating slap of a market drop, the pain of a postponed bull sale or the exhausting frustration that things feel out of control. The page will eventually turn and the world will still need great beef and those who raise it.
Date: Mar 11 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Targeting the BrandSeasonal factors are impacting the CAB carcass headcount. Feeders have older, heavier cattle and more in the yard, lending to a higher supply while CAB acceptance is staying at a steady 36%.
Date: Mar 05 2020
Cattle Markets & News Release & Premium PotentialCattlemen have made great progress when it comes to Prime, but Clint Walenciak, the brand’s director of packing, argues there’s still a lot of progress to be made.
Date: Mar 02 2020
Cattle Feeding & Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & News Release & Premium PotentialPackers pay nearly $8 million per month in Certified Angus Beef® brand premiums, according to a recent survey. Those record high dollars come at a time when there’s been record quality through the system, too.
Date: Feb 26 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & Premium PotentialCAB continues to pay producers who target the brand. Up to $92M in 2019 was paid back to feeders and producers. Steer and heifer carcass weights are at record highs, averaging 904 lb. the first six weeks of 2020.
Date: Feb 12 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Consumer Connection & Grid MarketingThis year has started out with record highs for fed steer/heifer carcasses grading Prime. How much will the market demand and at what premium can it support? We haven’t reached the ceiling yet.
Date: Jan 29 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Grid Marketing & Premium PotentialCattlemen always try to lower cow cost while improving returns. Paul shares what pays in your cow herd and why you want above average cows to hold onto. CAB premiums averaged $116/cwt. in 2018 and 2019.
Date: Nov 19 2019
Cattle Markets & Feeder Calf Marketing & Grid Marketing & News Release & Premium Potential & Retained OwnershipDisappointing cattle prices loom like storm clouds. A third of producers are losing money, while others get by with modest returns and worry about those thunderheads. There are silver linings, of course. Consumer demand for high-quality beef is stronger than it’s ever been.
Date: Oct 09 2019
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Premium PotentialPaul Dykstra discusses the increasing carcass weights of fat cattle and the historic trends behind it. Cattle seller’s are also seeing improvements to the fed-cattle trade.
