Date: Oct 27 2018
Cattle Markets & Feeder Calf Marketing & On Target & Post WeaningFew producers strive for average—from cow productivity to cost reduction, we all want to be better than that. Yet half of every herd is below its own average, so the bar we compare against is important for context. As the summer video sale reports come in, we hear lots of comments wondering how some cattle trade at such exceptional prices.
Date: Nov 21 2017
Cattle Feeding & Feeder Calf Marketing & News ReleaseRiding for the CAB® brand for nearly 16 years, Paul Dykstra has learned a thing or two about “First class feeder cattle marketing.”
Date: Mar 30 2016
Feeder Calf Marketing & News ReleaseA lot can change in half a century. A lot can stay the same. U.S. feeder cattle illustrate that well, said Mark McCully, vice president of supply for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand, at the Indiana Beef Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting last month.
Date: Mar 23 2015
Cattle Feeding & Feeder Calf Marketing & News Release & Pre-conditioningIt’s been talked about for 60 years. It’s better for animals, preferred by most cattle feeders and could provide a 169% return on investment. “2014 was the biggest ‘no brainer’ year in history to precondition your calves,” says Purdue University veterinarian W. Mark Hilton. “2015 could be even better.” Crunching the numbers, Hilton first turns to an 11-year analysis of Indiana beef herds that showed weight alone added $50.84 average profit on preconditioned calves.
Date: Sep 24 2013
Big Thinkers & Feeder Calf Marketing & News ReleaseIt’s hard to stay at the top. But the “coaches” at Performance Blenders of Jackson, Mo., found ways to work with their team of 130 or more cattle producers to keep a traveling trophy. That’s the Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) Quality Focus Award for feeding partners with up to 15,000-head capacity. Last year’s drought and resulting high corn prices forced the team to modify a few strategies, but those challenges did not overcome efforts to raise cattle that hit the CAB and Prime target.
Date: Sep 23 2013
Blog & Feeder Calf MarketingI spend a lot of time talking with producers who are considering different means to add value to their calves before marketing.
Date: Sep 13 2013
Feeder Calf Marketing & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIn a roomful of cattle feeders, an Oklahoma State University (OSU) livestock marketing specialist had everyone’s full attention as he said there is no way around it: In the next two to three years, the already short supply of feeder cattle will only get tighter. OSU Breedlove Professor Derrell Peel described the current feeder cattle situation and the circumstances leading to it at the eighth annual Feeding Quality Forum in Omaha, Neb., and Garden City, Kan., last month.
Date: Sep 04 2013
Blog & Feeder Calf Marketing & WeaningThat’s for you and your vet to decide, but it all comes down to one thing: how you plan to market these calves.
Date: Jul 31 2013
Feeder Calf Marketing & Grid Marketing & ResearchCow-calf producers: it’s just a good reminder that we need to keep being creative and evolve our feeder calf marketing system.
Date: Jul 26 2013
Blog & Feeder Calf MarketingLance’s goal was to test some of his commercial, fall-born, Angus heifers and use GMX as a marketing tool to help merchandise them.
