Date: Jul 01 2020
Grid Marketing & News ReleaseBrian Bertelsen, U.S. Premium Beef (USPB) vice president, spoke at the Beef Improvement Federation’s recent online symposium, covering everything from hot carcass weight to quality grade targets. This article shares the data that shows what’s really possible.
Date: Apr 22 2020
CAB Insider & Cattle Markets & Grid MarketingThe many challenges the beef market is facing today are serious short term problems but are not indicative of long term trends. Price and demand signals will also realign as the pandemic subsides. The interrupted flow of cattle and boxed beef has implications now impacting the pricing structure on a carcass value basis.
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 19 2020
Feeder Calf Marketing & Grid Marketing & News Release & Premium Potential & Retained OwnershipPaul Dykstra covered the value in feeder calf marketing at the Cattle Industry Convention touching on seasonality, quality, health, and relationships and how it all circles back to profit building.
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: Dec 05 2019
CAB Insider & Grid Marketing & Premium PotentialIn this edition of the CAB Insider, Paul Dykstra shares fed cattle prices are up $2 this week. Tyson Finney plant is back to harvesting. USDA Choice grade percentages are still dropping, emphasizing consumers demand for quality beef.
Date: Nov 20 2019
CAB Insider & Cattle Feeding & Grid Marketing & Premium PotentialThere has been a 7.4% increase in heifers harvested this year, while steers are down 0.4%. History shows fed heifers post higher marbling scores on average, yet we don’t see that reflected in the recent marbling trend.
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.
