The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
The Cattle Business Weekly
Feeder Cattle Loan Rates Falling
Will Continue to Fall Moving Ahead By Matt Dabrowski Interest rates for livestock loans are falling, but rising sale prices means loan principals are growing. The Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City both survey lenders in their regions about feeder cattle loan rates. The Dallas survey primarily covers bankers in Texas, and the Kansas City survey those in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. These rates peaked in the fourth quarter of 2023, at 9.43% for Dallas and 8.96% for Kansas City. Feeder cattle loan rates have dropped nearly a percentage point since these highs, reaching 8.51% for Dallas and...