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
Guess the Cattle on Feed Report
It’s time to guess your own Cattle On Feed report. The next report, the first after the government shutdown, will be released Friday, November 21. The futures market topped in October. Feeder cattle futures hit a price of 0 before ending the month down 6.1%. Live cattle futures hit 3 at the peak and dropped, but still finished the month up 2.0%. This beat the broad commodities index (up 1.0%) but trailed stocks (up 2.3%). Auction markets followed futures and ended up flat to lower depending on the exact date and class of cattle. In late-month USDA reported auction sales...