This is Jaime Albers, graphic designer with the Angus Journal, with the May 4, 2022, update from the AJ Daily. Today’s update contains information about Angus Inventory Reporting enrollment, details about early registration for the Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and Convention, and a report on the fed-cattle market. 

Angus Inventory Reporting Enrollment Now Open

Adapted from an article by Briley Richard, Angus Communications

The enrollment period for the Angus Herd Improvement Records Inventory Reporting option is now open through July 15. Current herd inventory can be established within your AAA Login account.

The fee is $2 for each female enrolled. This fee covers the Angus Herd Improvement Records reporting cost for the next calf crop. Annual requirements for each female enrolled in the program include reporting a calf (birth date, sex, and dam information), a reason for no calf, or a disposal code if the cow left the herd.

For members who enrolled in January, now is a good time to enter the spring calving information for the females in your herd. For those interested in MaternalPlus®, weaning weights and heifer breeding records are also required. 

To read more, go to angusjournal.net. 

Save $50 and Register for BIF by May 4 

Adapted from a release by Angie Stump Denton, BIF Communication Coordinator

May 4 is the early registration deadline for the 2022 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and Convention. This year’s event will be hosted June 1-4 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Attendees can save $50 by pre-registering. Registration includes a student and media option, as well as Young Producer Symposium Pre-tour only. Online registration is also available.

Attendees can apply for a Rancher Resilience Grant to help offset the cost to attend this year’s symposium. The grant is designed to support cattle producer attendance at impactful education events. It is made possible by a partnership between the National Cattlemen’s Foundation and Cargill Protein, and is administered by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. 

For more information, click on the link in this episode’s description.

Feeding Calves and New Weekly Production Table 

Adapted from a report by Len Steiner, Steiner Consulting Group

Iowa State University provides estimated returns to finishing steer calves (560 lbs.) and returns to finishing a yearling steer (760 lbs.) similar to their hog estimated returns budgets. Both returns calculations have been updated through March.

During the last five months, feeders have netted positive returns on calf purchases, but will likely see negative values as the cost of calves rose in the first quarter of the year and feed costs rose sharply. Expect the cost function to continue to rise through most of 2022. Breakevens for March finishing steer calves were placed at $139.73 — the highest value since August 2015. 

For the full report, visit dailylivestockreport.com. 

The AJ Daily is compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor for theAngus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.