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Calf Prices Strengthen With Dwindling Supply
2014-02-15 03:52:00| Beef
Steadier wholesale prices help underpin fed cattle and feeder prices. Feeder cattle prices remain strong and the expectation is for prices to remain strong throughout the year due to reduced supply available to enter the feedlot as more and more producers are retaining heifers to grow the herd size, Griffith explains. It is also expected that heifer prices will strengthen more than steer and bull calf prices as feedlot managers and cow-calf producers compete for heifer calves. read more
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Calf And Feeder Prices Follow Beef Lower
2014-02-08 19:11:00| Beef
Sluggish cash fed cattle trade brought lower prices this week, too. Calf and feeder cattle prices showi signs of weakness as cash fed cattle prices and wholesale beef prices soften. The amount of grass and the timing of the grass availability this spring will be a major factor in calf prices from March through May," says Andrew P. Griffith, University of Tennessee agricultural economist. read more
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Calf and Feeder Prices Take Breather
2013-11-23 16:04:00| Beef
Calves weighing more than 600 lbs. sold steady to $3/cwt. lower, pressured by the seasonally heavy mix of calves versus yearlings, beef demand pressures and the holiday week ahead. Heading into this week, markets may also find some pressure from Fridays Cattle on Feed report (see below). Placements in October were a bit higher and marketings were a bit less than analysts were expecting on average. read more
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Calf and Feeder Prices Chug Ahead
2013-11-16 16:23:00| Beef
Tightening supplies and increased competition from farmer-feeders fueled calf markets $1-$4/cwt. higher. The calf market has come through the heavy offerings and deliveries of October and November relatively unscathed, AMS analysts say Now, country deliveries are mostly complete and as we approach lighter runs in the auctions and the onset of holiday schedules, there still seems to be plenty of demand to push feeder and stocker cattle prices even higher. read more
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Calf Prices Rally
2013-09-28 15:30:00| Beef
Cash feeder cattle sold steady to $3 higher and the CME Feeder Cattle Index achieved a new record-high while the calf market rallied steady to $5 higher as supplies tighten and more buyers entered the market. read more
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