January 17, 2020
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Business appears to the essentially over for the week after Thursday’s activity as buyers and sellers tried to get wrapped up ahead of a winter storm in the Plains and a long holiday weekend. Trade was light to moderate at mainly $124 on the live basis, steady with the […]
January 14, 2020
By Mark Dorenkamp
A Minnesota farmer will be among the attendees of the phase one signing ceremony in Washington tomorrow. Theresia Gillie, who grows soybeans and wheat in the northwest corner of the state, tells Brownfield she hopes the U.S. and China can start rebuilding their trade relationship. “And this is a really great step forward into recapturing […]
January 2, 2020
By Meghan Grebner
Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a slow start following the holiday break. Bids have yet to surface. Asking prices have been restated at $125 live in the South and $200 to $202 dressed in the North. Showlists were larger across all major feeding areas this week. We could see some business develop […]
December 31, 2019
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Some very light trade was reported Monday in Iowa at $195 dressed, but not nearly enough to establish a trend. Asking prices have surfaced at $125 live and $200 dressed, but packer inquiry is light and widespread trade isn’t expected to start until after the New Year. The showlist […]
December 23, 2019
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Last week’s trade was generally light to moderate, mainly at $120 live, up about $1 on the week, and mostly $192 dressed, $2 higher. It’s unlikely that buyers will get much of the week’s business out of the way before Christmas Eve and Christmas, so Monday’s big feature will […]
December 20, 2019
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Thursday’s business was light to moderate, mostly at $120 live in the south, $1 higher than the previous week, and mainly $192 dressed in the north, up $2. That’s as buyers try to make sure they’ve got the numbers to keep chain speed running at an acceptable level ahead […]
December 19, 2019
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle business is light to moderate. Trade is reported at $120 live in the south, up $1 from last week’s weighted average, with lighter activity at $192 dressed in the north, up $2. Live sales in Nebraska are at $120, $1 higher. Asking prices are $121 to $122 live and $195 dressed, with […]
December 18, 2019
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Asking prices are $122+ live and $195 dressed, with a few bids at $190 dressed. A handful of sales were reported yesterday at $190 dressed in Nebraska, but not nearly enough to establish any kind of trend. Widespread trade might still wait until after the USDA’s Cattle on Feed […]
