Dr. Curt Lacy Extension Economist-Livestock University of Georgia Recently, the cattle markets have been as hot as the mid-July temperatures. While the high prices generate lots of questions, the main ones being asked now are: 1) should I sell my calves at weaning, and 2) what is the most economical alternative for replacement females? Fortunately, […]
The utilization of estrous synchronization and fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) has potential to influence the economic efficiency of cow/calf enterprises by improving a producer’s opportunity to shorten the calving season, increase calf uniformity, have earlier births during the calving season, enhance preweaning growth, and heavier calves at weaning. However, beef producers have been slow to […]
Dr. Curt Lacy, UGA Extension Livestock Economist The cost to plant winter annuals this year is projected to be the about the same this year as last. While fertilizer prices are expected to decline in coming months, seed costs have actually increased slightly this year. As a result, establishment costs will be slightly higher than […]
The August USDA Cattle on Feed Report caught most analysts off guard with a very positive report on Friday, August 23. Three major surprises from the report were: Numbers of cattle placed in July were lower than expected, Number of cattle marketed were in-line or slightly higher than pre-report expectations, and Total numbers of cattle-on-feed […]
Dr. Curt Lacy (UGA) Recently USDA released the May 1 Hay Stocks numbers. This is an important statistic because it gives an idea of the ending hay inventory for the US. The next hay statistic that will be reported is the December 1 Hay Stocks which provides an estimate of the hay stocks entering winter. […]