Dr. Curt Lacy (UGA) In spite of high corn prices, demand for lightweight steers remains very strong. This week’s chart depicts prices for 400-500 pound steers versus last year and […]
Stocker Demand Remains Strong
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September 12 WASDE Provides Some Good News for Cattle Producers
Dr. Curt Lacy (UGA) On Wednesday, September 12, USDA released its September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). While the report did not contain any major news, it did […]
Calf Prices Remain Firm
Dr. Curt Lacy (UGA) Prices for 500-600 pound calves in Georgia and the Southeastern U.S. remained firm this week. The primary reasons were favorable news about projected corn supplies and […]
Cattle on Feed Report Contains Good News
Dr. Curt Lacy (UGA) USDA released the May Cattle on Feed (COF) report this afternoon. The report contained some encouraging news for cattlemen. Basically, we had one percent fewer COF […]
Monthly Trade Update – LMIC Staff
According to the February trade data, U.S. beef exports were down 8% from a year ago, but were still nearly 16% above 2010’s. Large year-over-year export declines were reported for […]