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Just wondering how the cattle prices are holding in different regions. Herein ccentral Kentucky they seem to be about .50¢ lower per pound on feeder calves than they were a couple months ago with rumors of going lower. Wondering if this is a nationwide trend or just due to our dry weather

Klaus Karbaumer says 2015-09-28 15:03:02 (CST)



On the Market Day Report of RFD-TV they have been reporting for a while now that cattle prices are going down from their former heights nationwide. It seems that consumer demand is down due to the previous high prices . But price decreases are also reported for hogs and poultry.


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Kate V says 2015-09-28 17:15:29 (CST)



Hag-------- prices here, in Virginia, are about what you're seeing where you are. I think the downward trend is nationwide. By how much $$ just depends on where you are.


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Wes Lupher says 2015-09-30 17:13:26 (CST)



It's a pretty sharp drop. Close to $350 per head under the price I sold. Hope it steadied.


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NoraWI says 2015-10-02 15:39:19 (CST)



I found that cattle prices always go down in the fall and rise in the spring. Supply and demand? This year may be different as there have been fewer head because of the sell off from the drought. Long term it evens out.


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hag says 2015-10-05 12:32:14 (CST)



Opening the Brazilian and Argentina market back up for importing surely hasn't helped either. I find it funny that Argentina still upholds a ban on our beef dating back to 2003 even after we lifted the ban on their imports. Seems like there were some other countries that the government lifted import bans from as well. If the prices keep slipping this way, the feeder and stocker guys are gonna be hurting


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Klaus Karbaumer says 2015-10-10 08:52:04 (CST)



The price of any goods is not a natural incidence, it is man-made. On this morning's "The Week in Agri-business" it was discussed and the following connections were made:
1)Improved genetics have led to faster weight gain resulting in heavy weight animals in the feed lots when they couldn't be sold fast enough, more meat on the market = lower price.
2)Packers( slaughter facilities) are taking full advantage, meaning they depress prices even more.( My insertion in this discussion: In this context it should be known that due to concentration 4 companies have sway over the cattle market holding a market share of 80%. Our economic system leads to higher and higher concentration in all sectors).
3) McDonald offering all day breakfast will favor pork and poultry, not beef.
4) While restaurants are still holding on to beef, albeit not to the same extent as before pieces were high, the present drop in beef prices is not enough to lure consumers back to it to previous high levels of consumption.
So, the question arises why do we have to have feedlots with all their downsides ( depending on cheap corn and soybeans, pollution, harsh conditions for animals) instead of providing grass-fed beef and reduce the quantity( it takes longer on grass than in the feedlot to reach the preferable slaughter weight) and stabilize the prices ?
It is easy to answer, our agricultural system may be good for big corporations , but it doesn't bring too many benefits for the farmer and rancher.
It is small consolation that one can see its demise coming, but in the meantime it will bring down many farms and ranches that are helplessly involved with it.


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