cattle cycle

Increasingly, cattle producers, consumers and policymakers are asking how high cattle prices will go, when they will reach a peak and what happens after the peak. Questions about the cyclical …

by Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Livestock Educator.  The recent sharply higher prices have been a financial benefit for those owning cows. Being able to capitalize on increasing calf prices and …

Record high beef prices are getting a lot of attention, and the argument can be made that extraordinary demand is the key driver. The COVID-19 pandemic helped lead us to …

There is evidence of an increase in heifer retention with improved drought conditions across much of the Central and Northern Plains and summer video auctions reporting a smaller percentage of …

Much has been written recently about the strength of the current cattle market. With beef cow inventory at a 60+ year low and demand being very strong, cow-calf operations are …

The July Cattle on Feed (COF) report showed feedlot inventories continuing to decrease.  Feedlot placements in June were down 7.9 percent year over year, more than expected.  June feedlot marketings …

The cattle market moves in cycles, usually lasting nine to 10 years. The current cycle is already in its 12th year, including its seventh year of contraction, the longest since the …

The U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, as cow-calf operators have faced weather-damaged forage, expensive feed and historically high calf prices. …

There are numerous unique factors that make the beef cattle industry complex.  Chief among those are the heifer dynamics that are central to cattle cycles.  Two biological facts are critical: …

The March Cattle on Feed report showed February placements at 109.6 percent of one year ago.  Placements were anticipated to be higher year over year, but the total was slightly …