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November 8, 2023
By Taylor Ohlde As temperatures cool down the sales are heating up throughout the breed. With fall bull sales and feeder calf sales in full swing, red cattle are on the rise in Kansas and Missouri. I'm getting the opportunity to travel around to the state of Missouri seeing tag users and seedstock. Then back…
Read MoreNovember 6, 2023
Week ending Nov. 3, 2023 The national feeder calf average was $241.21 this week — $1.42 higher with trade mostly $2 lower to $4 higher. This is lower compared to last month which was $250.40. Stocker cattle traded $1.81 higher at $277.54 — down from last month at $282.97. Fed cattle trade in the North…
Read MoreOctober 31, 2023
Week ending Oct. 27, 2023 It was a challenging week when reviewing trends in last week’s cattle trade. The national average feeder steer price was sharply down, closing the week down $7.43 at $239.80. Feeder cattle futures closed the week down $5.32 to $7.35 in the front three months of trade. Despite these declines on…
Read MoreOctober 17, 2023
Week ending Oct. 13, 2023 Fed cattle in the South were $1 higher from previous weeks at $183 while northern trade cattle were up to $3 higher at $186. Feeder and stocker calves were around $1 lower while live cattle futures trended slightly higher with feeder cattle futures mostly mixed. Feeder cattle were trading at…
Read MoreOctober 10, 2023
Week ending Oct. 6, 2023 Fed, feeder and stocker calf prices trended lower during October’s first full week of trade. Fed cattle traded at $1 lower to close the week, with northern trade down from $184 to $183. Southern trade was down from $183 to $182. The national average for feeder steers closed the week…
Read MoreOctober 4, 2023
Week ending Sept. 29, 2023 The recurring trend across all areas of cattle pricing was down from the closing of last week, except for fed cattle trade. Trade was steady in the South compared to last week, staying unchanged at $183. Fed cattle prices in the North closed down $1 from the week before, from…
Read MoreOctober 3, 2023
by Tom Brink, RAAA CEO We recently conducted some data analysis for a long-time Red Angus breeder located in the Northern Plains. He was interested in understanding how the Weaning Weight EPDs in his herd correlate to actual scale weights. For example, could EPDs help him avoid light-weaning calves? Good question. This breeder has been…
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2023
*For the week of Sept. 15, 2023* The national average for feeder steers ended the week at $254.41 — $3.51 higher. Compared to last year, feeder steers were averaging $180.71, so it's good to see prices stay up. Fed cattle trade in the South was $3 higher at $183, with northern trade $3 lower at…
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2023
The new Red Angus Stakeholder’s Foundation is up and running! More than $25,000 was raised to support RASF at the 70th Annual National Red Angus Convention last week in Denver. Kyley DeVoe, RAAA president from Justin, Texas, said, “It was a great time raising funds for the RASF! Thank you to all who donated sale items…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2023
by Rachael Oliver, RAAA commercial marketing specialist This year has been full of surprises so far, resembling a roller coaster ride at times with its ups and downs. The calf prices and unknowns from drought started 2023 on a low note. However, optimism began to emerge as spring started and summer brought high points…
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