Market Report for February 2019

BEEF 2019 is starting off with great demand overall and optimism everywhere.  The real driver of the stronger market pricing in January has been the severe winter weather.  Winter weather prevents slaughterhouses from running normal business and also has a negative impact on the performance of cattle.  While there are plenty of cattle in the … Read More

Market Report for August 2018

BEEF August demand has proven to be much better than expected with the rib complex showing the most promise as summer comes to an end. The rib almost always comes down in price after Labor Day, but it is definitely in better shape this year. While we expect a dip, we don’t think it will … Read More

Market Report for June 2018

BEEF Beef prices have likely peaked for the spring and should slide lower into summer as supplies of market ready cattle grow. The total number of cattle in feedlots was up over 5% on May 1st from 2017 levels. Weather across the country has played a large part in preventing beef prices from moving higher this … Read More