http://www.the-land.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:08:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_262165910.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_262165910.html The first week of September has not been kind to cattle and hog prices as both have tumbled as cutouts have plummeted forcing the packers to reduce their bids for live inventory. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:08:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_253155103.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_253155103.html Throughout the year, the export of pork products had been the positive influence on the hog market and the firm prices despite the large numbers of live inventory. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_234150307.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_234150307.html The cattle market has been on an improving mode during the first half of August with cash prices rebounding to $100 per hundredweight basis the Midwest by the middle of the month. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_226164832.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_226164832.html The cattle market is starting out August on a positive note as cash and future markets posted strong rallies to start the month. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:13:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_214111909.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_214111909.html From a competitive standpoint, pork has the most value in comparison to beef and should continue to have a strong retail and export demand in the near future. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_205164511.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_205164511.html The cattle market is in an interesting phase after the first week of July has passed. The futures market and the cash sales appear to going in opposite directions. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_183175000.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_183175000.html Cattle prices have firmed over the past few weeks mainly led by the futures market where heavy speculation has been the dominate feature. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_170174815.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_170174815.html The cattle market appears to have found a short-term top during the first week in June. The futures market after vaulting higher early in the week met considerable resistance and began to come under selling pressure by mid-week. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_150152811.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_150152811.html The seasonal bias is for a top at this time of the year with prices drifting lower into the fall. Therefore, producers should use the current strength in the market to lock-in or move inventory. Fri, 23 May 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_141170554.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_141170554.html The livestock markets have experienced a strong rally during the first week of May due in part to strong export business and speculation. Fri, 09 May 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_123105330.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_123105330.html The next few weeks will be significant for the direction of the cattle market into the summer months. Producers should be on alert to lock-in summer inventories on the first signs of weakness developing in the market. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_115105800.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_115105800.html With competitive meat supplies abundant, the likelihood that beef cutouts could surpass their resistance area of $150 per hundredweight is not good in the months ahead. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_102101249.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_102101249.html The cattle market has not had much good news lately, and prices have slipped accordingly as we finish out the last week of March. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_087122901.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_087122901.html The livestock markets have not started March on a very positive note. Both cash cattle and cash hogs have been under pressure as prices have slipped for the first few weeks of the month. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_073111727.html http://www.the-land.com/l_angles/local_story_073111727.html As we start March, cattle prices have rallied slightly back to the top end of the range they have been in for the past several months. Tighter numbers have helped produce this firmness, along with increasing boxed beef cutouts. With this increase in beef cutouts, however, the volume in the boxed beef has dropped off once again as the prices increased.