The feeder reads an animal’s ID tag to give each animal its allocated ration. Each time the animal steps into the feeder, it is weighed and the daily liveweight gain is recorded in software which the ...

Live cattle futures posted $1.25 to $1.50 gains across the front months at the Thursday close. A few Southern sales have been reported at $239-240 this week, with Northern dressed sales at $370, down ...

Cattle at the Griffieon Family Farm in Iowa. (USDA photo) Cattle numbers in feedlots are down this year, but the number is still high enough to suggest that producers are selling off heifers rather ...

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Good to very good demand nationwide this week as the bulls continue to rule the market as futures and auction (live and video) ...

When it comes to more efficient feed conversion in calves before weaning, the sooner a calf’s rumen is developed, the better. According to Gerard Roney, founder and managing director of Advantage ...

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With factory quotes down around 30c/kg over the last three weeks, there was talk of another 10c/kg cut this week. Perhaps there was an intention on the processing side to spook farmers with cattle ...

Alex Scott and Staff livestock manager Dave Setches said feeder cattle were 15-20c/kg dearer than a fortnight ago and 500-600kg steers topped at 460c/kg but mostly made between 420c/kg and 450c/kg. He ...

The cattle market hit records numbers on May 12, with August feeder cattle futures reaching highs of $306.85. Not to be attributed to just one thing, this $6.50 surge is likely due to tandem effects ...

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Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all weights with fewer feeder cattle offered in the auctions this week as normal for this time of year.

CHICAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures firmed Tuesday on expectations that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's upcoming monthly cattle on feed report would ...