U.S. Beef Ranch Brief

Herd Health Update

• 🔥 Texas Panhandle Virus Rumors Debunked: Texas officials and NCBA confirm rumors of a deadly cattle virus in Panhandle...

• Central Florida hub for calves, feeder steers/heifers, slaughter cows/bulls.
• Live price discovery via March 17 auction stream—track bidding intensity.
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• YouTube replay (2:33:52) for timing your sales.

Relief for Panhandle ranchers: Rumors of a deadly 'yield-killer' feedlot virus are fake news—no such disease in Texas herds.

• Official...

• Cull cows, springer heifers, feeder steers all holding strong
• Smallest heifer herd since 1978 signals supply risks ahead
• Pasture conditions tightening out west – key watch for grazing ops

Ranchers: Lock in now before pressures mount.

Jackie Moore from Missouri's Joplin Regional Stockyards discusses factors impacting cattle prices and shares advice for young producers. Key insights from the frontlines for ranchers timing sales.

• Soybeans and corn saw overnight gains, pressuring feed costs for cattle ranchers.
• Wheat posted losses.
• Watching how cattle and hogs could open amid input expense shifts.

JBS Greeley Strike Impacts

• 🔥 Plant Shutdown: Nearly 3,800 JBS workers at Greeley, CO plant launched the first US meatpacking strike in 40 years...

• US/Israeli attacks on Iran reshape geopolitics, sparking global energy crisis fears center stage this week.
• Risks hit inflation and consumer...

Resilient market for ranchers: Slaughter dipped to 98k head amid JBS Greeley strike, yet cutouts rallied—Choice to $402.76 (+$4.74), Select...

Grain plunge eases pressures on backgrounders and feedlots:

• Soybeans hit limit down at $11.55¼, off 70¢; meal drops $10.50 to $312.20
• Corn futures...

Historic strike at JBS Greeley (3,800 workers, first in 40 years) disrupts 5-7% of U.S. capacity, hitting small/medium ranchers hard:

• Logistics...

• Corn/soy sharp drops: May corn fell 13¼¢ to $4.54/bushel by close; soybeans plunged 70¢ to $11.55/bushel, from early losses of 2.5¢ corn/$4.65 and...

Northern Plains fires take center stage in the latest Feeder Flash cattle market commentary, a daily report on #feedercattle markets vital for ranchers eyeing grazing risks.

Diesel's national surge is squeezing cattle ranchers' margins:

• Price jumps nearly $1/gal to $4.86 – largest weekly rise since 1990s
• Transport...

• Early rally fades: April Live Cattle hit 232.55 high but settled at 230.90; Feeders peaked at 346.70 before closing 343.10.
• Processing disruptions...

JBS strike disrupts markets:

• Cash cattle lower: Southern $4-5 down, Northern dressed $8 lower; weaker cash expected this week.
• Futures mixed:...

Essential price discovery for cow/bull marketing starts now at El Reno's OKC West Livestock Market.

Key highlights:

• Slaughter classes: Competitive...

Herd Health Alerts

• 🔥 New Respiratory Pathogen in Texas Panhandle: A fast-moving respiratory bug has emerged in Texas Panhandle feedyards,...

• China openness: US-China talks reveal potential for additional US beef purchases, boosting export hopes.
• CME live cattle: Futures eased to...

Reviving heritage breeds like Highland, Texas Longhorn, Pineywoods, and Belted Galloway is transforming US beef production:

• Hardy grazers evolved...