Keeping producers in business: Cattle markets uncovered.
fair cattle markets
Our Mission
It is our goal to ensure every bull, calf, cull cow, lamb and horse sells for a fair price. Your profitability is our focus. Through our newly introduced initiative, we hope to help the industry learn, connect and make informed decisions that will establish market clarity, price discovery – and ultimately, long term financial stability for America’s livestock producers and feeders. We believe this investigative series, which will provide unique perspectives from the industry’s top leaders, will help find the answers we need.
Latest News & Updates
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, September 18, 2020
More African swine fever cases found in Germany https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94458 German officials announced earlier this week that they have discovered five additional cases of African swine fever in wild boards in the eastern state of...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, September 17, 2020
Kenilworth brahman heifers smash the record books at Charters Towers https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6924066/record-breaking-heifers-sell-at-charters-towers/ A line of 104 yearling heifers weighing 666 lbs. recently sold in the northern region of...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
USDA boss’s home state got most trade aid per farmer, GAO finds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-14/usda-boss-s-home-state-georgia-got-most-trade-aid-per-farmer?sref=UTbvKgk5 Last year, farmers in Secretary Perdue’s home state of Georgia received the...
AUDIO: CEO Matt Teagarden details the concerns the Kansas Livestock Association has with the current cattle industry
Matt Teagarden explains that the main concern of Kansas Livestock Association members is to ensure effective, robust price discovery at the fed cattle level. KLA is focused on achieving this through negotiated grid transactions.
AUDIO: Rancher Tracy Hunt discusses industry threats like Foot and Mouth Disease, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Q: What do you feel are the major issues standing in the way of fair cattle markets? The biggest issue is the dominant position the packers have. If there were more marketing options, packers wouldn’t be in the position to oppress producers and depress prices....
