THE CALF RUN SEEMS TO BE ON!! THAT’S TRUE OUT WEST AND THE EXPERTS SAY IT’S A LITTLE EARLIER THAN USUAL. DROUGHT IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS IS A BIG PART OF THE REASON. ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT IS THAT COW SLAUGHTER IS UP 9% AND HEIFER SLAUGHTER IS UP 4%. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN LOWER CALF NUMBERS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. CALF PRICES REPORTED INDICATE THAT BIDS RECEIVED, DEPENDED ON VACCINATION RECORDS. THAT’S NOT A BIG SURPRISE.
MARKET REPORTS ON SALE BARNS IN MISSISSIPPI WERE VERY UNEVEN. SOME BARNS SHOWED FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS LOWER BY AS MUCH AS $6.00. OUR REPORT SHOWS BOTH SETS AS MIXED. ON A PERSONAL OBSERVATION, CROSSBRED YEARLINGS, THAT SHOW A GOOD BIT OF EAR, ARE DISCOUNTED. WEAK OR THIN CALVES ARE ALSO DIFFICULT TO GET TRADED. SLAUGHTER COWS AT SE MS WERE CALLED STEADY AND BULLS UP TO $2.00 HIGHER. OTHER BARNS HAD VARYING REPORTS. QUALITY CALVES ARE STILL IN HIGH DEMAND. PHILLIP TIMS SOLD A NICE SET OF BLACK AND BLACK BALDY STEERS AND HEIFERS. THEY BROUGHT AN AVERAGE OF $700.00 RIGHT OFF THE COW.
COOLER WEATHER THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS MORE WINTER GRAZING BEING PLANTED. I ALSO SEE PRODUCERS GETTING THE LAST ROUND OF HAY BALED. AMAZING, CONSIDERING HOW MUCH RAIN WE’VE GOTTEN BUT WE COULD USE A SHOWER TO ALLOW OUR RYEGRASS TO ESTABLISH A ROOT SYSTEM.
JOHN DEER WORKERS ON STRIKE AND TRACTOR DEALERS ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT EMPTY LOTS. I SAW A REPORT WHERE CASE I.H. IN EUROPE WAS RUNNING ON A LIMITED SCHEDULE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET PARTS TO BUILD TRACTORS. SOMETIMES THE NEWS MAKES YOU WONDER WHERE ALL THIS IS HEADED. I KNOW A LOT OF Y’ALL WILL GET STICKER-SHOCK WHEN YOU SEE FERTILIZER PRICES. HOPEFULLY WE ARE GONNA SEE HIGH CALF PRICES IN THE FUTURE. THAT’S WHAT ALL THE ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SE MS LIVESTOCK AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY!
SINCERELY,
MIKE KEENE
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