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December 27th Feeder Cattle - Sold short 2 March 97 puts for $975 each - Covered Thursday February 24th for $325 each - Profit $650 each totaling $1350.00 January 3rd Feeder Cattle - Sold short 2 March 94 puts for $1100 each - Covered Thursday Februrary 24th for $150 each - Profit $1,000 each...

Cattlemen all across the nation should be up in arms about Jack In The Box CEO Robert Nugent making the above statement. This is a hugely disappointing remark suggesting that Nugent has insider information from the USDA. Why would he say "Our intelligence indicates..." - What intelligence and...

With the Canadian border due to reopen to importation on March 7th, does anyone have ideas as to where the first truckloads of cattle will hit, and what ages they will be? Will they be directly to packing plants or feedlots? It will really be interesting to watch the numbers and what they have...

Grain prices have been edging higher and led by soybeans gapped strongly to the upside Thursday and steady on Friday - but don’t expect them to hold for long. Large funds and speculators have been caught short (meaning they owe) a huge number of contracts coming up on March 1st delivery date...

Cattle prices broke down hard across the board on Friday in response to a combination of factors, none of which support continued high beef prices. Since my February 16th analysis of the Choice/Select spread it has dropped a full $5.00 leaving packers hard put to support the current market...

Here’s a situation that I have to comment on: It is all about the price differential between Choice and Select boxed beef prices. Choice and Select boxed beef prices had nearly assumed parity as the high price of beef on retail grocers shelves is obviously meeting resistance by consumers. As a...

Farmers have so far been reluctant to sell their crop in ‘04 tax year... Tax considerations in addition to a huge record crop have storage facilities busting with inventory - this costs money to keep every month. While they may not want to, farmers have to generate cash sales to meet personal...

Since setting up the trade and based on Wednesday December 29th closing prices... March futures have DECLINED 3.69 cents or .........$1,845.00 March Options Protection Position DECLINED........... $112.00 Net Protection offered towards Cash Market.....$1,733.00 Again, this kind of position is...

Didn't know whether to post this in the Beginners or the Feedyards section but here's the link to perhaps the most down to earth article I've run across on how to manage and work-around endophyte infected pastures. http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/pubnwsltr/TRIM/5184b.htm Hope this helps... Richard

I'm going to be putting in all new perimeter and cross fencing for 8 pastures on about 70 acres of grassland in Missouri... mostly cattle, some horses. What are some of your thoughts on electric vs high-tensile on the perimeter vs electric on the crosses... or I can do a combination on the...

Hi Everybody... I'm new to the group and this is my first post. I'm actually a commodities trader specializing in cattle and grains but I also have some experience in raising cattle and horses. I've been buying prime grassland in central Missouri and plan to start a new Angus or Brangus...