Beef-on-Dairy
New research finds growth advantages are strongest when crossbred cattle enter feedlots at lighter weights.
Longer feeding periods and weaker boxed beef prices are adding pressure to cattle markets.
Analysts say today’s strong calf prices may mask narrowing long-term advantages for beef-on-dairy programs.
USDA Cattle on Feed report for July shows fewer cattle entering feedlots and inventories remaining below last year as ongoing supply constraints continue to support the cattle market.
Growing production is weighing on milk prices despite improving export demand
Tight cattle supplies, higher beef prices, and shifting global demand continue to slow U.S. beef exports as analysts await USDA cattle reports.
Beef-on-dairy cattle have changed the makeup of feedlots and replacement markets.
Beef-on-dairy and longer feeding periods are helping producers navigate historically small herd sizes.
CoBank economist Abbi Prins joins us to discuss declining replacement heifer inventories, dairy-to-beef calf market shifts, pricing impacts, and implications for future milk supply.