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Oklahoma State extension advises preparing for the fall calf run, which is larger than usual due to drought forcing early sales. Weaned calves bring significant premiums over bawling calves, with longer weaning periods adding value.
Drought-driven early calf marketings lift near-term supply and shape feeding demand, a routine seasonal driver with limited direct effect on feed prices.
extension.okstate.eduSep 5, 2022After 21 past neutral weather events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +1.7% over 5 sessions (67% higher; middle half -0.1% to +2.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
