A Kansas State veterinary specialist says strategic deworming, checked with fecal egg count reduction tests, gives a strong return on investment for beef operations. He also advises treating lice, whose season starts in November.
This is routine herd management advice with no direct effect on feed demand or cattle prices.
After 356 past disease events, Live Cattle moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -0.8% to +1.1%), and +1.1% over 20.
After 266 past disease events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (59% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.7%), and +1.7% 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.