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Feedlots are paying more for heavier feeder calves, and the value gap versus lighter cattle has grown over recent months. The August Cattle on Feed report showed on-feed inventory at 101.6 percent of last year and placements of feeders over 700 pounds up over 11 percent year over year.
Cow-calf operators may retain ownership through the stocker phase to capture added weight value.
Stronger premiums for heavy feeders raise returns for producers who add weight, while lighter cattle remain at a discount, shaping feeder cattle pricing by weight class.
farmprogress.comAug 22, 2016Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
