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/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/our-media/feeder-calf-marketing-guide
The Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide is a resource to help cattlemen using registered-Angus genetics profit in the quality-beef supply chain. Articles provide insight for raising quality calves, leveraging Angus programs and services and navigating today’s feeder-calf market. Directories help connect to seedstock providers, feedlots, auction markets, and the products and services needed to produce quality calves.
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Certified Angus Beef’s Paul Dykstra discusses current market trends and what producers might expect in the coming year.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/sorting-gate
Author Kelli Retallick-Riley shares insight to the genetic tools available to help navigate the future beef industry in this issue’s “Sorting Gate.”
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In “Market Closeout” this month, author Troy Marshall discusses how the No. 1 hurdle we face is not accepting the role of marketing, but rather overcoming tradition.
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Troy Marshall discusses current trends in the cattle market and how Angus feeder-calf sales in several states got their starts, as well as providing an update on recent feeder-calf sales hosted in December and where we see the cattle markets heading in 2025.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/11/mkt_in-the-cattle-markets
K-State economist shares Cattle-on-Feed report and thoughts on herd expansion.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/lessons-from-cycle-survivors
Advice for how to navigate the cattle cycle from those who have lived it.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/common-ground
In this month’s “Common Ground,” author Mark McCully shares the difference between selling calves and marketing them.
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Heifers are smaller percentage of mix, possibly signaling start of retention.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/coming-together
Feedyard managers Dale Moore, Grant Morgan and Warren White share how they are collaborating and cooperating to feed better cattle.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/it-should-be-an-exciting-wild-ride
In “Market Closeout,” Troy Marshall provides commentary to help producers understand the current market situation and how they can best position themselves for profitability. In this installment, Marshall comments on how to mitigate your risk for a roller-coaster ride in the feeder-calf market.
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On this episode of “Angus At Work” Chad Barker of National Beef joins host Miranda Reiman to discuss what cattle buyers are looking for, branded beef programs, increasingly heavy cattle going to market and more.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/feedlot-finder
A directory of feedlots expressing interest in feeding Angus cattle.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/03/mkt_jbs-fed-cattle-contract-comparison-tool
The JBS Contract Comparison Tool has been updated to reflect new options and changes to JBS’s fed-cattle contracts.
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Buyers aren’t just buying 200 five-weight calves. They are looking for calves they can have confidence in to perform as expected.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/auction-central
A directory to auction market services, by state.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/people-programs-pay
Saluda County Cattlemen’s Association members learn grouping calves with proven certifications adds to their bottom lines.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/products-services
A directory to suppliers providing products, services.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q3/reimaging-red-meat-yield
The current red meat yield equation was rolled out in 1962. Cattle have changed, but calculations to compensate producers haven’t. At Feeding Quality Forum, Dale Woerner of shared technology to calculate a more accurate assessment of red meat yield.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2024/q3/the-influential-10-percent
Take a listen as Paul Dykstra with Certified Angus Beef chats with Miranda Reiman about recent data revealing an opportunity to access brand premiums. Of visually eligible cattle that fell short of carcass brand specifications, 10% were within 30 degrees of the lowest marbling score eligible for the Certified Angus Beef® brand.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/seedstock-suppliers
A directory to producers supplying registered Angus.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/charting-the-course-for-the-cattle-cycle
The U.S. cattle industry has followed a cyclical pattern for well over a century, even throughout the many shocks and changes that have occurred over the decades. As the saying goes, history rarely repeats itself, but it does often rhyme. That is especially true when it comes to cattle cycles, which gives us a guide for market expectations in the years ahead. CattleFax Market Analyst Patrick Linnell shares how.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/10/hn_capitalize-on-strong-calf-markets-with-quality-weaning-nutrition
The beef industry is beaming with optimism as cattle markets continue to climb, creating a prime opportunity to capture value. USDA projects cattle prices to rise into 2024 as fed-cattle supplies remain tight.
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The year 2024 did little to answer the question of when the herd rebuild will begin. In many ways, it proved to be more of a sideways move rather than make noticeable progress in the beef industry.
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The Certified Angus Beef team shares research on heat-mitigation strategies in feedlots, along with tips for keeping cattle cool in this installment of “Research Roundup.”
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Pete Anderson, Midwest PMS, says it’s important to understand the variation in the weight cattle put on throughout the finishing phase, because it could change marketing decisions. Growth curves favor greater carcass premiums with increased days on feed.
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Fed-cattle prices increased from an average price of $161 per hundredweight in the first quarter of 2023 to $180 per cwt. in the third quarter, or 12%. Moreover, feeding cost of gain had declined from its peak earlier this year.
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Information to make informed decisions sets the stage for profit at the feedyard.
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To kick off Season 4, host Lynsey McAnally visits with two individuals very familiar with cattle markets and customer service. Jeff Slatten, owner of Beaver County Stockyards, shares his insight on current cattle markets, what is going well when it comes to cattle marketing, what producers can do to capitalize on the value of their cattle and how the staff at Beaver County keep their buyers and sellers coming back for more each week. Layne Conkle, voice of the Beaver County Stockyard market report, shares more about how marketing cattle has changed the last several years.
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Author Brad White shares points to consider when reviewing health plans in this month’s “Health & Husbandry” column.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/06/fp_anguslink-releases-maternal-score-as-marketing-tool-for-replacement-heifers
AngusLink’s Genetic Merit Scorecard adds a fourth score option to demonstrate the maternal weaned calf value to aid in the selection of replacement females.
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Troy Marshall with the American Angus Association discusses video sales, the AngusLink program and Genetic Merit Scorecard, where the national cow herd sits regarding expansion and much more.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/putting-the-pieces-together
Commercial cattlemen, industry advisor reflect on tools that help them market cattle, progress their herds.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/the-link
In this “The Link” column, Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations for the American Angus Association, shares the momentum AngusLink is gaining.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2023/10/mk_in-the-cattle-markets
.Livestock Risk Protection program trends and future.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-angus-at-work/2022/q4/how-bull-selection-affects-your-feeder-calf-prices
We are heading into bull sale season, so today’s episode is geared to give you some bull selection criteria — but with the perspective of the end product. Miranda Reiman caught up with Brian Bertelsen, vice president of field operations at U.S. Premium Beef, at the Feeding Quality Forum. He gave some great insight into ways to make the most money off your feeder cattle, and how your bull selection plays into that.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/05/fp_first-grid-premium-offered-for-genetic-merit
Producers to be paid premium for AngusLink Beef Scores.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/the-digestive-tract
In this installment of “The Digestive Tract,” author Dan Shike shares insights on how calf nutrition affects value when calves go to market.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2025/02/mkt_b_the-link
Good marketing is the opposite of being selfish. It’s about creating a product that other people want and need, then giving them accurate information and insight to buy with confidence, says Troy Marshall. Here are five steps.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/outside-the-box
In this month’s “Outside the Box,” author Tom Field shares lessons learned from a childhood game that apply to today’s beef market.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2025/03/thriving-with-shrinking-supply
Beef suppliers shift management to capitalize during shrinking cattle numbers.
/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-extra/2024/10/mkt_the-link
There has never been a time in our industry when the supply chain has been more closely aligned. That bodes well for both short-term and long-term profitability prospects.
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How hide color, vaccination and implant status determine premiums or discounts on sale day.
