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November 2022 Cattle Projections November cattle projections show a wide spread in cost of gains (COG) when looking at cattle type and efficiency. Runs of yearling cattle are fairly dried […]

“That’s the way we’ve always done it.” We’ve all heard and probably said this statement at some point in our lives.  For some it pays homage to things that have […]

October 2022 Cattle Projections October 2022 feedlot projections show cattle cost increasing while some cost of gains drop showing more groups in the black this month. A change to this […]

September 2022 Cattle Projections It’s harvest season and while we usually find this as a time for cheaper feedstuffs, one thing for sure is that many factors need to come […]

  Price Corn $6.50/bu Corn $6.75/bu Corn $7.00/bu Corn $7.25/bu Corn $7.50/bu SBM $400/ton $242 $248 $254 $260 $266 SBM $425/ton $254 $260 $266 $272 $278 SBM $450/ton $265 $271 […]

What is considered high risk? It seems with today’s markets and feeding scenarios everything is considered high risk when we talk financials. When we talk about incoming feeder cattle, ‘high […]

August 2022 Cattle Feeding Projections Cattle projections continue to be impacted by many things. While feed prices have started to look a little more favorable with lowered cost of gains, […]

We are now approaching mid-summer and the grass out in pastures will be starting to mature.  If you aren’t already supplementing with protein lic tubs you might want to start […]

  Price Corn $5.50/bu Corn $5.75/bu Corn $6.00/bu Corn $6.25/bu Corn $6.50/bu SBM $425/ton $234 $240 $246 $252 $258 SBM $450/ton $245 $251 $257 $263 $269 SBM $475/ton $257 $263 […]

Form-A-Feed has selected four students to receive a Form-A-Feed scholarship this year.  Each year Form-A-Feed awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and first year college students who are pursuing […]

Justin Jedlicka of McCallsburg, IA joined the Form-A-Feed team as the Beef Business Manager in May 2022. Justin is an Iowa State University graduate and has spent the past 12 […]

June 2022 Cattle Projections It seems that the beef industry has many hurdles to overcome and that race may not be a sprint but rather a long distance run. Many […]