Changes week over week: Open-market value of weaned pigs and feeder pigs were up $4 per head with good demand Lean hog prices were higher across all months by over $3 per cwt. Open corn and SBM prices for the feeding period were steady with no change A weaned pig purchased on the open market […]

Written by: Mario Solis Flores, Form-A-Feed Technical Services Specialist In many farm operations, it is normal to see owners, leaders or managers get very busy with the day-to-day operations depending on the time of the year. In many circumstances, employee issues arise during the busiest times of the year or when we least expect or […]

April 2019 Form-A-Feed cattle projections show some pretty steady numbers compared to last month, it seems most cattle types increased in price according to what the CME live cattle board did as well and thus showing a positive net return. A few items to note: Distillers have seemed to rectify themselves amongst talk of a […]

Changes week over week: Open-market value of weaned pigs were up $2 and feeder pigs were up $8 per head from last week. Lean hog prices were higher across all months. Open corn prices for the feeding period was up $0.05 per bushel while SBM was steady A weaned pig purchased on the open market […]

It’s only the beginning of the month and we have already seen a swing in cattle prices. It seems once again where we thought the market was going and where it’s at now are two different spots. Continual reports of more cattle on feed than anticipated and lower live and hot carcass weights (HCW) (Figure […]

Swine Feeding Projections 4.1.19 Changes week over week: Open-market value of weaned pigs and feeder pigs were both up $7-$8 per head from last week on steady demand. Lean hog prices were lower across all months after much volatility in the last two weeks due to news on ASF in China. Open corn prices for […]

Swine Feeding Projections 3.18.19 Changes week over week: Open-market value of weaned pigs and feeder pigs were steady from last week. Lean hog prices were higher across all months after news of higher than reported losses in China due to ASF. Open corn prices for the feeding period up $0.07 per bushel while SBM was […]

March 2019 Cattle Feeding Projections Looking at the March 2019 Cattle Feeding projections – for the first time in a long time all figures are listed in black; a welcomed sight. Focusing on a live cattle market that seems to be positive regardless of a Holstein or a colored calf on feed, in addition to […]

Swine feeding projections 3.11.19 Changes week over week: Open-market value of weaned pigs were down by $2 per head at $45.82. Feeder pigs were steady for the week at $69.65. Lean hog prices continue to trend lower as we move to marketing in the later summer/early fall months. Open corn prices for the feeding period […]

As we look at the piled snow and another cold snap, I know from prior experience that we will be seeing some 50 degree days soon. They probably will come with night temperatures still 30 to 40 degrees colder than that, so we will experience large temperature variations. As we hit that first day of […]

Swine Feeding Projection 3.4.19 Changes week over week: • Open-market value of weaned pigs were down by $6 per head at $47.89. • Feeder pigs were steady for the week at $68.65. • Lean hog prices continue to trend lower as we move to marketing in the later summer/early fall months • Open corn and […]

If you were able to fight through the snow and join us at the Form-A-Feed Professional Beef Conference this past Wednesday and Thursday in Sioux Falls, SD, you were treated to some very candid conversation and presentations on how best to Face Forward with all the dynamics in our current beef industry. Opening our beef […]