Great season for cow-calf farmers: Good grass, great prices auger well

摘要

A decent summer for prices and excellent grazing may make for a great end to 2011 for cow-calf producers look for a good run of fall prices for all classes of cattle. Slaughter cows continue the strong run of 2011, with a current average good cow price of 59 cents/lb liveweight, up over 20 percent from 2010 prices. The combination of lower cow supplies in North America and earlier drought-related cow marketing in the U.S. may mean we maintain strong cull prices into the fall, which is not the normalpattern.