Many of you already know Patrick Gottsch, founder and owner of RFD-TV, passed this week. Having been affiliated with the Market Day Report and Commodity Wrap, I was able to experience firsthand how important...

There won't be much to say were prices to move lower in fats, simply due to there not having been any premium to appreciate from.  Not so in the feeder market, where not only premium abounds, but options...

Traders were able to push June out of its triangular pattern, but back months are a little slow in achieving the same.  Rationing is now a noticeable factor, and acceptable term in the cattle and beef...

Traders stopped June at the top of the down trend line, via the close only chart.  The bar chart only has a few more cents from today's high to put the price at the top trend line.  With cash quite a...

Rationing was stepped up last week as packers cut the slaughter pace again, sending boxes to over $314.00 as of mid-day today.  Rationing will continue until more cattle are made available to produce...

The feeder cattle futures remain premium to the index and as of Friday's close, minimum sale floors can be produced above the current historical high of the index.  So, you are able to market inventory...

Of the most interest is that we are currently producing more beef than last year with fewer cattle.  Of everything you can mention that has created this, you are correct.  It's taken everything possible...

Polar opposites in the basis of fats and feeders.  In fats, it's $9.00 positive and in the feeders $14.00 negative.  How is buying feeder cattle futures at a premium and selling fat futures at a discount...

A near $4.00 range was created in a few contract months of the feeder cattle.  Computer traders were either anxious to get the week started, or maybe a few humans were, but whom ever wanted futures higher. ...

In my opinion, some changes were noticed this week.  Of the one most notable was further recognition of the agenda in place by others.  As the impact from becomes more obvious, it has begun to make cattle...