Freezer Beef Pricing Worksheet (updated March 2012)
What can I afford to pay for feeder cattle during 2011-2012?
Guidelines for Pricing Corn Silage and Earlage from Immature Corn
2011 Michigan Fall/Winter Beef Cattle Sales Schedule
Feeder Cattle Marketing Options xls
Evaluation of Options for Beef Calves xls
2008 Cattle Inventory pdf
2007 Market Cow & Bull Audit pdf
MSUE Hay Listing Network
Additional Resources
Regional Markets
---United Producers Sale Results
~ Cass City, MI
~ Cassopolis, MI
~ Fowler, MI
~ Manchester, MI
~ Marion, MI
~ St. Louis, MI
---Clare County Livestock Auction
---Northern Michigan Livestock
---Eastern Cornbelt Feeder Steers, Holstein, and Heifers Summary
---New Holland, PA Cattle and Calf Auction Report
---Illinois Country Elevator Grain Prices
---Eastern Cornbelt Distillers Grains
---Monthly Feedstuffs
---Michigan Cash Rental Rates
Value of Preconditioned Certified Health Programs to Feedlots [KSU Ag Manager]
Market Maker - Linking Agricultural Markets
Livestock Marketing Information Center
Feeder Cattle Sales Risk Management Tool
Compares expected sales prices of alternative feeder cattle marketing strategies [KSU AgManager]
Feeding Risk Analyzer
Forecast feedlot returns and return variability for future placements [N. American Institute for Beef Economic Research]
BeefBasis.com
Future Markets
---Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
~ Live Cattle
~ Feeder Cattle
~ Corn
Commodity Market Outlook
---Dr. Jim Hilker's Commodity Market Outlook
---Dr. Jim Mintert's Livestock Market Outlook
Community / Local
---How to Direct Market Your Beef [Sustainable Agricultural Network]
---Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
---Cattle Production: Considerations for Pasture-Based Beef Producers [ATTRA]
---Beef Marketing Alternatives [ATTRA]
---Direct Marketing [ATTRA]
---Alternative Meat Marketing [ATTRA]
Provides decision support for hedging feeder cattle, including output for cow-calf and input for feedlots