John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says corn made new contract lows again as funds continue to sell with no major weather ...

Cattle producers have had to feed corn sometimes priced $8 per bushel, throwing a “monkey wrench into the break-evens.” Some are marketing cattle a little lighter-weight, with a little less time.

The corn can be fed in any form—silage, high-moisture corn or grain corn. For backgrounders, cattle must be on the feed for 70-120 days. Finishing cattle must consume it for 120-225 days and ...

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K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster says digestibility increases by 5% when corn is cracked. Beef producers make decisions about what to feed their animals daily and the answer ...

Since Christmas, March corn has traded between $6.75 and $6.80 on 22 out of 27 days. March beans have also traded sideways with values between $15.00 and $15.40 for 25 out of 27 days. The market ...

Bale grazing is a viable option for winter cattle feeding, compared to feeding the same hay in a dry lot. Photo taken Nov. 4, 2024, near Watertown, South Dakota.

Mountains of yellow feed corn sprawl across a storage lot in Nebraska. Corn-fed cattle have a higher fat content than grass-fed cattle, and fattier meats contribute to more weight gain.