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Market Takeaways

By Brooke Brunsvig, Nutritional Consultant

The best take on the market I can get so far was said most concisely by a DTN analyst at a meeting recently. My simple takeaways were that this could be the year of price stabilization as we see cow liquidations slowing down, but at the same time there’s no real retention being seen, just herd number maintenance. We are still going to see supplies tightening, which means price will continue to climb, but maybe slowly. This cycle has been a lot more of a slow climb to what might soon be the top, unlike in 2014, and whatever amount of rebuild we see/will see also points to being gradual, unlike 2015. Therefore, when prices drop, the crash of the last cycle shouldn’t be. The cow/calf man still has a lot of control this year and next.

The other big market takeaway that was eye opening to hear is that with tariffs and border closures and openings, cattle on feed and total exports are only down 1 and 3% respectively. The countries that will play with us are playing and the ones that won’t are getting charged for it. That is a bold statement, but it does seem to be truth in the livestock market.

The other topic I’ve heard a good bit about lately is 1^st trimester nutrition. We have seen good rain all over our trade area, but stay cognizant of the pastures, cow comfort, and draw from the calves. Diligent management along with a good mineral program are key to reproductive success.

Reach out to any of us at CFC, we’d love to have a conversation about what we can do to keep your bottom dollar as strong as possible.

7/18/2025

 

 

Fly Control Options

By Shannon Voegele, Nutritional Consultant

It’s been a few years since we have seen grass like this.  Just a reminder that just because the grass seems to be in abundance this year, it is still best not to overgraze it.  Bromegrass pastures are pretty forgiving, but they are prone to long term problems if grazed excessively for several years.  Rotational or managed grazing is key this year to help pastures recover from the past couple years of drought.

As I mentioned in the last newsletter, flies can cost your operation thousands of dollars each year if measures aren’t taken to try and control them. At CFC we have several different options for fly control with the most popular option being Altosid, Clarify and garlic options. Feeding a fly control mineral for cattle is an efficient, economical way to help control flies. In addition, it’s also a convenient, labor-saving way to control the fly population. If you are already feeding minerals, this is a convenient method of getting fly control into your cattle, without the labor of spraying or implementing other external methods. The flies seem to be out of control already this year so let’s get a plan in place to help control them for your operation. 

7/3/2025

 

 

Feed Department

By Tyler McCoy, Feed Department Manager

After 9 months our feed department is right on pace to have one of its most successful years to date. It won’t catch last year’s record setting year, but we should end the year very successful. Our satellite locations have been locked in. I challenged my sales team to grow our satellite locations at the end of last year. Below is a list of how much more feed sales our satellite locations have sold compared to last year at this time. This is a testament to the location employees and sales team in making extra effort in helping the feed department grow. Without buy-in at the locations we could not have had the success we are having.

Viborg- $20,000

Dimock- $50,000

Canova- $36,000

Feed sales in Montrose and Tyndall are down but a lot of that has to do with cheaper ingredient prices. The mill is over 5,600 tons ahead of last year at this time, so we are still gaining new business. I would like to thank the employees and patrons for helping us grow within our current trade territory. I expect great numbers at the end of the fiscal year. If you need anything, please reach out to one of our team members.

6/13/2025

 

 

 

 

 

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