Beef prices are going to get even higher. 10,000+ cattle in a Kansas feedlot die of heat stress

[Hangfire]

10,000+ cattle in a Kansas feedlot die of heat stress.

Heat Stress Kills Estimated 10,000 Head of Kansas Feedlot Cattle

The numbers are still coming in, but early estimates set the number of cattle lost to heat in Kansas feedlots this week at an estimated 10,000 head.

www.dtnpf.com

 

[SlugSlinger]

Glad I filled the freezer on Friday with a half of a beef I split with a buddy.

Here's the pricing:
Split a 1,210 lbs full hoof weight - $1,361.25 for my half
Kill fee - $27.50 my half
Processing fee - $0.85 per lb on 374 lbs my half - $317.90 my half

The total was about $4.59 per pound.

The processor said he is scheduled a full year out.

If you like following beef:

 

[turkeyrun]

Glad I filled the freezer on Friday with a half of a beef I split with a buddy.

Here's the pricing:
Split a 1,210 lbs full hoof weight - $1,361.25 for my half
Kill fee - $27.50 my half
Processing fee - $0.85 per lb on 374 lbs my half - $317.90 my half

The total was about $4.59 per pound.

The processor said he is scheduled a full year out.

If you like following beef:

Wow

Price is up

$4.59 isn't bad for good beef.

 

[OKRuss]

Picked up half a beef last December and have another half on order for this year too. All natural. Grass fed. Grass finished. Similar to SlugSlinger in price - right at $4/lb.

 

[SlugSlinger]

Wow

Price is up

$4.59 isn't bad for good beef.

The farmer we get the beef from raised his price .25 per pound, that’s up about 10%. He’s a dirt farmer and not a beef rancher. He buys about 8 calves a year to raise on grass for friends and family.

I think the processor is about the same. However, they went from paper wrap to vacuumed sealed, which I prefer.

 

[turkeyrun]

Mmmmmm

Grass fed
Grass finished

The way a cow should be.

 

[OkieJoe72]

Anybody need a butcher date in a couple weeks? I’ve got one at 5th Ave Processing in Sterling, OK on June 28. It’s yours if you want it.

 

[Glock 'em down]

Sounds like folks need to start deer hunting. We have an over abundance of those damned things.

 

[SlugSlinger]

Sounds like folks need to start deer hunting. We have an over abundance of those damned things.

No kidding. My wife doesn’t eat venison, but she told me to shoot as many as I wanted after one jumped out in front of her vehicle while she was driving 65mph.

 

[SlugSlinger]

Interesting ideas around what caused the beef kill.