Cow Country Reporter, December 2019
By Dave Foster
Cattle Producers of Louisiana
The year 2019 is coming to a close and we in the cattle business (and really all agriculture) are looking to 2020 to be a more profitable year.
Our feeder cattle market in Louisiana was lower compared to 2018 with the exception of April which was $2.00-$5.00 cwt. higher, probably due to demand for graze-out wheat pasture and early summer grass. However, our calves were $5.00-$20.00 cwt. lower, with the extreme discounts from August to mid-October as compared to the same time in 2018. Cattle receipts through November at the local auction markets year to date were slightly less than last year.