Amarillo cattle market prices

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But it was accurate, according to local ranchers. The number of feed cattle in the U.

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Nationwide trends were exacerbated in the Texas Panhandle by a drought from to A shortage of quality corn made feed prices rise, making cattle prices rise in turn, according to Amarillo National Bank Executive Vice President Pat Ware.

Now, with the drought gone and the market flushed, packers and retailers have more power than feedyards. Texas ranchers have , more cattle and calves than they did two years ago, according to the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.

Trevor Caviness, the president of Caviness Beef Packers, said his company is still processing 1, head per day, same as in Retail lag is common in the beef industry, in part because consumers have no way to know how much their grocery store or steakhouse paid for the product. Prices will rise quickly to make sure retailers break even, but fall slowly when the price of beef drops so sellers can extend their margins.

Unlike companies that sell packaged or cooked beef, Caviness Beef Packers has to adjust its prices to meet struggling ranchers, Trevor Caviness said.

Dairy farmers are faring better than their beef-selling counterparts. High beef prices may cause shoppers to buy other protein-rich meats like chicken and pork, but consumers are less likely to buy alternative forms of milk, yogurt and cheese, Ware said.

Approximately 1, new jobs have been added in Amarillo over the last four months, most of them in leisure and hospitality and health and education. During that same time, manufacturing and trade along with transportation and utility jobs have disappeared. In , the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.

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Skip to main content. MENU Search form Search. Posted November 12, Packing plants have less competition and plenty of cattle to choose from, so they've dropped the amount they're willing to pay for wholesale cattle.