Lower Prices Received by Livestock Producers in April

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

USDA’s April Agricultural Prices Report shows livestock, poultry and dairy producers received less price for their commodities compared to the prior month. Rod Bain has the story.   Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-29-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 29, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 10,700 head compared to 14,112 last week and 8,956 year ago. Compared to one week …

Senators Seek Meat Worker Protections from USDA

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, General, Livestock

Senate Democrats want Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to provide more worker safety protection to meat processing employees. A group of 29 Senators, led by Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, penned a letter to Perdue outlining recommendations for ways the Department of Agriculture should improve worker safety. The Senators wrote, “While we recognize the importance of keeping these plants running, it …

Outlook for U.S. Red Meat Exports Remains Positive

Clint Thompson Alabama, Beef, Florida, Georgia, Pork

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reports that global demand for U.S. pork and beef has remained very robust in 2020, despite COVID-19 related disruptions in many countries’ restaurant and hospitality sectors. Joe Schuele has the story.   Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Looking Forward to 2021 SLE Rodeo

Clint Thompson Alabama, Livestock

Late last week, the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Board of Directors made the decision to cancel the 2020 SLE Rodeo. The event, which was originally planned to take place back in March, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SLE Executive Director Erin Beasley says now that the decision to cancel the 2020 event has been made, they …

SLE Leaders Announce Cancellation of 2020 Rodeo

Clint Thompson Alabama, Livestock

MONTGOMERY, Ala.— Leaders of the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) announced the cancellation of the 63rd annual SLE Rodeo and Livestock Week today. The event was to be held March 19-21, 2020 at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery but was forced to postpone due to the closure of city facilities, including the coliseum, amid growing coronavirus concerns. In monitoring conditions related to …

Moving the Livestock Marketing Connection Out of the Barn

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Local livestock sales barns remain an integral part of the auction process, but some buyers and sellers are using other methods to market their livestock. And as Rod Bain reports, in some cases, even make the sale. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-08-2020

Clint Thompson Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 8, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2 300-400 lbs####133.00-180.50 400-500 lbs####128.00-150.00 500-600 lbs####115.00-140.00 600-700 lbs####105.00-127.00 Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2 300-400 lbs####116.00-145.00 400-500 lbs####105.00-137.00 …

U.S. Pork Exports Reach New Heights in March; First Quarter Beef Exports Also on Record Pace

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Underpinned by record production, U.S. pork exports completed a tremendous first quarter with new March records for volume and value, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports also trended higher year-over-year in March, establishing a record first quarter pace. “March export results were very solid, …