Market trends

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• Let's look a little deeper into the recent up tick in the cattle markets. Is it due to lighter carcass weights or possibily less competition in the protein market? Jim Robb of the Livestock Marketing Information Center helps us out.

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• Oklahoma State University Livestock Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel, analyzes the current market conditions and predicts when "grass fever" will hit.

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• Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, paints the picture of the current and future outlook for the feeder cattle, fed cattle and boxed beef markets.

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• Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, shares his thoughts on what trends we can expect to see in 2010 for feeders, fed cattle and boxed beef.

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• Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Economist, takes us inside the recent Cattle on Feed report and also offers his thoughts on what we might expect to see as we enter 2010.

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• What is the current drop in carcass weights telling us? Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, offers his insights into the current and forecasted market trends.

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• Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, completes the picture of how delayed crop harvest, more culled dairy cattle, and international trade are impacting our cattle markets.

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• Darrell Peel, Economist at Oklahoma State, provides his thoughts on what is re-energizing the cattle markets and will it be a sustainable trend or just a seasonal fad. 

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• John Crespi, Agricultural Economist at Kansas State, researches how market power changes may be tied to the cattle cycle.

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• Looking into the current cattle price differential in the North vs. the South, as well as changes in consumer demand for competing protein sources. Dr. Darrell Mark, Livestock Economist at the University of Nebraska, expains.