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Cattlemen Consider Eliminating Brand Inspections

Brand Inspection to me is an almost necessity- especially in this part of the country....Not only to prevent the dishonest- but to keep the honest folks honest....
The Beef Checkoff is a great thing- that I supported from day one (even tho it created a lot more work for me in my Brand Inspection job) - but has been misdirected by the organization that has controlled it- the NCBA-that have become Packer Puppets- and that have not followed the wishes of the people paying the fees... And now you again hear the bellyaching and bitchin much like you heard 20+ years ago when it first went into effect...
Much like our government over the years hasn't followed the wishes of the taxpayers-- the controlling entities of the Checkoff haven't followed suit with the "beef tax"-- especially with supporting M-COOL, US born, raised, and slaughtered beef, and putting the Checkoff funds into supporting US ranchers over the foreign imports which the Packers were using to drive down US cattle prices... The Checkoff needs to be removed from NCBA's/Packers control- and misuse-- and it could be again a very beneficial tool for beef marketing...

If they followed the wish's of the beef tax payers- I wouldn't mind seeing it doubled to $2 to more closely match the checkoffs of our beef providing competing countries-- but as long as the NCBA/Packers control it- it won't happen... Folks will vote it down....

I had a good year- both with cattle and grain--and think we're in for some of the top years we've seen in Agriculture...Cattle and Grain...

I guess only time will tell..

Some Buyers/Traders told me months ago that Fats would be $1.10 by April (I was skeptical)... Now it looks like they may get there before then.... :-)

I always have to wonder if the new GIPSA head- old J Dudley's experience battling the packers monopoly isn't keeping them nervous- and a little more on the straight and narrow- and keeping them from using all their old tactics to manipulate down the prices....

Cattle Futures Head for Huge Annual Gains
general admin posted on December 30, 2010 09:55 :: 20 Views


The following article is from Bloomberg:

Cattle Gain on Signs of Rising Meatpacker Demand; Hogs Are Little Changed
By Whitney McFerron

Cattle futures rose, heading for the biggest annual gain in 32 years, on signs that U.S. livestock supplies trail meatpacker demand. Feeder-cattle climbed to a record, and hogs were little changed.

Spot-market steers rose to $1.05 a pound on Dec. 28, the highest since November 2003, and may have sold for $1.06 yesterday in Kansas, said Chad Henderson, a market analyst with Prime Agricultural Consultants Inc. in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Wholesale choice beef climbed to a two-week high yesterday at $1.6282 a pound.

"Packers have bid up pretty aggressively for cattle," Henderson said. "There's a little tighter supply, and they want to secure their inventory. They'll push boxed beef up afterward, and see if there's any resistance."

Cattle futures for February delivery climbed 0.475 cent, or 0.4 percent, to $1.08725 a pound at 9:39 a.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. As of yesterday, futures were up 26 percent this year, heading for the biggest annual gain since 1978.

Feeder-cattle futures for March settlement gained 0.75 cent, or 0.6 percent, to $1.24825 a pound. Earlier, the price reached $1.2495, the highest since the commodity started trading in November 1971. As of yesterday, futures were up 29 percent this year.

Hog futures for February settlement rose 0.1 cent to 79.7 cents a pound. Earlier, the price reached 79.9 cents, matching yesterday's intraday peak, which was the highest since Aug. 3. Before today, the commodity was up 21 percent this year.
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Oldtimer said:
Brand Inspection to me is an almost necessity- especially in this part of the country....Not only to prevent the dishonest- but to keep the honest folks honest....
The Beef Checkoff is a great thing- that I supported from day one (even tho it created a lot more work for me in my Brand Inspection job) - but has been misdirected by the organization that has controlled it- the NCBA-that have become Packer Puppets- and that have not followed the wishes of the people paying the fees... And now you again hear the bellyaching and bitchin much like you heard 20+ years ago when it first went into effect...
Much like our government over the years hasn't followed the wishes of the taxpayers-- the controlling entities of the Checkoff haven't followed suit with the "beef tax"-- especially with supporting M-COOL, US born, raised, and slaughtered beef, and putting the Checkoff funds into supporting US ranchers over the foreign imports which the Packers were using to drive down US cattle prices... The Checkoff needs to be removed from NCBA's/Packers control- and misuse-- and it could be again a very beneficial tool for beef marketing...

If they followed the wish's of the beef tax payers- I wouldn't mind seeing it doubled to $2 to more closely match the checkoffs of our beef providing competing countries-- but as long as the NCBA/Packers control it- it won't happen... Folks will vote it down....

I had a good year- both with cattle and grain--and think we're in for some of the top years we've seen in Agriculture...Cattle and Grain...

I guess only time will tell..

Some Buyers/Traders told me months ago that Fats would be $1.10 by April (I was skeptical)... Now it looks like they may get there before then.... :-)

I always have to wonder if the new GIPSA head- old J Dudley's experience battling the packers monopoly isn't keeping them nervous- and a little more on the straight and narrow- and keeping them from using all their old tactics to manipulate down the prices....

Cattle Futures Head for Huge Annual Gains
general admin posted on December 30, 2010 09:55 :: 20 Views


The following article is from Bloomberg:

Cattle Gain on Signs of Rising Meatpacker Demand; Hogs Are Little Changed
By Whitney McFerron

Cattle futures rose, heading for the biggest annual gain in 32 years, on signs that U.S. livestock supplies trail meatpacker demand. Feeder-cattle climbed to a record, and hogs were little changed.

Spot-market steers rose to $1.05 a pound on Dec. 28, the highest since November 2003, and may have sold for $1.06 yesterday in Kansas, said Chad Henderson, a market analyst with Prime Agricultural Consultants Inc. in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Wholesale choice beef climbed to a two-week high yesterday at $1.6282 a pound.

"Packers have bid up pretty aggressively for cattle," Henderson said. "There's a little tighter supply, and they want to secure their inventory. They'll push boxed beef up afterward, and see if there's any resistance."

Cattle futures for February delivery climbed 0.475 cent, or 0.4 percent, to $1.08725 a pound at 9:39 a.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. As of yesterday, futures were up 26 percent this year, heading for the biggest annual gain since 1978.

Feeder-cattle futures for March settlement gained 0.75 cent, or 0.6 percent, to $1.24825 a pound. Earlier, the price reached $1.2495, the highest since the commodity started trading in November 1971. As of yesterday, futures were up 29 percent this year.

Hog futures for February settlement rose 0.1 cent to 79.7 cents a pound. Earlier, the price reached 79.9 cents, matching yesterday's intraday peak, which was the highest since Aug. 3. Before today, the commodity was up 21 percent this year.
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I have always sided with the Nebraska Cattlemen and the NCBA, and stood up for them when many others didn't; however, this breach of trust that the Nebraska Cattlemen are implementing has me quite ticked off. :roll: Can you tell? :wink: If I don't pay my dues to the Nebraska Cattlemen, the NCBA won't get my dues either. The ball is in their court. :wink:
 
From what the brand committee has told Lisa, its the feeders that are trying to get the brand inspections halted. In my opinion, Nebraska, and South Dakota should have a state wide inspection area, and maybe go more like Colorado, and have to have cattle inspected if you are taking them over 75 miles. I have talked to most of my bordering neighbors, and every one of them are missing a few cattle. I would think that with critters bringing more all the time, that inspections will be getting more thorough.
 
LazyWP said:
From what the brand committee has told Lisa, its the feeders that are trying to get the brand inspections halted. In my opinion, Nebraska, and South Dakota should have a state wide inspection area, and maybe go more like Colorado, and have to have cattle inspected if you are taking them over 75 miles. I have talked to most of my bordering neighbors, and every one of them are missing a few cattle. I would think that with critters bringing more all the time, that inspections will be getting more thorough.
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I like the fact that Montana requires an inspection anytime there is a change of ownership or when livestock are moved across county lines. Cattle don't have to be moved 75 miles to be moved far enough so you won't see them again. It seems to me that the feeders that want the inspections stopped might have other motives than just the cost of the fee.
 
Maybe Phantom could fill us in on ALL the regs in Sask. We have to have a manifest filled out to transport livestock branded or not. We don't need inspection when transporting to pasture with in Sask but we do if transported out of the province. Some exception if going to certain Markets in other provinces.
I know cattle trade between producers with out inspections but I am not sure if that is proper. I can't remember seeing Inspectors at some on farm bull sales. :?

We have a good search-able computerized data base for brands in Sask.
 
We can't haul cattle anywhere down here without a registered brand, "aval sanitario" which is a vet-issued health certificate (which also can't be issued without a registered brand), and a hauling permit.

Try it without those ditties and you'll get your cattle confiscated by the national guard.
 
It sounds like they are having a meeting Thursday evening, after the sale, in Valentine to address some of the thoughts, and concerns as to what is taking place. If I understood right, they had a similar meeting in Gordon Tuesday evening. I don't know all the details, the one Thursday will be at the salebarn, right after the sale.
 
This morning on KSDZ radio there will be a program on the brand inspection issue. The program begins at 10:06 Mountain Standard Time and is on both 95.5 FM (Gordon, Nebraska) and 99.5 FM (Valentine, Nebraska). Guest speakers will be Michael Kelsey from the Nebraska Cattlemen, and Destry Brown from the Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska.

For what it is worth, I did pay my dues to both the Nebraska Cattlemen and the NCBA, figuring I will have more say in the final outcome of the brand inspection issue as a voting member, with legitimate reason to gripe. :wink: I am also a member of the Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska.
 
Kind of interesting topic you have going on! Spent a lot of time inspecting cattle over the years and never felt guilty about taking my paycheck. It always seemed to me that inspection's biggest enemy was groups such as feeder associations. they don't want to abide by rules such as branding, inpections, and audits and feel that the losses they incur are small percentage wise and an acceptable cost of business.
There are some very reputable dealers out there that support inspection programs, but there are also some that would perfer to not have someone looking over their shoulder.
I am very disapointed that the tag I.D. program has been forced on the producer and no attempt to coordinate it with Brand inspection to return strays and stolen cattle to their rightful owners.
I'll get off the soap box now and continue to monitor.
 
I see where the Montana Brand board met the other day-- and again turned down accepting "freeze brands" as a proof of ownership....
 

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