July Placements and Marketings at Record Lows in August Cattle on Feed Report

Aug 28, 2026

By Dr. Kenny Burdine

The last several weeks have been a wild ride for the cattle markets. While cattle prices remain historically high, they have fallen sharply this summer. As I write this on August 24^th, fed cattle prices are down by about $30 per cwt, and CME© feeder cattle futures are off by about $35 per cwt, from early July. Fundamentals remain relatively strong, but markets have had to absorb news of additional processing plant shutdowns, the resumption of live cattle imports from Mexico, and last week’s announcement related to increased import levels for the production of ground beef. Somewhat lost in all this was Friday’s Cattle on Feed report, which would have been perceived as bullish on a slower news day.

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Video: Screening Nursery Ingredients - Kynna Crawford

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Kynna Crawford, Graduate Research Assistant at South Dakota State University, discusses how Plackett-Burman designs can help screen nursery diet ingredients for early post-weaning feed intake. She explains why low intake after weaning contributes to stress and mortality, how screening trials can evaluate multiple ingredients in a single study, and how the approach can support both research and commercial nursery nutrition decisions. Listen now on all major platforms!

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"A single screening trial can help identify which nursery ingredients deserve deeper research for early post-weaning feed intake."

Meet the guest: Kynna Crawford / kynna-crawford-a2610a3aa is a Master's student in Animal Sciences at South Dakota State University, where her work focuses on swine nutrition and nursery pig management. Her research examines strategies to alleviate weaning stress, including dietary approaches and screening tools to identify ingredients that may promote early feed intake. Learn more from Kynna Crawford on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.