Strong Cattle Demand w/ a Tight Supply: CattleFax Update w/ Randy Blach

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of cattle demand and supply, featuring insights from Randy Blach and Dr. Kip Karges on market volatility and fiber digestibility.

Higher prices in the cattle industry are the result of cattle producers increasing the quality of our product, with 84% of fed cattle grading Choice or higher and 12% grading Prime today. However, herd expansion is occurring at a very slow pace, and Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, reminds producers that the market could be volatile in 2026, so adopting risk management strategies is critical. We also sat down with Dr. Kip Karges from Lallemand to talk about the importance of fiber digestibility, how it impacts the rumen’s efficiency and therefore, calf growth. Learn more at https://www.lallemand.com/en/

People in this episode

Guests: Randy Blach, Dr Kip Karges

Topics covered

• cattle demand
• cattle supply
• risk management
• fiber digestibility
• calf growth

Keywords

• cattle industry
• quality
• herd expansion
• market volatility

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Choice, Prime, Lallemand

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