Two key cattle reports came out this afternoon after the market close, Cattle on Feed and the semi-annual Cattle Inventory. The Cattle on Feed report was largely in line with pre-report expectations. The total inventory of cattle on feed in feedlots of 1,000 head or larger capacity was 11.4 million head, which was just slightly below last year’s level. That inventory made up 84 percent of the total 13.6 million head of cattle on feed in all feed lots across the country.
Steers and steer calves were 61 percent of the inventory at 7.03 million head, about the same number as last year; heifers and heifer calves were 4.41 million head which was 99 percent of June 2019. The 61 to 39 percent steer-to-heifer ratio is the same...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
