FEEDS and COMMODITIES...Spot prices are updated around the 15th of each month.

Last update April 16, 2010

   Cattle feeds, commodity feeds and cattle minerals are experiencing record high prices on the spot market. Many of the feeds have increased sixty to seventy five percent since booking prices in September-October, 2007.

    Several byproducts and commodity feeds have been gaining popularity lately. Most byproducts and commodity feeds are in the bulk form and some like corn gluten feed are pelleted and will flow in an overhead bin and can be fed in most cake feeders. However, there are a lot of fines and probably will best be fed in troughs or tractor tires. Generally, corn gluten is purchased in truck loads and will present a problem for producers used to feeding out of the sack.

    Most byproducts and commodity feeds are not complete feeds, in that there are minimum trace mineral levels and sulfates are twice the level of complete feeds. High sulfates will tie up trace minerals and if high sulfates are present in livestock water, commodity feeds may not be a good choice. High sulfate levels can cause polio symptoms in cattle at higher feeding rates.

     Several feed types, hay and commodity feeds will be listed at “Spot Prices of Feeds & Commodities”on the website illustrating the current spot price, delivered to Amarillo, Texas and the change in the price from the last posting. The delivered price in Amarillo is not important to some visitors of “Feeds and Feeding. com”, but the price trends are applicable to any where in the United State and the price of traditional feeds will be comparable.

    If there are other feedstuffs you would like to see, please contact me.

   Dan E. Gary (806) 467-1987 or email to jrpumpjack@arn.net