CALF_News_April_May_2019

19 CALF News • April | May 2019 • www.calfnews.net We Bring Information and Management Together! For more information email sales@turnkeynet.com , or call (800) 999-0049. Turnkey Computer Systems, LLC . 6117 Amarillo Blvd. West . Amarillo, Texas 79106 . Phone: (806) 372-1200 www.turnkeynet.com T he Turnkey Visual Management System is a decision support and analysis tool for feedyard management. INTRODUCING THE VISUAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FROM TURNKEY • Decision Support • Buyer Analysis • Vet/Feed Statistics • Customer Management • Customized Data Views • Multi-Yard Comparison • Customized Data Alerts • Scheduled Reporting beef consumption will continue to tic upward to about 57 pounds per year. One unknown factor that looms ahead on world protein supply is the African Swine Fever outbreak in China and the potential for world- wide spread. Another issue on the horizon is “fake meat.” We know it is there, and it must be dealt with, particularly in labeling and safety aspects of the new product. CattleFax believes it is still in beginning stages but may become an issue soon; it could hit the shelves this year. Although poultry is the most highly consumed protein, and offered at the lowest price, beef will be able to compete because we are listen- ing to the consumer. Since 2000, Choice and Prime quality grades have increased by 50 percent, making our product worth more. New technolo- gies have increased traceability of livestock to the consumer and provided them with requested recipes, ideas and shopping opportunities. The end of the CattleFax Seminar brought the long-awaited price forecasts for 2019: FED CATTLE – $117/cwt. average, with a range of $100-$130. 750-LB. FEEDERS – $147/cwt. average, with a range of $130-$160. 550-LB. CALVES – $164/cwt. average, with a range of $140-$185. CULL COWS – $55/cwt. average, with a range of $42-$62. BRED COWS – $1,550 average, with a range of $1,200-$1,800. Wrapping up the outlook, CattleFax CEO Randy Blach emphasized the importance of export markets to the United States. Now it’s time for us to go out and make these numbers happen.  CATTLEFAX Continued from page 17 New officers During the convention, Jennifer Houston of Sweet- water, Tenn., was elected 2019 NCBA president. Houston and her husband, Mark, own and operate East Tennessee Livestock Center, Inc., in Sweetwater. She has been active in the beef industry for over 30 years, first serving at the state level then being elected to positions in national posts. She has been an NCBA Board member since 1996. Elected NCBA president-elect was Marty Smith, a producer from Florida. Jerry Bohn, long-time cattle feeder of Pratt, Kansas, was elected vice president. Other 2019 officers include: Don Schiefelbein of Minnesota, chair of the NCBA Policy Division; Todd Wilkinson of South Dakota, policy divi- sion vice chair; Laurie Munns of Utah, chair of the NCBA Federation Division; and Buck Wehrbein of Nebraska, federation vice chair. Chuck Coffee, a Springer, Okla., rancher, was elected CBB chairman. He replaces Ruskamp. Coffee is a fifth-generation rancher who grew up on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Jared Brackett is the new CBB vice chair. He is a fifth-generation cow-calf producer from Filer, Idaho. The new CBB secretary/ treasurer is Hugh Sanburg, part of a horned Hereford cow-calf operation in Eckert, Colo.  SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Continued from page 9