| U.S. cattle on feed up 1% from December 2006
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's updated cattle on feed estimates came out within pre-report expectations.
As of January 1, the total number of cattle on feed in the U.S. was up 1% from a year ago at 12.097 million head. Ahead of the report, the average estimate was for a 1.1% increase, in a range of 100% to 102%. December marketings were pegged at 1.645 million head, also up 1% from last year, and above the average guess of 100.3%. The range of estimates ran from 98.9% to 103%. Placements during December came out at 1.704 million head, down 1% from a year ago. The range of estimates was wide, ranging from a 6% drop to a 5% rise, with an average of 102.6%.
Analyst David Kohli of Ford and Young Futures says the placements number in particular caught his eye and says that it will probably lead to higher costs for beef down the road.
December 2007
Hafemeister Funeral Home 611 E. Main St. WatertownMichael S. FisherMichael S. Fisher, 52, of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at the Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn following an apparent heart attack.A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Hafemeister Funeral Home in Watertown with the Rev. James Werner of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.Family and friends may call to pay their respects at the funeral home on Thursday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.Michael was born in Monroe on Nov. 2, 1955, son of the late Vernon and Barbara (Goldbeck) Fisher. On Oct. 26, 1985, he married the former Tammie Jo Miller at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Watertown.Michael was a 1975 graduate of Watertown High School and a self employed carpenter.
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