New Owners Tout Fed Cattle Exchange As Critical

OMAHA, NE – As the beef industry struggles to find a resolution to market issues that have plagued everyone except the packers, Central Stockyards aims to be a part of the soluiution to the problem.

Last week, Central Stockyards, an online only cash trading platform for fed cattle purchased the Fed Cattle Exchange.

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Forrest Roberts is President and CEO of Central Stockyards and explains how the Fed Cattle Exchange has provided the cattle industry with weekly, cost-effective cattle auctions that provide a platform for price discovery through competitive bidding.

The prices determined in the weekly auctions benefit the entire cattle industry and livestock futures markets by providing a transparent baseline price for weekly negotiated live cattle markets.
(SOURCE: All Ag News)