The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) launched the National Feeder and Stocker Cattle dashboard.

This is the fourth launch of a new dashboard as part of ongoing efforts to make USDA’s Market News information more user-friendly.

Farmers and ranchers now have instant access to dynamic, visualized data, with price movements, volume changes and market comparisons all in an easy-to-read format.

“Access to timely, accurate market data is critical for producers making day-to-day decisions,” Tracy Tomascik, Texas Farm Bureau associate director of Commodity and Regulatory Activities, said. “This dashboard gives cattle producers a clearer picture of market trends and price movement to help them better evaluate opportunities and manage risk.”

AMS previously published the Livestock Auction, LMR Cattle, and Cattle Contract Library dashboards. The department says it will continue to deliver tools to support producers as they make marketing decisions for their products.

The new National Feeder and Stocker Cattle dashboard allows users to create customizable filters to refine their view by date, sale type, region, class and weight. This provides flexibility to focus on the data that matters most to their operation, according to USDA.

This interactive tool will replace the text and pdf reports currently posted on the AMS Market News website while also expanding processing, consumer transparency and markets for farmers and ranchers.

For more information on the dashboard and its use, view the linked video.

For questions regarding the dashboard, contact Lonnie Peetz, officer in charge with the Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division, at 816-341-2106 or Lonnie.Peetz@usda.gov.