GrainStrategy

North Fork Ag

Dana Rasmussen · Jewell County, KS · Katie Rennick · client since 2021

174k bu at 78% priced · 2,282 head at 6% sold
$1.6M under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 20 days1 critical7 other findings(785) 555-8300
272 head has no floor under it. Whether that matters depends on the margin: with the market well over cost of gain it is a risk the desk can live with, and with the market near cost it is the finding that outranks everything else on this page.
Head to market
2,282
147 sold, 6% by head
Sold against pace
6%
Pace target 10% by head.
Head with no floor
272
Unsold, with no endorsement and no forward contract.
On the table
$28,172
Margin over cost of gain in the unsold head, at today's market.

Finishing barn, Jul turn Hog

2,282 head at 2.59 cwt · 5,910 cwt total

Needs a callReady in 10 months
Time stop passed: the 537 head lot was due 2026-06-09

The plan sells this lot on the calendar rather than the market, so cattle do not ride past condition and weight. Today's market is $94.67/cwt against a $89.58 break-even.

537 head at $94.67 banks $7,086 over cost of gain.

Cost of gain
$89.58
$232 a head. Estimated.
Market today
$94.67
Hog at the outlets this client uses.
Average sold
$93.38
+$3.81/cwt over cost on 147 head, so $1,440 banked.
Market over cost
+$5.09
$28,172 across the unsold head.
Sold against pace, by head6% of 10% target

By head rather than by pounds, which is what a producer means. 147 head is 6% of the weight, because the lots that went first were not average.

2,135 unsold272 with no floor400 restingWindow Jul 9, 2027 to Aug 9, 2027

What is under the price

IndexHeadCoveragePremiumNet floorAgainst costEnds
Swine1,863$87.64$-2.10$85.54-$4.04
Under cost
Aug 30, 2026
13 week endorsement
Before the sale

The net floor is the coverage price less the premium, because a $6.50 premium on a $240.00 coverage price is a $233.50 floor. And LRP settles on RMA's published index rather than on what these animals bring at the barn: the basis between the two stays with Dana Rasmussen, so this is not a guaranteed sale price and should never be described as one.

The ladder

PriceHeadOver costAwaySell byState
$94.40537+$4.82
$6,710
$0.00Jun 9, 2026
2 months ago
Time stop passed
$97.27471+$7.69
$9,387
$2.60Aug 9, 2026
15 days ago
Time stop passed
$101.22642+$11.64
$19,363
$6.55Oct 9, 2026
in 46 days
Working

Resting in the market

HeadTriggerAwayExpires
400$97.51$2.84Oct 26, 2026

Lots sold

DateHeadWeightPriceOutlet
Apr 26, 2026662.49 cwt$97.16Prairie Pork
Cash
Apr 3, 2026812.64 cwt$90.48Prairie Pork
Cash

A grid lot's price is an estimate until the carcass data comes back, in the same way an HTA with the basis open is on the grain side. Both mean the average on the client's statement moves after the fact.