Livestock Risk Protection

Livestock Risk Protection is a federally reinsured livestock product that provides single peril risk protection against the decline in prices over the insurance period.

This insurance may be purchased throughout the year. Premium rates, coverage prices, and actual ending values are posted online daily. The RMA monitors capacity levels, and when the funding limit has been reached, sales for this product will cease. LRP does not insure against death, loss or poor performance.

At the end of the insurance period, if the actual ending value is below the coverage price, an indemnity will be paid for the difference.

Recent Updates

• LRP sales period now closes at 8:25 AM CST.
• The insured now selects a coverage level, rather than a coverage price when purchasing an SCE.
• New Coverage Levels: 75%, 80%, 85%, 87.5%, 90%, 92.5%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% & 100%.

Fed Cattle

LRP – Fed Cattle provides single peril risk protection against the decline in fed cattle price over the insurance period. Producers may select from a variety of coverage levels and insurance periods to match the time the fed cattle would normally be marketed.

New for RY 2025

• LRP Fed Cattle offers will not be available on days that USDA releases the Cattle on Feed report.
• Sales records for LRP Fed Cattle must be dated no later than 60 days after the end date.
• To receive an indemnity the livestock must be sold and sales records for LRP Fed Cattle must be dated no later than 60 days after the end date.

Recent Updates

• Producers can insure up to 12,000 head per SCE with a limit of 25,000 head per crop year.
• Fed Cattle now settles on Steers: Live FOB Over 80% Choice category.
• Modified the provisions defining Covered Livestock regarding ownership requirements, insurability and documents required for verification to receive an indemnity.

Feeder Cattle

LRP-Feeder Cattle provides protection when the national cash price index, as reported by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), falls below the insured’s price coverage level. Producers may select from a variety of coverage levels and insurance periods to match the time the feeder cattle would normally be marketed.

New for RY 2025

• LRP Feeder Cattle offers will not be available on days that USDA releases the Cattle on Feed report.
• To receive an indemnity, sales records for “Sold” Feeder Cattle must be dated no later than 60 days after the end date.
• To receive an indemnity, clarifications were made regarding documentation for retained ownership of “Unsold” Feeder Cattle.

Recent Updates

• Producers can insure up to 12,000 head per Specific Coverage Endorsement (SCE) with a limit of 25,000 head per crop year.
• Increased weight limits for insurable livestock:
  ̵   Weight 1 – 100 pounds to 599 pounds.
  ̵   Weight 2- 600 pounds to 1,000 pounds.
• Modified the provisions defining Covered Livestock regarding ownership requirements, insurability and documents required for verification to receive an indemnity.

Swine

LRP-Swine provides protection against the decline in hog prices, as published by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), over the selected insurance period. Producers may select from a variety of coverage levels and insurance periods to match the time the hogs would normally be marketed.

New for RY 2025

• LRP Swine offers will not be available on days that USDA releases the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.
• To receive an indemnity the livestock must be sold and sales records for LRP Swine must be dated no later than 60 days after the end date.

Recent Updates

• Producers can insure up to 70,000 head per Specific Coverage Endorsement (SCE) with a limit of 750,000 head per crop year.
• Modified weight range for insurable livestock to 1.45 to 2.60 lean cwt.
• Modified the endorsement length for unborn swine to a minimum of 30 weeks and a maximum of 30 weeks for all other swine.

Unborn Livestock

LRP-Unborn  Livestock provides protection to livestock not born on an effective date but expected to be marketed before the end date.

New for RY 2025

• For covered unborn livestock, proof of ownership interest in cows or sows to which covered livestock were born, must be provided to receive an indemnity.

Quote Coverage

The Hudson Crop LRP Quoter provides 24-hour access and up-to-the-minute quotes for the RMA Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Program for Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle and Swine. Our quoting software provides our agents and farmers a more efficient way to choose the best coverage to protect their investment should the national price drop before the animal goes to market. Additionally, our quoting system will provide an overview of the upside potential in the marketplace.  Quote LRP now  >

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The information contained in this publication is for general purposes only and shall not modify the terms of any insurance policy.