Less than a year after USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it was nixing a major cattle ...

Tight supplies of cattle and resilient demand for beef are expected to support fed steer prices this year, according to ...

The current feedback loop of high prices and the sale of beef cows for slaughter instead of breeding is creating an ...

Feedlot placements during February totaled 1.55 million head, 18 percent below 2024. During February, placements of calves ...

USDA’s Semi-Annual Cattle Inventory report confirmed a 61-year low in the beef cow herd, and barring some major change in the weather, the cattle inventory may not be done shrinking yet.

Egg prices spike amid avian flu outbreak. The most dramatic change comes in the forecast for eggs, with USDA now projecting a ...

Through Valor Provisions, a direct-to-consumer online store specializing in high-quality meat, Patrick Montgomery removes the ...

Several key USDA cattle reports released last week highlight important trends for the U.S. cattle industry. February saw noticeable decreases in cattle on feed and slaughter, while USDA announced the ...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, getting ready for widespread direct business. April live cattle closed $2.47 higher at $209.55 and June live cattle closed ...

South Dakota feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 235,000 cattle on feed on March 1, 2025, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was ...