The late October dairy sale at CCM Auctions Skipton saw a good entry of 18 forward with predominantly fresh heifers on offer.
Unruly trading of cattle futures is leading to a revival of live auctions, as ranchers look to bring robust pricing data to the market and guide understanding of supply and demand in their industry.
Easy access and flexibility are benefits to livestock auction markets. State of the Beef Industry survey respondents share how they are marketing cattle today.
Some cattle auctions in parts of the country report smaller crowds and lower prices due to a case of mad cow disease in Washington state; however, it was standing room only at the Oxford Livestock ...
WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Around sunup every Tuesday morning, farmers, ranchers and hundreds, sometimes thousands of head of cattle are all on the road in pickups and semi-trucks, converging on a modest ...
Livestock auction markets are crucial to the cattle industry, providing an essential service to farmers and ranchers, especially small producers. Lee Pitts, a well-known columnist, rancher, and owner ...
DENVER - In between the rodeos, horse shows and parades, the real business at the National Western Stock Show goes on in the stockyards and sales barns: Ranchers are buying hundreds if not thousands ...
Buyers and sellers at the Chehalis Livestock Market. CHEHALIS, Wash. — Auction day at the Chehalis Livestock Market begins with a flurry of activity behind the scenes, as hundreds of cattle from area ...