The widening spread between feedlot and packer margins underscores the leverage the large packing companies wield. Beef packer margins jumped $83 per head (20%) last week to $387. The gains were ...

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures are back into new contract and all-time highs after showing considerable resilience last week. He says the market shook off a ...

April live cattle (LEJ26) futures on Friday rose $0.775 to $234.05 and for the week were up $4.00. May feeder cattle (GFK26) ...

Live cattle futures are trading with 50 to 75 cents higher action on Monday. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales ...

The I-29 Extension Dairy Consortium's recent educational effort titled Raising Your Best Calf Ever updated calf raisers on the key components of raising dairy calves. It started with a "Boots on the ...

Compared to last week, steers and heifers in the Southeast sold 9.00 to 14.00 higher, while other regions sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good in places as buyers are trying to fill ...

Cattle futures rallied by triple digits. That was a new high for the August close, though futures stayed under their LoC high set yesterday. The feeder cattle market fell with triple digit losses of ...

Cattle producers will have an opportunity to see how Angus‐sired cattle from their operation perform in a feedlot during the ...

Feeder calf sale numbers are ramping up across South Dakota. Fall brings many weaning and selling time decisions. These decisions include options to sell calves at weaning, wean them and hold them for ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa - Extension dairy specialist Jennifer Bentley discussed automatic calf feeding systems during recent Dairy Days in Sioux Center and Spencer. Bentley talked about the pros and cons ...