Unexpectedly large December feedlot placements pushed feedyard inventories higher year-over-year, while marketings were in-line with pre-report estimates. Placements of lightweight cattle were nearly 10% higher.

A Missouri judge has ruled Missouri Prime Beef Packers must process cattle supplied by Niman Ranch in accordance with a previously executed agreement between the companies.

Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.

American Farm Bureau Federation delegates voted to oppose government mandates that force livestock processing facilities to purchase a set percentage of their live animal supply via cash bids.

ABS Global becomes the 87th new member to join the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in the last 12 months, working with producers, processors and retailers on a pathway to climate neutrality in the beef industry.

Seedstock and commercial cattle producers enrolled a record 756 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced steers in the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) 2022 feedout programs.