Buyers paid up for Hereford-influenced feeder calves at the 6th Annual Montana Hereford Influenced Feeder Calf Sale Nov. 19 at the Headwaters Livestock Auction Yard in There Forks, Mont.

Montana livestock officials say a cow from a Madison County cattle herd has tested positive for the disease brucellosis.

The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association submitted comments to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding his proposal to create a beef checkoff on top of the existing program.

Consumers will likely see a modest uptick in beef prices at the grocery store next year, though most of the significant increases have already happened, a cattle market analyst said Thursday.

Kentucky beef cattle producers voted to assess themselves an additional $1 per head on cattle marketed in Kentucky in a statewide referendum held in November.

Higher cattle prices might bump your tax bracket. Put that extra revenue to appropriate use before year-end