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Cash fed cattle traded higher for the fourth consecutive week, and Friday’s cattle on feed report was called neutral for markets ahead of the Thanksgiving break.

USDA’s cattle on feed report counted 11.83 million head on feed, which is 101.2% of last year and up 4.8% from October as feedlot inventories increase to a seasonal peak.

Cash cattle traded higher again and all four major packers participated in last week’s trade, including Tyson for the Finney County, Kan., plant.

The 140,000-acre Philmont Scout Ranch has been mortgaged by the Boy Scouts of America as the organization faces a growing wave of new sex-abuse lawsuits.

Many U.S. dairies have adopted the use of semen from beef sires as part of an overall shift in their A.I. program.

Sheltering Generations — The American Barn, is a book that features stories of beef producers in more than 20 states, cataloging ranch life, rural community and the role of barns in our landscape.

Cattle genetics have changed over the years, and one Kansas cattle feeder wants to make sure finishing practices have kept up.

CattleFax analyst Duane Lenz told the 2019 Angus Convention attendees there could be another year or two of price pressure, but then, he’s optimistic, bullish even, for future beef prices.

Cash fed cattle trade was active on Wednesday, surging $2 to $4 higher the day before Thanksgiving, with demand strong in all major cattle feeding regions.

The cash cattle market continues to be the best broken-record producers ever heard of late as three of the four major packer participated in the live trade last week.