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It wasn’t just the world champion auctioneer at the mike—cattle were selling higher at the Eastern Missouri Commission Company in Bowling Green, Mo.

Producers seem to be feeling a bit of disbelief when it comes to current cattle markets, worrying about a sense that there is another shoe to fall.

But drought conditions in some regions are dampening demand for stocker weight cattle.

Packers will have larger show lists next week, which doesn’t bode well for near term cash improvement.

To build on this week’s strength, traders will need to be convinced the cash market is headed higher.

The announcement will classify six strains of non-O157 E. coli as ‘adulterants’ when found in ground beef.

Feedlots struggle to generate higher cash trade, which was a disappointment given tighter show lists.

The old rule of thumb that feeder prices trade inversely to corn price does not necessarily hold true in today’s markets.

Cattle and sheep are more susceptible to prussic acid poisoning than swine.

Free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia are expected to increase U.S. ag exports by nearly $2.5 billion.