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USCA calls on the USDA and the CFTC to “convene cattle market participants to discuss concerns related to price transparency and true price discovery.”

It all boils down, so the speak, to basic science.

Cattle markets continued reeling Tuesday as both CME Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle set contract lows following Monday’s locked limit-down performance.

For his leadership to the beef industry and dedication to raising quality cattle, Jerry Bohn will receive the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award later this month.

Ranchers in Plumas County, Calif., are dealing with an invasion of grasshoppers on summer ranges.

Fed cattle trade was slow to develop in the southern plains with packer bids falling $2 short of steady. Feeder cattle traded at uneven prices across the nation.

The indefinite closure of Tyson’s Holcomb, Kan., facility creates the potential the cattle “marketing pace will slow down and carcass weights will increase.”

This summer’s outbreak has mostly affected equines, with just two cattle operations reporting the disease so far.

Packer participation in the cattle market was an issue even before Friday night’s fire at Tyson’s Holcomb, Kan., beef packing facility.

Rift Valley fever virus is a global health concern that is caused by infected mosquitos and the handling of infected animal carcasses.