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While optimism for U.S. red meat exports to China builds in the long-term, bumpy months may be ahead in the short term.

Consider what passersby think when they see your headquarters or machinery on the highway. Do you want them to draw their own conclusions, or do you want to be the one telling the story?

Looking ahead, the packers will look to utilize the upcoming holiday weeks to slow the slaughter pace and curb the bids for fed cattle.

Cattle prices were generally steady as packers have their holiday orders filled. Feeder cattle and calves traded mixed.

On a day-to-day basis, major changes to the landscape can be difficult to recognize and nearly impossible to quantify as some occur slowly and tend to go unobserved when viewing the range each day.

Ultimately, the beef industry is a consumer business – every dollar that flows into the industry results from a consumer spending money on a beef product.

Determining how much forage cows will eat on a per day and per month basis for the duration of winter always requires a little “cowboy math”.

In addition to playing an important role in reproductive efficiency, vitamin A is essential for vision, bone growth, and maintaining epithelial tissue such as skin and hooves.