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U.S. beef exports continue to remain strong, according to USMEF. The Federation released its year-end numbers on 2019 export sales last week, and it says beef exports are down slightly from the record year of 2018.

Cash fed cattle prices traded lower as futures prices set new lows for the week before a Friday rebound.

A pair of lawsuits filed in New Mexico charge the nation’s four largest meatpackers are misleading consumers with false labels on beef products.

John Nalivka’s projections for the 2020 Cattle Inventory show a decline of 1.6%, which, if realized, would be smallest inventory number since 2016.

Over the past 10 weeks, cattle feeders have gained market leverage in a rally the likes of which have not been seen in many years.

The new year brings with it several changes in ongoing market dynamics, some new opportunities, and some new risks and continuing challenges for cattle and beef markets.

Packers were aggressive in obtaining inventory to start the new year, and the result was a cash cattle market that gained $2 in both the north and south.

Many spring calving herds will begin calving around the first of February, if not before, so an increased understanding of the “calving” or parturition process is helpful.

Kansas rancher and influencer, Brandi Buzzard-Frobose was named by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association as the 2019 Advocate of the Year in recognition of her success in advocating for beef.

Authorities in Lincoln County, Nevada, are seeking information regarding the starving death of six cattle locked in a corral southeast of Las Vegas with no food or water.