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Retained ownership data shows management can help cattle express genetic potential and improve ranch returns.

With cull values down $30/cwt in some regions, cow-calf producers must balance forage reserves against feeding thin cows for winter rebound.

Kyle Bumsted of Allendale says the market is seeing technical buying and is right up into chart resistance.

Study shows a $170.18/head cumulative return at 1,000-lb. carcass weights, widening profit margins deeper into the feeding period.

High feed costs, retail resistance and resuming Mexican imports signal lower prices, but structural supply limits offer downside protection.

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Iowa State research shows seeding winter-hardy cover crops into summer annuals after the first August cut can add weeks of high-protein pasture — slashing expensive stored hay costs.

Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says record-low cow culling and early signs of impulse heifer breeding suggest stabilization, but significant herd expansion will take time.

Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle charts are looking more friendly after last week. While grains are disappointed in the lack of details from the China trade summit.