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DDGS plus salt as a self-fed supplement boosted cattle gains and curbed indirect expenses.

Beef imports are up, while exports of beef are down.

The average price of fresh beef in grocery stores was a record $6.079 per pound during March. That was up 6.2 cents from the previous record set the month before.

The April Cattle on Feed report said placements into large feedlots during March were up 0.4% and marketings were down 1.7% compared to March 2014.

Once the commitment has been made to purchase or retain a heifer to be a replacement in the herd, it is important to give her the best chance at having a long and productive life in the herd.

Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is one of the costliest diseases in the beef industry, but testing for the illness can bring big returns.

A year since a tense standoff between a Nevada rancher’s armed supporters and federal land managers, Cliven Bundy’s cattle still roam public lands, more than $1.1 million worth of grazing fees have yet to be paid and Bundy has become a tea party celebrity in the West.

Gardiner Angus Ranch sets new record with bulls averaging $10,585, registered females going for $9,154 and commercial heifers bringing $8,857.

This year’s Pineywoods Cattle Congress on April 17 will address strategies on the new economics of beef cattle production.

Stocker and backgrounding operations have been foaming at the mouth to secure the inventory needed to harvest spring grass.