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Cattle genetics have changed over the years, and one Kansas cattle feeder wants to make sure finishing practices have kept up.

CattleFax analyst Duane Lenz told the 2019 Angus Convention attendees there could be another year or two of price pressure, but then, he’s optimistic, bullish even, for future beef prices.

Cash fed cattle trade was active on Wednesday, surging $2 to $4 higher the day before Thanksgiving, with demand strong in all major cattle feeding regions.

The cash cattle market continues to be the best broken-record producers ever heard of late as three of the four major packer participated in the live trade last week.

The trial of a California rancher accused of “large-scale animal cruelty” has ended with a jury hopelessly deadlocked.

Two Indiana Hereford families faced the greatest fear of any show family, yet through the trauma arose incredible blessings.

Great beef starts with seedstock focus, which is daily life for Art and Stacy Butler of Spring Cove Ranch in Idaho. For more than a century, the Butler family has raised registered Angus seedstock on the western range.

Ranchers have more opportunities to receive added value for their calves than other segments, and panelists at the Range Beef Cow Symposium discussed how to accomplish such goals.

Last week was one of the last chances for cattle feeders to push the market up to the $120-plus price range. Three packers were in the market to buy cattle by feeders chose to settle for steady money.

Steers and heifers sold at auctions this week steady to $3 lower. AMS said with the holidays and the end of the year fast approaching, many auction markets saw heavy runs of cattle.