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As cattle prices reach record levels, investors are starting to take notice as well.

The shortage of decent hay for winter feeding has farmers scrambling for some type of replacement roughage.

Two feedyard operators discuss advantages of predictable cattle when grid marketing.

Heifers and heifer calves accounted for 4.50 million head, up 6 percent from 2011.

Reports like the July Cattle report were on the chopping block to reduce costs. However, the National Agricultural Statistics Service has reversed that decision.

Latest report shows 12.1 million head on Dec. 1, 2011.

Most analysts expect the nation’s cattle herd to be 1.5% lower compared to year ago.

This is the lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since the 88.1 million on hand in 1952.

Beef producers shouldn’t overlook proper mineral intake as part of an overall feeding plan.

A new study in the Journal of Animal Science documents the shrinking environmental footprint of beef over the past 30 years.