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May beef exports were steady year-over-year in volume, while export value increased 1% to $727.6 million – the second-highest on record.

Range and pasture rated in either good or excellent condition as of July 7 stood at 69%, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS).

Short supply plus strong demand restored prices for Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers selling Saturday, June 1. The 87 head of bred heifers averaged $1,857 at F&T Livestock Market. High lot sold for $2,100.

The family operation, Jim O’Haco Cattle Company, began in 1898 and spans roughly 60,000 acres. It has invested in 42 miles of buried pipeline for precision water delivery and restoration of grazing land.

USDA-APHIS is considering non-regulated status for a particular type of ultra-low gossypol cottonseed (ULGCS) containing technology that could expand the feed and food markets for cottonseed.

The share of Prime carcasses has more than doubled in the past 5 years, spelling greater availability and consequential wider usage among end users.

University of Missouri’s David Patterson gives a detailed look at why we must understand the science behind fixed-time and split-time AI protocols for the overall health and performance of our future cow herds.

One of the things University of Missouri researchers discovered as they looked at heifer development is the importance of identifying the fertility response of heifers before breeding.

Keep reading for the top 10 beef cow counties in the U.S., and further analysis of the numbers from the Census of Agriculture.

Many Oklahoma ranchers choose to breed the replacement heifers about a month ahead of the mature cows in the herd.