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It’s the night before an auction, and cattle are beginning to arrive. Manhattan Commission Company in Manhattan, Kan., already smells like livestock - it always does - but the back lot is also about to get loud.

There’s nothing like green grass to remind many of us how much we love the livestock business.

The more cows bred in the first 21 days of breeding the better.

Cattle market prices down from 2014, but still historically high.

This week’s fed cattle prices were the highest since early January.

Live cattle traded for $160 to $161 to end last week, while beef prices were up from the previous week.

As the State of Texas continues dealing with violence and other critical issues along the Texas-Mexico border, the threat of an animal disease and parasite outbreak continues to grow.

A tragic event triggered the idea for a new invention that could help farmers track wandering livestock.

The Beef Reproduction Task Force composed of representatives of the AI and pharmaceutical companies, veterinarians and reproduction specialists developed a list of recommended synchronization protocols for use in cows in 2015.

Bull buying season is well underway throughout the cow-calf regions across the country.