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It has been a chaotic couple of weeks in the cattle markets.

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on December 1, 2014.

Agriculture officials say heavy rains that have fallen this year may have driven up production costs for Arkansas cattle farmers this winter.

With cattle prices at record highs, ranchers looking to build back beef cattle herds need to take careful consideration of the composition of replacement heifers to yield top-quality calves, according to experts.

Cattle and beef prices continue to rise.

Taking the proper steps to get calves off to the right start is paramount to the success of a cattle feeding operation.

A new fact sheet has been prepared by University of Wisconsin Extension on bull reproductive health.

The Nov. 21 sale brought $1,505,105 to 29 southern Missouri beef herd owners.

Life is good again — or at least far better — for those cattle producers who survived the long, devastating drought that decimated the nation’s beef cow herd and shriveled pastures across a wide swath of the country.

Genetic uniformity starts at home by selecting good bulls through knowledgeable and informed selection and implementing focused production goals for clear outcomes relevant to beef cattle production.