Calves
Those who do their homework will lessen the pains of life, but even then there are no guarantees in this business.
Now is the time to body condition score your spring-calving herd.
Fall is here, and with it comes the fall run of cattle to feedlots across the country. Many of the cattle that come in are, unfortunately, from a long distance away, with questionable weaning and vaccination status.
Top Dollar Angus will identify superior cattle before they leave the ranch, helping producers capture additional value
While the genetics industry ripens with scientific advancements and historically high beef prices remain, some industry sectors are lumbering along like brontosauruses headed for an ice age.
In USDA’s latest Cattle On Feed report, inventory numbers, placements and marketings all decreased July.
Research shows weaning time has high impact on marbling.
Reducing beef cow numbers and feeding hay fewer days to improve profits.
The past few years of drought has been dismantling the North American cowherd with a 3% drop in cattle inventory for U.S. and Canadian producers since 2012.
All classes of cattle and calves traded lower this week, pulled down by the bear’s strangle hold on the futures markets.
The last time the U.S. beef herd was this small, John F. Kennedy was still president. But producers are starting to rebuild. The question is, how long will it take?
Evaluate your options when thinking about marketing this year’s calf crop.
After running uphill for three consecutive months, stocker and feeder markets fell lower amid light receipts.
Beef quality has come a long way thanks to the work of BQA practices.
Cash cattle prices took out highs set back in March this week, a feat few expect from a June market.
Uniformity or consistency may be desirable in both management and marketing aspects of cattle production.
New research into the use of beta agonists released this week raises concerns about the animal health and welfare of feedlot cattle.
USDA’s annual cattle inventory report confirmed what the industry had been suspecting for the past year — another year of contraction.
Lower feeder steer prices were most apparent on the Southern Plains as farmer-feeders in the Northern Plains kept prices steady.
Corbitt Wall gives the weekly USDA Feeder and Stocker Cattle Market summary. Demand is pretty good and with tight supplies it could get wild.
The popular Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference has provided timely, accurate and important information to the state’s beef cattle industry for more than 40 years.
Milk is clearly a good thing in the beef cowherd. Heavier milking cows produce heavier calves. But at what cost?
EPDs are our best selection tools, particularly as producers are hearing a lot about genomics right now.
Cash fed cattle prices may equal or surpass record highs this week. Here’s why.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association comments on Merck Animal Health’s response to Tyson’s ban of Zilmax-fed cattle.
Merck Animal Heath will suspend sales of Zilmax in the U.S. and Canada, while the beta-agnostic feed additive is under additional scientific audit after Tyson issued a ban on purchasing Zilmax-fed cattle.
U.S. Cattle on Feed report shows cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with steady domestic beef demand.
South Dakota State University Extension is hosting a Seedstock Symposium June 27-28 in Sioux Falls to provide cattle producers with information on tools improve cattle feeding and reproductive efficiency.