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The picture being painted for 2015 is a market drop off in cattle demand and beef production.

Producer expansion plans face challenges as U.S. grazing acres decline.

Herd numbers are up this year.

Decision tools for when to market fed cattle, risk management to protect price declines and health management for receiving calves highlight UW Extension Cattle Feeders Clinics Feb 9th though the 12th around Wisconsin.

Cattle feeding margins have declined $118 per head over the last two weeks, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Both beef and cattle prices continued to slide.

South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 245,000 cattle on feed on Jan. 1, down 2 percent from last year.

High beef prices are here to stay for a while, as recent drought conditions in Texas and around the country have reduced the nation's cattle supply to its lowest numbers in more than 50 years, according to agricultural experts.

Slowdown at ports causing problems for beef export.

Compared to pre-release estimates, USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report carried a neutral to bullish tone.

Losses averaged $3 per head last week after profits exceeded $50 per head the week before, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

The cash feeder cattle market has cooled considerably the past month and a half as has the futures market.

Retail beef reached new record highs last month.

On January 8, Cargill Cattle Feeders LLC completed the sale of its Lockney, Texas, feed yard to Lofton Trust, a family-owned cattle operation based in California.

Twenty jobs preserved as Lockney facility remains open in wake of Plainview beef processing plant's 2013 shutdown.

The nine cow-calf producers who chose to retain ownership on their 137 steer calves last June instead of cashing in on them at $1350 to $1450 per head were rewarded with an early Christmas present.

Industry-leading support offers a new calf management program.

Will the feeder cattle roller coaster continue?

New Mexico State University’s Clayton Livestock Research Center is one of the nation’s premier cattle research facilities. Research is focusing on how to vaccinate the cattle better, how to better use trace mineral supplements, and how to handle the cattle humanely.

Beef and cattle prices both went up this past week.

The American Hereford Association and Certified Hereford Beef LLC recently launched HerefordFeederCattle.com — an online marketing tool for producers marketing Hereford-influenced feeder cattle.

A new packing plant in Idaho and boxed beef prices going up for three weeks are good news for cattle producers.

Cattle feeders began the New Year with black ink on their closeouts, but profits were minimal

Fed cattle prices rebounded to start 2015 out after several weeks of losses in December.

This is New Year's week and the number of cattle reports is smaller than normal.

Managing stress in the winter time can improve the performance of feedlot cattle. Cattle respond to cold stress by burning more calories to maintain body temperature.

After two weeks of losses, cattle feeding margins are back in the black.

The 2014 beef market had one common theme: record prices. From those record prices there are some lessons to be learned.

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.

Most of 2014 saw record high prices, but the downward trend in the beef and cattle markets looks like it could carry into the New Year.

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

The record high beef prices that were the norm for much of the year have continued to drop off.

Buyers paid up for Hereford-influenced feeder calves at the 6th Annual Montana Hereford Influenced Feeder Calf Sale Nov. 19 at the Headwaters Livestock Auction Yard in There Forks, Mont.

Fed cattle prices fell on a live basis and beef prices also saw a slight decrease.

Not as many heifers are making it into feedlots, but what is the effect on carcass quality?

Changes at ethanol plants have reduced fat content in distillers grains, meaning feedlot rations will have to be altered.

Cattle feeding margins improved $12 last week climbing to $144 per head during the Thanksgiving week, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Cattle and beef prices continue to rise.

Demand for grass cattle has helped keep the price of weaned calves high.

Record high beef and fed cattle prices are still the norm.

The average weight of cattle slaughtered in the United States is increasing in 2014, as rising prices for cattle and beef, coupled with declining feed costs, have induced growers to feed cattle for longer periods.

Cattle feeders have been fairing alright with higher live cattle prices, but packers aren't doing so well.

While the weather forecast have called for colder temperatures the USDA is forecasting lower beef production for 2015.

Now is the time to consider rebuilding the herd, but holding onto cows could be risky.

Less beef production but prices should continue to rise, according to USDA.

A team of researchers from the University of Georgia sought to better understand the nutritional value and cost-effectiveness of using grocery food waste recycled from large retail stores as a feed source for livestock.

Cattle and beef prices skid some more.

U.S. cattle imports have increased from both Canada and Mexico in 2014, totaling 1.413 million head through August.

Researchers in Canada conducted a metabolism trial using fistulated beef heifers to determine whether different types of wheat grain could be fed as an alternative energy source.

Merck Animal Health is pleased to announce significant progress in the implementation of its Zilmax Five-Step Plan.