Feedlot
The beef industry is looking toward “Beef Month” to sustain the strongest market rally in history.
Learn how recent updates to Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) make it easier to insure unborn calves and protect equity across the entire beef supply chain.
By transforming the dairy barn into a high-precision factory floor, beef-on-dairy provides the consistent, year-round supply of high-quality cattle the beef industry has chased for decades.
Linnell cites lower marketings, reduced Mexican feeder flows and drought plus heifer retention as drivers of a tighter market.
Despite a historic 15% Prime grade achievement, heavier carcass weights and excess backfat are creating new hurdles for the Certified Angus Beef brand.
While feedlots are incentivized to push for record weights, ranchers are feeling the strain of larger, high-maintenance cows. Experts say matching your herd to your environment is the only way to win.
A 75-year low in U.S. inventory and restricted Mexican imports are tightening supplies. As grilling season nears, strong demand and record cash trades continue to propel the market despite geopolitical tensions.
Seven interactive stations — from drone-based inventory to advanced nutrition —introduces students to the high-tech complexity and career opportunities behind every finished steer.
Oklahoma State’s Peel breaks down the impact of the border closure and potential phased reopening.
Andrew Bredeweg is blending high-tech cattle feeding with community leadership to ensure that young people have a reason to stay in agriculture.
A guide to medicated and non-medicated supplements for the cow-calf producer, stocker and feeder.
From methane and nitrogen to soil biology and cow-calf profitability, Alltech’s beef research leader urges the industry to stop chasing single metrics and start managing the entire ecosystem.
Terrain’s Dave Weaber projects 4-6% lower cattle slaughter and 2.5–5% less beef production versus 2025, but record imports, heavier carcass weights and resilient demand keep fed, feeder and calf prices at historic highs.
As the Choice beef cutout nears the $400 mark, analysts eye supply chain disruptions and shifting consumer habits.
While mature cow weights have climbed for 60 years, Oklahoma State analysis explains the link between cow size and carcass weight is more modest than the industry assumes.
Texas animal health officials and Texas Cattle Feeders Association confirm the claims are false.
Tags provide early detection, lower death loss and greater peace of mind at Harper Feeders.
With tight supplies and strong consume demand for beef today, artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how producers manage each animal.
Production Animal Consultation will host two beef industry summits this spring.
U.S. feedlot inventory hits 11.5 million as the closure of Lubbock Feeders signals growing pressure from border disruptions and declining cow herd numbers.
University of Arkansas’ James Mitchell explains the cost of price risk in 2026 could be no different than last fall.
As carcass weights hit new highs, experts warn that efficiency gains bring unintended welfare risks in transport, feedlots and packing plants — and call for targeted investments, better infrastructure and data‑driven management of every animal.
2026 is not the year the cattle cycle “fixes itself.” It is the year the industry learns how to ration a smaller supply base without blowing itself up.
Since 1971, Hibler has chosen horses over tractors and cattle over vacations. His lifelong commitment was honored at the 2026 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame with the Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award.