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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.
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.
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.
Guided by family, fueled by passion and committed to advocacy, Kent Bamford turned a small Colorado feedyard into a platform for statewide and national beef leadership. Bamford was inducted into the 2026 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame.
Guided by a love for cattle and his family, Bob Foote turned a childhood passion into a thriving cattle enterprise. Foote was inducted posthumously into the 2026 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame.
The late industry icon was celebrated for his decades of service during the 2026 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Banquet in Nashville.
Competitive yardage, heifer-specific nutrition and easy-to-use facilities give producers another way to develop heifers when feed and labor are tight at home.
University of Kentucky’s Burdine says low domestic cattle inventory, combined with the ban on live cattle imports from Mexico, continue to keep cattle supplies tight.
Terrain’s Dave Weaber says placements of cattle into feedlots will continue to shrink, long-feared beef slaughter capacity reductions have arrived, and the beef cow herd hasn’t begun to expand.
November feedlot placements lowest since at least 1996, marketings down 12%.
Analysts agree recent data does not show signs of heifer retention.
The announcement to close the Lexington, Neb., plant and transition to one shift in Amarillo shocked the beef industry. While local impacts will be significant, analysts urge producers to remain calm as the market fundamentals steady following the reaction.