Final preparations are underway as owners get their cattle ready for the 2025 fair in Davenport. Here's a look at how they're ...

Cattle futures rallied by triple digits. That was a new high for the August close, though futures stayed under their LoC high set yesterday. The feeder cattle market fell with triple digit losses ...

Cattle futures showed a sharp decline for feeders, but still a strong market remains in the High Plains, Jerry Nine writes.

Nearby live cattle futures settled Q2 at $2.13875, with the feeders at $3.10675 per pound. In mid-July 2025, the futures for ...

Modern dairy cows are milk-producing powerhouses—some yielding more than 50 kg a day. But all that productivity comes at a price: their mammary glands often suffer from inflammation and cellular ...

The best answer I got was we traded some fat cattle $5 to $6 per hundredweight higher than in the previous weeks. So I can see on a 1,600-pound steer that is an additional $80 to $96 per head.

Of the 87.2 million head inventory, all cows and heifers that have calved totaled 37.6 million. There are 28.2 million beef cows in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2024, down 2% from last year.

Fat cattle were 20 to 50 cents higher at the Wednesday close, and feeders were up by as much as $1.42. USDA confirmed some light cash trade on Wednesday mostly near $185, or $3 below last week.

April 24. RECEIPTS. This Week Last Week Last Year. 248,100 294,700 229,800. Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher early week, with mid-week on markets ...

Agriculture is an ever-changing industry, shaped by economic shifts, supply and demand cycles, and technological advancements. Agriculture is an ever-changing industry, shaped by economic shifts ...