Cattle and hog futures started lower on Friday morning. Grains markets saw pressure in corn and wheat with a little bounce in soybeans. Cattle Start Weak Awaiting Cash Direction Live and feeder cattle ...

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says tight supplies and a record cash market have supported the move to new highs. How ...

Drought conditions are challenging producers to be creative as they consider options for maintaining the cowherd through the ...

Linnell cites lower marketings, reduced Mexican feeder flows and drought plus heifer retention as drivers of a tighter market ...

Feeders are trading +$3 higher with 1.2% to 1.4% gains so far on Thursday. Fats are also in the black so far, though gains are limited to 0.6% at midday. USDA confirmed light cash market action on ...

Live cattle futures ended Wednesday with gains of 57 to 90 cent gains across the board. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week, with some light sales of $180-181 reported in the South. Wednesday’s ...

This will be the last National Feeder Cattle Summary of 2024, and all of us here at the USDA-AMS-LPGMN Market News program wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Compared to last ...

Live cattle futures were mixed on Monday, with contracts $1.125 lower to 40 cents higher at the close. Last week’s cash trade was at $246-249 in the South, with some northern action near $249-250.

The cattle market moves in cycles, usually lasting nine to 10 years. The current cycle is already in its 12 th year, including its seventh year of contraction, the longest since the 1990-2004 cycle.