Friday’s annual USDA Cattle (Inventory) report showed continued shrinking of the US cattle herd on Jan. 1 versus a year earlier but hinted at the stirrings of herd rebuilding. The data for herd rebuilding was not conclusive since the changes were small and easily redirected, a market analyst said.  The number of beef heifers being … Read More

Today’s scheduled release of the Jan. 1 Cattle (Inventory) report from the USDA will have as much, or more, focus by the cattle and beef production industries as ever. The report, scheduled for 2:00 pm CT, gives as good of an estimate as there is of the size of the US cattle herd on Jan. … Read More

It appears that the US’ NATO partners aren’t happy with President Trump’s strongarm tactics concerning Greenland, and some form of retaliation could be coming. What that retaliation might look like is blurry at this point, but Sarah Shamim of the news wire Aljazeera, said in an article that “Europe is now considering deploying a ‘trade … Read More

Bull buying season has begun and will continue into the spring, with progressive seedstock operations offering yearling bulls.  Accordingly, Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, sit’s time to consider – what’s a good bull worth in 2026?   THE ANSWER   In the 1980’s, the answer was “A good bull is … Read More

Total red meat supplies in freezers on Dec. 31 were up about 4% from the previous month but down about 3% from last year, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service said in its January Cold Storage report. Total frozen poultry supplies on Dec. 31 were up about 2% from the previous month but down about … Read More

During the week ended Tuesday, managed money, a proxy for large commodity index funds, nudged their collective net long live cattle futures position higher as cattle owners raised their total net short position. That conclusion was drawn from Friday’s weekly Commitments of Traders report from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.   FUNDS TAKE LONGER CATTLE … Read More

Cattle prices advanced for a third straight year in 2025, and more of the same can be expected this year, said Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing analyst, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner. Prices for all classes of cattle moved higher last year, setting frequent records for most of the first three … Read More