A joke that made the rounds in the financially troubled 1980s involved a farmer who hauled two Holstein bull calves to his ...

U.S.-based beef-packers will continue to reel from low cattle availability for about three or four quarters, with gradual ...

USDA’s reinstated July Cattle Inventory report shows a 1% year-over-year decline in the U.S. cattle herd, continuing a ...

Live cattle futures are easing back on Friday, with contracts down 57 cents to $1.07, as August is still being held up by cash. Cash trade has been light this week, with light trade picked up in ...

Grain futures were higher in early trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn was up 1.75 cents at $3.85 a bushel. Sept. wheat was up 0.25 cent at $5.15 a bushel.

Live cattle futures are trading with $1.70 to $2.35 gains at midday. Cash trade started was reported at $230-231 live in the north and dressed at $360-370. A few sales were picked up in KS at $224 ...

As of July 1, the U.S. had 94.2 million cattle and calves, down from the last midyear peak in 2019 of nearly 103 million. Critical for the future supply, 2025 calf production is projected at 33.1 ...