Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 29, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 29, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 6,924 head compared to 7,905 last week and 8,173 last …
Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board
Cattle producers are proud of the work that has been funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and we sat down with Ken Griner, past president of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association and past chairman of the Enhancement Board to learn more. “We are being exceptionally responsible with the money, probably, in my opinion, more responsible than most any state money …
USDA Opens State-of-the-art Livestock Insect Lab
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service has opened the Knippling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas. In a press release posted by the USDA, the goal of the facility is to “provide the U.S. cattle industry with innovative tools and advanced technologies to manage and eliminate the invasive fly and tick pests that threaten the …
Central America Growing Exports Market For US Pork and Beef
Central America is expected to continue to be a growing market for U.S. Pork and Beef according to Ricardo ZĂşniga, featured speaker at the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference in Oklahoma City last week. ZĂşniga, focused on the role that the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement will play in these exports. “The most important story …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Announces Details on AJCA Roundup in Montgomery
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association will be holding the AJCA Roundup in Montgomery and we caught up with Bailey Watson with ACA to learn more. “We are actually celebrating our 20th annual AJCA Roundup. It will be held July 23rd through the 26th on the Garrett Coliseum grounds in Montgomery. Super excited as we, you know, kick off this 20th year. We got …
USMEF Releases Study of Red Meat Exports Increases Domestic Feed Demand
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) released a study highlighting how red meat exports provided increased value to corn and soybean producers in 2025. According to USMEF, “Nationally, U.S. beef and pork exports accounted for $2.18 billion in market value to corn producers in 2025, $375 million to distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), and $1 billion to soybean producers, …
Milk and Dairy Product Futures Spurred By Demand
Butter and non-fat dry milk prices started the year in a deep slump, resulting in milk checks that didn’t even cover costs. According to dairy economists at CoBank, June Class IV milk futures have climbed nearly $7 per hundred since New Year’s, trading over $22, they say, an unprecedented move in just five months. Further, analysts at CoBank point to two very different reasons. …
FDA Approves NWS Drug for use in Dairy Cattle
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a recent Emergency Use Authorization for Dectomax CA-1for the prevention and treatment of New World Screwworm in Dairy Cattle. The authorization of Dectomax CA-1, which is sponsored by Zoetis, includes emergency use in dairy cattle including lactating dairy cows, dry dairy cows, replacement dairy heifers 20 months of age and older, but excludes …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-22-2026
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 22, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended May 22, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 7,905 head compared to 8,620 last week and 10,935 last …
Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage Development
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides funding that is crucial to the development of forages for the Florida cattle industry. We caught up with Dr. Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist with the University of Florida to learn more. “So the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has been crucial for the development of my forage extension and research programs here and to my …









