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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating its cash cattle market reports in an effort to increase transparency for ranchers and cattle producers. Recently, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced changes to USDA’s livestock mandatory reporting system as part of the administration’s efforts to support American ranchers and promote fair competition in livestock markets. USDA says negotiated cash cattle trade has …
Official estimates of this afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report show the number of cattle on feed the 1st of October very near the same as a year ago. But bottom-line livestock analysts point out feedlot inventory is very much front-loaded. The story all year has been slowing the pace of marketings and feed cattle longer. In fact, the number …
Tomorrow afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report, even if it’s considered neutral, would-be a plus to the cattle and feeder cattle trade in our view. Most cattle feeders continue to pay for quality feeder cattle. Futures offer little or no opportunity to hedge though. January feeders for the example the highest since mid-July, but at that point in the summer …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 16, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- October 17, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,685 head compared to 8,994 last week and 7,463 last …
Farmers and ranchers in the area continue responding to last week’s hurricane and tropical storm, making sure the cattle have plenty of feed and clean water. A lot of water, of course, around, but making sure it’s not contaminated, analysts say is as important as having feed, but clean water is also important. We watched the cattle trade, December live …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 9, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- October 9, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,229 head compared to 11,493 last week and 11,887 last …
With the recent presidential executive orders aimed at helping boost the nation’s livestock and meat industries, Undersecretary for Food Safety, Mindy Brashears, shares more details. “Some of the barriers that we face are really related to inspection and having access to inspected slaughter facilities. In some areas of the country, we’ve been told that it can take up to a …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 2, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 02, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,493 head compared to 8,650 last week and 10,859 last …
Eyes are on beef cattle prices for the rest of this year and into the next. Chief Economist Justin Benevidez shares what he gathers from data when considering individual and national herd retention. “As far as whether or not the herd is going to grow into next year, I’m of the mind that it will, and I’ll caveat that with …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended September 25, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- September 25, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,650 head compared to 7,933 last week and 11,687 last …
