Fewer Cattle, Big Consequences

Southeast Regional Ag News
A new newsletter from Derrell Peel explains how shrinking herd sizes are forcing changes in beef packing capacity.

Analyzing Cattle Depreciation

Line on Agriculture
Buying a high-priced cow means looking at the long term valuation of her life and the depreciation that can occur.

WASDE: Elevated Corn Use Strains Feed Supply as Mexican Border Closure Clouds U.S. Cattle Outlook

Line on Agriculture
The USDA's latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report shows elevated numbers amid uncertainty about future demand. One market analyst notes that the U.S. is currently feeding 525 million more bushels of corn than last year, but this is unsustainable due to the Mexican border shutdown.

Catttle Market Protections

Line on Agriculture
The cattle industry is facing a "perfect storm" of high prices, low cattle herd inventory, and external threats like the New World screwworm.

Cattle Markets Volatile Reaction

Line on Agriculture
Why the cattle market's overreaction to the POTUS's indicates a broken system, suggesting it is too thin and overly sensitive to rumors and statements.

Part 1: Cattle Group Supports POTUS Cattle Packer Probe

Line on Agriculture
R-CALF USA highlighted a longstanding issue where cattle prices have not reflected beef prices, with cattle prices falling from 2021 while beef prices hit records.

Cattle Market Sensitivity

Line on Agriculture
The Trump administration's comments on lowering consumer beef prices have caused significant volatility in the cattle markets, according to R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard.

Managing Cattle Market Emotions

Line on Agriculture
The emotional impact of cattle market fluctuations on producers, particularly those who sell annually.

Long Last High Beef Prices Come With A Cost to Producers

Line on Agriculture
When and if the consumer becomes priced out of the beef market, it will take a lot of time and money to bring them back to beef, according to one state beef industry leader.

Trump’s Beef Import Proposal Rattles U.S. Cattle Markets

Southeast Regional Ag News
Farm leaders warn that importing beef from Argentina could undercut prices and threaten one of the few stable sectors in the American farm economy.

Record Beef Prices Squeeze Herd Expansion

California Ag Today
High prices may boost profits today, but they are also making it harder for the next generation of ranchers to enter and grow in the cattle industry.

Cattle Industry Signals

Line on Agriculture
The latest USDA cattle on feed report was below expectations

Beef Demand Sizzles into Summer—but Will It Last?

Southeast Regional Ag News
As grilling season kicks off, strong consumer demand is keeping beef prices high—but market indicators like the narrowing Choice-Select spread raise questions about what’s ahead.

Ranchers Help Shape National Ag Policy in D.C.

California Ag Today
Cattle producers took their voices to the Capitol earlier this month during the USCA Fly-In, advocating for transparent markets, science-based livestock ID, and stronger labeling standards.

Feeder Cattle Hard to Find

Line on Agriculture
Risk management is key to when it comes to filling feedlots in the current tight cattle supply situation.

Cattle Pricing Trends

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Market Analyst Brian Irey, expects cattle prices to continue to trend higher.

Cattle Market Dynamics

Line on Agriculture
Drought, international markets, and macroeconomics are contributing to concerns about future meat prices.

New Leader Has Lofty Goals for Cattle Industry

Line on Agriculture
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association Presdient-Elect, Buck Wehrbein Outlines his personal goals and focuses for the organization.

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Cattle Price Crystal Ball

Southeast Regional Ag News
Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says several upcoming reports are going to give us a better look at where cattle prices could end up in 2025.

Golden State Beef Board Appointees

California Ag Today
The USDA recently announced the appointment of 36 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.