The most economical time to keep animals in a feedlot is 90 days. Any extra day reduces profit of the farmer and goes into ...

In its monthly Cattle on Feed Report, the Agriculture Department said Friday new placements were only 1.7% higher than this time last year, at 1.82 million head. That is less than half of the uptick ...

Decisions up and down the beef supply chain evolve around calculating costs and breakeven prices. That calculation in the ...

Nomad cows spreading out from the herd to graze at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. (Kristina Horback / UC Davis) Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to ...

V, a new partnership between Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC and Boulder-based Viserion Grain LLC, plans to build a shuttle train receiver in Dalhart, Texas, to enhance grain feed distribution in the ...

Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations.

Friday’s afternoon’s cattle on Feed report is expected to show a drop of 0.8% from the year prior as of February 1. Placements in January are expected to be up 2.2%, with marketings up 2.1%.

Cattle prices hit an all-time high in January. Recent reports indicate prices will continue to rise in 2025. According to ...

In its monthly Cattle on Feed Report, the Agriculture Department said Friday new placements were only 1.7% higher than this time last year, at 1.82 million head. That is less than half of the ...

South Dakota feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 230,000 cattle on feed on February 1, 2025, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was ...