Cattle futures are higher early following the big rally in the equity markets and fading the USDA Cattle on Feed Report. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the financial markets are up and ...

USDA announced Wednesday it’s reinstating the July Cattle Inventory report, a mid-year check of the size of the U.S. cattle herd at a time when supplies are critically low. Less than a year after USDA ...

Live cattle futures were $1.20 to $1.70 higher on Friday, as October took the weekly gain to $3.60. Preliminary open interest was up 4,613 contracts on Friday. Cash trade settled in last week at $240 ...

Live cattle futures fell weaker on Friday, as most contracts fell 47 cents to $1.75. February was an exception, up 35 cents on cash strength, with the weekly move +95 cents. Friday’s open interest was ...

The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending April 19, reported receipts of 82,880 head compared to 29,361 head a week ago and 55,857 head a year ago, ...

The April 17 Cattle on Feed report indicated a 1% year-over-year decline in cattle with 11.6 million head on feed. This aligns with the expectation of tight supplies. March placements were 1.71 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. & HURON, S.D. — Cattle prices have been in great shape so far in 2025. “We had a price spike there earlier in the year that not a lot of people were anticipating,” said Mike Miller, ...

There were some big swings in the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report released March 21. David Anderson, Extension ag economist at Texas A&M University, says while those swings were large, they were not ...

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher on good to very good demand nationwide. Buyers were eager to get back in the seats, especially in the ...

This will be the last National Feeder Cattle Summary of 2024, and all of us here at the USDA-AMS-LPGMN Market News program wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Compared to last ...