The beef industry has been making moves to use BQA as the gold standard of animal welfare, and that is good news for producers. Consumers care about the welfare of food animals whose product m… Read more

Today (October 20), the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) welcomed the introduction of the Cattle Contract Library Act, led by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX). Read more

The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) released the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook on October 18, 2021. This monthly report provides an … Read more

Last week, Josh discussed the record beef export levels that were seen for August. International trade continues to be a bright spot for cattle markets and fed cattle prices have not yet pulle… Read more

Talk about cattle markets these past few weeks has focused on the cow and fed heifer slaughter. Beef cow slaughter has been strong since this time last year and has been impact by the western … Read more

The combination of drought impacts and high crop prices mean that beef cattle producers face significantly higher feed costs this winter. Increased feed costs have been impacting feedlots for … Read more

UC-Davis professor calls methane emissions an opportunity for industry Read more

Recently a U.S. District Court in Arizona purported to vacate the navigable waters protection rule (NWPR) nationwide. Despite a standing U.S. Department of Justice memorandum opposing such nat… Read more

Event to be held May 11-12 in Kansas City, speaker proposals sought Read more

USDA announced an additional $100 million investment into the food supply chain infrastructure last week. This funding is on top of the $500 million announced earlier this year and, according … Read more

When looking at trading activity in recent weeks, the volume and open interest is quite similar for live cattle and feeder cattle futures compared to a year ago. Live cattle option open intere… Read more

Following warnings about government intervention in beef and cattle markets from leading agricultural economists from around the country, François Léger, Owner and CEO of FPL Food, on behalf o… Read more

In the latest livestock trade data, August beef exports were up 21.3 percent year over year with year-to-date total beef exports also up 21.0 percent from 2020. Beef exports in the month of Au… Read more

In response to a request from Congress and USDA, the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) has completed an extensive report on the U.S. cattle market. The… Read more

Today (Oct. 7), NCBA vice president and South Dakota rancher Todd Wilkinson testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Wilkinson addressed the need to avoid one-size-fits-all polic… Read more

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in September, down 14 points to a reading of 124. With producers feeling less optimistic about both current conditions on their fa… Read more

A newly-published white paper, “Pathway to Climate Neutrality for U.S. Beef and Dairy Cattle Production” by Drs. Sara E. Place, chief sustainability officer for Elanco Animal Health (NYSE: ELA… Read more

Welcome rains fell across much of Oklahoma late last week with most areas receiving one-half to two inches of precipitation. September was exceptionally dry across the state with drought condi… Read more

Registration open now for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association’s first regional educational gathering Read more

Beef production involves the fabrication of a beef carcass into primal and subprimal cuts from which individual beef cuts are derived. Valuing a beef carcass involves working backward from the… Read more

The National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF) is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to outstanding st… Read more

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Media Registration is now open for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference, Nov. 10-12 in Carlsbad, Calif. Read more

Researchers look at 20 years of data to determine impact of trends, future of industry Read more

There has been confusion created surrounding the reconciliation package Congress is considering and whether it would require a per-head tax on cattle based on methane emissions. NCBA staff hav… Read more

The September Cattle on Feed report was released on Friday afternoon, September 24th. Monthly Cattle on Feed reports provide an estimate of cattle inventory in feedlots with one-time capacity … Read more

The September COF report was released by USDA on September 27th. While the headline placements, marketings, and COF were within the range of pre-report estimates, placement weights were skewed… Read more

Inventories of beef and pork are close to last year levels on a total basis. Pork is the closest, within 1% of last year, except for boneless loins, picnics and bellies that are still more tha… Read more

Meat exports through July continued at a strong pace with total red meat up 5.6% year-to-date while poultry exports are up 4.6%. Beef exports were 297.3 million pounds in July which is 17.9% a… Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published today (September 2) an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit comments and info… Read more

The cattle cycle is perhaps the most iconic characteristic of the U.S. cattle industry. Cattle cycles emerged as the ranching industry developed in the late 1800s. Cattle inventory data shows … Read more

Corn harvest season has started in some areas and should pick up in the major corn production areas of the U.S. over the next month or so depending on weather. There are still plenty of unknow… Read more

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Biden administration to maintain an open dialogue with experts in agriculture as the President today announced the Global Methane Ple… Read more

By-product values for cattle have increased dramatically in the past few months, according to Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel. In the past 13 mo… Read more

U.S. beef exports set another new value record in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). July export value climbed 45% from a year ag… Read more

Drought in western and northern Great Plains states could impact consumer costs and availability woes for wheat-, barley- and bean-based products, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extensi… Read more

The Labor Day holiday shortened last week’s slaughter production to a total of 577,000 head of federally inspected harvest facilities. The daily totals on the fed steers and heifers were very … Read more

Last week the Brazilian government announced the discovery of several atypical cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as “mad-cow” disease. The potential trade i… Read more

Cattle prices exhibit systematic and random variation through time. Three types of systematic price behavior are trends, cycles, and seasons. Cattle producers can exploit these systematic pric… Read more

NCBA spearheaded a letter to U.S. House Ways and Means and U.S. Senate Finance Committee leadership this week urging them to consider the implications that changes to federal tax policy will h… Read more

FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded mainly steady to $1 higher compared to last week on a live basis. Prices on a live basis primarily ranged from $123 to $126 while dressed price ranged from $197 to $205. Read more

September is here and the “fall run” is just around the corner. The seasonal pattern of larger auction receipts typically begins in September and October through the end of the year. In this a… Read more

The feeder cattle market has experienced a significant amount of price variation between March and July. There has been upward price pressure from historically strong retail meat demand and me… Read more

U.S. beef exports set another new value record in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). July export value climbed 45% from a year ag… Read more

The latest monthly trade data shows that July imports of Mexican cattle were down 37.5 percent year over year. Mexican cattle imports for the first seven months of the year were down 18.7 perc… Read more

The fall run of calves is here and impacts of weather conditions is being seen. Larger volumes of smaller animals are being marketed in northern and western regions of the country. These are a… Read more

Today (September 7), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Executive Officer Colin Woodall issued the following statement regarding the two atypical cases of bovine spongiform encephalop… Read more