As we are seeing all-time highs in feeder calf prices, we are also looking at all-time high prices to purchase bred heifers. Logically, it would make sense to keep back your own and breed them, but at ...

For cattle producers wondering whether today’s price levels are sustainable, or whether the market has already peaked, the underlying fundamentals suggest the industry may not be finished yet. Despite ...

I have heard for a lot of years that if you have a set of bred heifers and you decide to sort off the ones that you think will calve first that often there will be one in the not so close bunch that ...

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Ty Thompson is cattle sale manager at Billings Livestock Commission, and is a coordinator of the Northern Livestock Video Auction -- currently the largest-volume cattle auction in ...

Starting a cattle operation is a high-stakes financial puzzle. During the 2026 BIF Young Producers Symposium, three veteran ...

Cattle futures were sharply lower Monday, hogs highs and grains mixed after a higher start. First Human Case of NWS in U.S. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures ...

When making a big life decision, many people turn to making a pros and cons list to help them logically work through the process. In agriculture, that often leads to creating a spreadsheet to ...

Bred replacement heifers that will calve in late January and February need to continue to grow and maintain body condition. Ideally, 2-year-old heifers should be in a body condition score 6 at the ...

When a family farm has been the focus for six generations, each generation has an opportunity to leave its mark on the family ...