Despite May placements dropping nearly 10%, the June 1 on-feed inventory is the second largest on record. CattleFax’s Patrick ...

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 ...

Three of 15 NWS cases now inactive. 53% of cattle inventory impacted by drought. May retail beef price up 13% from a year ago ...

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 ...

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 ...

A July cattle report is among the reports being reinstated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The agency made the decision public on March 19. The ...

Cattle futures rallied Friday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory Reports. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures had a nice recovery and ...

The latest United States Cattle on Feed report released on March 21 showed a 2% decline in feedlot numbers. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or ...

Live cattle futures are trading with 60 cent to $1.10 losses so far on Tuesday. Cash trade has yet to develop this week, as ...

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, ...

Cattle futures were lower early Thursday seeing some profit taking after some technical chart breakouts this week, but also ...

The next publication date of this report will be Jan. 6. Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mixed; 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. A lighter offering at most barns this week as business began ...