Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to work with farmers to remove burdensome regulation during his confirmation hearing. And while Lee Zeldin’s past positions raised initial concerns, his recent statements during the confirmation process suggest he may be open to working with the biofuels industry in his new role as EPA Administrator.

2 days ago · Shrinking cattle supplies continues to be the story in the cattle market and part of the reason cattle prices continue to climb. USDA’s annual Cattle Inventory Report released Friday shows the U.S. cattle inventory shrunk another 1% over the past year, now at 86.7 million head. And when you look at just the number of beef cows, …

4 days ago · The supply of harvested cattle remained fairly tight as the weekly total slipped down to 599,000 head, a 4,000 decline on the week prior. The fed steer and heifer portion of weekly harvest head counts have been very near those of a year ago in the past two weeks while cull cow throughput has been 12% smaller than a year ago.

5 days ago · Cattle and beef markets rocketed out of the gate coming into 2025. With no post-holiday wavering, all cattle and beef markets moved higher in the first half of January – setting new record price levels to start the new year. This continues the trend of the last three years. Cattle prices began to ...

4 days ago · The January Cattle on Feed report was released on Friday afternoon. Total on-feed inventory to start the year was estimated at a little over 11.8 million head, which is down by just under 1% from January of 2024. Even though feeder cattle supplies have been lower, feedlot inventories ran above year ...

4 days ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to work with farmers to remove burdensome regulation during his confirmation hearing. And while Lee Zeldin’s past positions raised initial concerns, his recent statements during the confirmation process suggest he may be open to working with the biofuels industry in his new role as EPA Administrator.

Jan 23, 2025 · Cash cattle averaged $204.12 per cwt., up from last week, while lean carcass hog prices came in at $81.79 per cwt.

4 days ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to work with farmers to remove burdensome regulation during his confirmation hearing. And while Lee Zeldin’s past positions raised initial concerns, his recent statements during the confirmation process suggest he may be open to working with the biofuels industry in his new role as EPA Administrator.

Jan 16, 2025 · Record-high fed cattle prices have been ratcheting up in each of the past weeks. Last week’s trade in the north saw Iowa and Nebraska averages at $203/cwt. while Kansas and Texas feedyards sold for $200 to $201/cwt.

Sep 26, 2024 · Editor’s Note: This article is part of the Drovers 2024 State of the Beef Industry report, which includes an exclusive survey of cattle producers and their thoughts on numerous topics of importance to the future of their operations.To download the full report, click here. In 2023, the State of the Industry Report asked about five aspects related to consumer pressure and expectations for ...