For the sixth consecutive year, the United States cattle herd started the year smaller at 86.6 million head in January, down more than 495,000 head from the previous January, according to the January ...

Reinstated after its 2024 cancellation, USDA’s July Cattle Inventory report offers a critical midyear snapshot of the U.S. cattle herd, including an estimate of the year’s calf crop. Released ...

Even if producers start retaining heifers, any growth in the beef industry won’t be visible until 2026, says Derrell Peel, Extension ag economist with Oklahoma State University. Calf and beef prices ...

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, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a period when retail beef prices are at an all-time high and consumers are still willing to pay, South Dakota rancher Calli Williams would love to cash in. But it’s not so simple ...

Ranchers cautiously rebuild cattle herds after drought eases Consumers have paid record beef prices due to low supply Meatpackers want larger herds to reduce cattle prices August 7 (Reuters) - ...

The American Angus Association® recognized its inaugural class of Data Driven Herd recipients during the 2025 Angus ...

The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...

In August 1924, the Southeast Missourian announced on its front page that “one of the largest” dairy stock sales was to be held at Fairground Park in a two-day event in October. Offered for sale would ...