The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
Podcasting since 2025 • 49 episodes
The Cattle Business Weekly
Latest Episodes
Opportunities for Distillers Feed Byproducts in your Beef Operation
The use of distillers grains in beef systems has been a long-term focus at UNL because of the opportunities for a beef producer to get an inexpensive source of both energy and protein that can fit well in many cow, backgrounding, and fin...
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What Heifers Will Fit My Forage Resources?
The old phrase, “horses for courses” now has a complementary phrase of “cows for resources.” Approximately 75% of the feed that goes towards producing a pound of beef comes from forage. Recent research at Oklahoma State University by Dr. David ...
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USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Dispersal Efforts
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a shift in its 100 million per week sterile fly dispersal efforts to stop the northern spread of New World screwworm (NWS). ...
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Herd Shrinks Again, With Drought as a Factor
The U.S. beef herd again contracted over the past year, according to the USDA Cattle Inventory report released last week, extending the cattle cycle into its thirteenth year. High prices continue to incentivize producers to sell calves rather t...
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Record-Breaking Bids for Junior Livestock Champs
Cannon Reimann, 13 years old from Ree Heights, S.D., exhibited this year’s National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Junior Market Steer. The steer sold for a record-breaking 0,000 to Bank of Colorado, in the Auction of Junior Livestock Champi...
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