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.
The Cattle Business Weekly
Trend of Lower Numbers of Cattle on Feed Continues
By Justin Slabaugh, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing The market now turns its focus to digesting the results of the April USDA Cattle on Feed report, following a month marked by intense volatility. The March report revealed a significant year-over-year shortfall in February placements. In the weeks that followed, the market experienced both new contract highs across the board and a steep correction — nearly /cwt in feeder cattle and approximately /cwt in live cattle — largely driven by negative headlines surrounding global trade and renewed tariff threats from the Trump administration. Despite the month’s turbulence, the market found solid footing heading...