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
Guess your own Cattle On Feed report: June 2025
By Matt Dabrowski It’s time to guess your own Cattle On Feed report. The next report will be released Friday, June 20. Cattle futures were volatile in May. Live cattle futures were flat on the month and feeder cattle rose 2.1%, trailing the commodities index (up 2.0%) and stocks (up 6.2%). Auction markets remained in record territory. Late in the month USDA reported sales in South Dakota, feeder steers averaged 5/cwt, flat on the month. Flyweight steers averaged 9/cwt, also flat. At Ft. Pierre (S.D.) Livestock Auction, seven-weight steers sold as high as 0/cwt. Every month we separate the Cattle...