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.
Episodes
52 episodes
Tax Planning for Cow/Calf Operations: Don't Let Things Snowball
Tina Barrett Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc. The past several years have been profitable for cattle producers. Cow/calf operations are amid a period of unprecedented high incomes—something that crop farmers experienced back i...
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Tyson to Shutter Nebraska Beef Plant
Cindy Gonzalez Nebraska Examiner In a blow to the local economy of Lexington, Neb., Tyson Foods announced that it is closing the town’s longtime Tyson beef plant that employed about 3,200 people. The Arkansas-based Tyson said in a statement th...
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Cold and Snowy Winter Teeing Up for the Northern Plains
Weather and markets are the two things agriculture revolves around. While he can’t speak to what is happening in the cattle markets, Colorado meteorologist Brian Bledsoe, who also happens to be a rancher, can speak to a weather outlook for the ...
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Market Mayhem
Over the last several weeks, we have seen a lot of mayhem in our cattle market. The recent announcement that Tyson Foods will be closing the processing plant in Lexington, Neb., sent traders into a frenzy, pushing the futures market down, down,...
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Ag-Related News Out of Washington
Update: On Thursday, Nov. 20 President Trump lifted the 40 percent tariff that remained on Brazil beef when the below article was published. The largest news rolling out of Washington, D.C. last week was the reopening of the U.S. Government on...
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U.S. Sits Third in Global Beef Exports
U.S. beef is selling at near record prices but is likely capped without access to China, which is the No. 1 importer of beef globally, reports Tyler Cozzens of the Livestock Marketing Information Center. Speaking at the Range Beef Cow Symposium...
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Guess the Cattle on Feed Report
It’s time to guess your own Cattle On Feed report. The next report, the first after the government shutdown, will be released Friday, November 21. The futures market topped in October. Feeder cattle futures hit a price of 0 before ending the mo...
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Bidding on Herself
At 17, Amber Haugland enrolled in auctioneering school. She had grown up hearing her father’s chant in the background as the entire family worked sales. Twenty-five years later, she has auctioned cattle, farm equipment, land, fire...
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Don't Let Winter's Cold Open the Door to BRD
Winter weather isn’t just tough on producers — it’s tough on cattle, too. “There are reasons why we see more BRD challenges in cold and damp conditions,” said Nathan Meyer, DVM, Ph.D., Boehringer Ingelheim. “It really comes down to stres...
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World Hereford Tour Visits Nebraska, Colorado, Montana
The 2025 World Hereford Conference convened in Kansas City, Mo., for an unforgettable unification of the Hereford breed. This global event brought together Hereford enthusiasts, breeders and industry leaders from across the world for networking...
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Buying ranch equipment: Is it needed or just nice to have?
For a cow-calf enterprise, the second- or third-largest expense after grazed and harvested feed is often overhead expenses related to labor and equipment. In ranching, an overhead expense is one that doesn’t change much based on the numb...
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Late Fall and Winter Weather Outlook for Nebraska Region
The Nebraska region is currently in a weak La Nina and that is expected to stick around for the winter. The area is also still in a negative phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). The analogs are based largely on this combination, thou...
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Tiny Wyoming School Builds Million Dollar Livestock Center
Remember learning how to give an injection by poking a banana with a syringe filled with red dye, then peeling back the skin and observing if you did it right? It’s a basic classroom attempt toward “hands-on” learning. Now imagine going from po...
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Higher Profits
Close proximity to a good paved road can be a mixed blessing. Just ask Merna, Neb. cattleman Kyle Geiser, whose operation straddles Nebraska Highway 92. Easy access to the thoroughfare is advantageous when shipping cattle, receiving commodity f...
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In the Cattle Markets: Reflecting on the Bigger Picture
After a couple of wild weeks in cattle markets, let’s take a step back to review the bigger picture. The supply side remains tight with limited opportunities to expand in the short run. Cull cows from the dairy sector may offset some of the red...
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Protecting Cattle Owners Against Loss and Theft
North Dakota’s brand inspectors are busy this time of year Connie Sieh Groop Cattle Business Weekly As cattle move from summer pastures, it’s crunch time for the North Dakota brand inspectors. “We’re pretty busy from now until the end of Janua...
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Maddocks to Receive ND Leopold Conservation Award
The Brian and Vicki Maddock family has been selected as the recipients of the 2025 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, wa...
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Temple Grandin Portrait Joins Smithsonian Gallery
Coleman Cornelius Colorado State University Communications Temple Grandin, a world-renowned University Distinguished Professor in Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Sciences, is the subject of a newly revealed painting that will h...
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October Theory
By Codi Vallery-Mills It’s here. The end of October is upon us, and that means as of today, we have 64 days left of the year 2025. Recently, the concept of October Theory hit my radar in an article I read online. Psychologists note that the mon...
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Secretary Rollins Announces Plan for American Ranchers and Consumers
(Washington, D.C., October 22, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler ...
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Harvest Rolls On
Producers report favorable conditions in eastern South Dakota Melisa Goss Cattle Business Weekly Eastern South Dakota farmers are experiencing one of their better harvest seasons in recent years, with both corn and soybean yields exceed...
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New Herdsman Bootcamp
Jessica Hartman American Angus Association American Angus Association members looking to better understand the programs, services and tools available to them are invited to take part in the inaugural Angus University Herdsman Bootcamp Dec. 1-2,...
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3 Rules When Figuring Winter Hay Supply Needs
Mark Johnson Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist OSU Extension Some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the winter and into next spring: Determine your average mature cow size...
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