Nearby live cattle futures were trading at $2.1150 per pound on May 7, with the feeders at the $2.97 per pound level. In June, prices were higher after reaching new record peaks.

Kevin Good, Vice President of Industry Relations and Analysis with CattleFax, says the herd is still shrinking and so are slaughter levels and that will mean more record prices in 2025.

Cattle-raisers have been enjoying booming prices for a while now, and Derrell Peel, Oklahoma cooperative Extension livestock marketing specialist, said they can expect more of the same for at ...

Cattle panels are typically sold in 8- or 16-foot lengths at farm supply stores and usually cost between $30 and $50 per panel. Considering that a single panel can support multiple climbing plants ...

High calf prices, weather and a new threat will headline the general session of the 71st annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 4-6.

Cattle prices have been heading lower since late July. While the short-term trend remains lower, the longer-term path of least resistance is still higher as the bullish trend since the 2020 low ...

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 ...

One of the worst droughts in U.S. history is still being felt by the nation’s cattle producers. USDA says the U.S. cattle herd now stands at only 87.2 million head a 73 year low and the cow herd ...

Shoppers are seeing record high beef prices at the grocery store. That’s in part because the number of cattle in the U.S. is at an all-time low, while consumer demand has remained strong.

Cattle supplies are currently at a 74-year low, and while tight supplies have been a major factor driving up cattle and beef prices, demand is the other part of the equation. With the supply side ...

In a mid-August Barchart article on the animal protein sector of the commodities market, I cited three factors supporting animal protein prices since the 2020 lows, including inflation increasing ...