Body condition plays an important role in this. Body condition score at calving has proven to be a strong predictor of the ...

Cattle made their way around the show ring at the Kist Livestock Auction in Mandan on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by Michael ...

The US Department of Agriculture revealed a plan on Oct. 22, 2025, to “fortify” the American beef industry, strengthen ranches, rebuild capacity and lower costs for consumers. The plan announcement ...

“Beef prices are near the highest level ever in meat markets with exception of certain specials.” At the rate of which cows are being dispersed throughout most of the nation, prices will go higher.

Today, consumers cannot tell whether the beef they buy is from the United States or imported from one of roughly 20 countries. Global packers reap windfall profits by importing lower-cost foreign beef ...

The cattle producers tending to their animals in the yards at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Wednesday were fighting the cutting, cold winds. But when it comes to the industry itself, ...