For the sixth consecutive year, the United States cattle herd started the year smaller at 86.6 million head in January, down more than 495,000 head from the previous January, according to the January ...

Quality genetics will remain key to continue progressing herds. As the industry works to build back the cow herd after reaching historic low numbers, quality genetics will remain key to continue ...

Economists expect the nation’s cattle herd to either stay steady or continue shrinking into 2025 as producers show caution about restocking amid high production costs and drought potential. Steer ...

Even if producers start retaining heifers, any growth in the beef industry won’t be visible until 2026, says Derrell Peel, Extension ag economist with Oklahoma State University. Calf and beef prices ...

Reinstated after its 2024 cancellation, USDA’s July Cattle Inventory report offers a critical midyear snapshot of the U.S. cattle herd, including an estimate of the year’s calf crop. Released ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a period when retail beef prices are at an all-time high and consumers are still willing to pay, South Dakota rancher Calli Williams would love to cash in. But it’s not so simple ...

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 Mike Miller, ...

The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...