I hear several cattlemen who buy lots of stocker cattle say that it is a lot harder to keep these calves alive when weaning them than it used to be—particularly when buying these unweaned calves, ...

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with the biggest advance on the lighter weight calves. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher as demand was good ...

Environmental conditions have handed a mixed bag to stocker cattle producers this year. Stocker cattle need adequate forage to get them to the next level in the production cycle as feeder cattle or ...

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. That isn't to say there weren't any instances of higher spots, especially on some loads of yearlings but overall, the market ...

Compared to April 25: South Plains direct trades on a live basis up $1 from the previous week. No dressed cattle available at time of report. Boxed beef prices May 2 averaged $223.75 down $3.49 from ...

The winter grazing season is once again here for Oklahoma producers. Much of the winter forage has been put in the ground, and producers are counting on rain to produce good forage this fall.

Prolific rains during the spring and summer have produced a wealth of forages perfect for stocker calves. As summer heat builds and forage plants progress to a reproductive state, the nutritional ...

Price activity in the feeder cattle market has been bearish since the middle of August. Historically, this should not be surprising as the feeder cattle contracts tend to post highs in late spring ...

A survey distributed to the Texas stocker cattle industry by Texas A&M University System agricultural agencies will help collect vital trend data to assist in meeting future research and educational ...

AMARILLO -- Stocker cattle health always vbeen a challenge, but the challenge has increased over the years and producers may need to beef up their management plans, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee Extension livestock economist, shares with us this week good information on cattle prices in 2014: It probably goes without saying that cattle prices in 2014 ...

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. There were some instances of steer calves being sharply higher. Demand was moderate to good. Currently the market is completely ...