In a July 17, 2025, Barchart article on the cattle futures market, I concluded: The cattle trend remains bullish, no pun ...

On Aug. 15, 2025, the court granted final approval to the $83.5 million settlement with JBS in the In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef. The ...

I prefer to think about beef heifer retention as a percentage of beef cow inventory. A higher percentage suggests expansion ...

Cattle opened lower Monday morning, with hogs starting lower then turning mixed. Grains opened sharply higher. The cattle futures saw follow through selling pressure on Monday after huge reversals on ...

Live Cattle futures settled $1.55 to $1.87 lower to close out the Friday session. Cash trade has pulled back last week with $236 ($376 dressed) reported in the north, down $4-6 and $231 in the south, ...

Live cattle futures fell $1.25 to $2.05 in the nearby contracts on Monday, with the deferred contracts down 7 to 52 cents at the close. Cash action was at $191-192 trade in the South last week, with ...

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of 12.00 to 17.00 higher in the Southeast region. Demand was moderate to good. Markets moved back to ...

August live cattle futures (LEQ25) scored a contract and record high of $235.025 a hundredweight on Tuesday, Aug. 5. August feeder cattle futures (GFQ25) also hit a contract and record high today of ...

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 least ...