As a cattle feeder and commodity broker for 45 years, Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, Iowa, says he’s never seen a time like this, or even a close second, in the cattle market.

A weaker dollar index and a rose in the long-term bond prices were primarily bullish factors for commodities in June. The ...

Cattle on feed numbers trickled down in May, according to a report from the USDA and analysis from the Livestock Marketing Information Center.

Arkansas extension livestock economist James Mitchell explains the role of the cattle cycle, the changing relationship ...

In its latest monthly Cattle on Feed Report released Friday, the Agriculture Department said that new placements were down 7.8 percentage points for the month ended June 1 versus the same month last ...

Chicago cattle futures—feeders in particular—dropped sharply on Tuesday. Hogs also slipped back. Most-traded August live cattle futures settled at 210.650 cents per pound, down 4.900 cents. October ...

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 17, 2025: the first of two episodes dedicated to the 10-year commemoration of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting where nine black parishioners, ...

The feeder cattle cash and futures markets appear to be incorporating a risk premium due to the uncertainty in ... U.S. restaurant traffic continues to run eight to 10 per cent above year-ago levels.

In response to the continued expansion of screwworm flies into southern Mexico, the U.S. suspended live animal imports from Mexico on May 11, 2025, halting imports of feeder cattle from Mexico. In the ...

Calf prices for September through November delivery are quoted $20-$30/cwt below current levels. Buyers have incorporated a discount in anticipation of the opening of the U.S. border to Mexican feeder ...

Feeder cattle futures were heading lower into the Friday close, losing $4.75 to $5.10, with August down $3.72 over the course of the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.25 on June 12 with ...