Easy access and flexibility are benefits to livestock auction markets. State of the Beef Industry survey respondents share ...

Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the funds were liquidating long positions as some of it was triggered by algorithm ...

Trump says administration working on deal to lower beef prices. October 17, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (October 16) that his administration was wo ...

It’s time we consider facts, not beef industry propaganda. Fact No. 1: The U.S. beef cow herd is the smallest it’s been in seven decades. Fact No. 2: Both domestic beef demand and consumption ...

Geopolitical sentiment remains tense vis-à-vis US with Russia and China. Australian old crop delivered wheat rallies in the ...

CoBank expects four to five quarter-point interest rate cuts through 2026, though stronger recent data may delay more ...

The U.S. has the fewest cattle right now since 1951, and ranchers face hard decisions on whether and how to grow their herds.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures closed mixed, with boxed beef mixed at midday, preparing for widespread direct business. The choppy tone in the broader market also ...

Grain futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Dec. corn was up 4.5 cents at $4.17 a bushel. Dec. wheat was down 2.25 cents at $4.99 a bushel. Dec. oats was off ...

There are an estimated 100 or more registered Wagyu farmers in the U.S. with more than 40,000 Wagyu or Wagyu-influenced cattle. And out of that 40K cattle, only around 5,000 are considered 100% ...

From cattle vaccination and stomach ulcers to headline-making diseases like bovine tuberculosis: Thoughts from a long-time ...

Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says the feeder futures have put on $25 this week and were due for a correction but ...