Keeping producers in business: Cattle markets uncovered.
fair cattle markets
Our Mission
It is our goal to ensure every bull, calf, cull cow, lamb and horse sells for a fair price. Your profitability is our focus. Through our newly introduced initiative, we hope to help the industry learn, connect and make informed decisions that will establish market clarity, price discovery – and ultimately, long term financial stability for America’s livestock producers and feeders. We believe this investigative series, which will provide unique perspectives from the industry’s top leaders, will help find the answers we need.
Latest News & Updates
Daily Headlines for January 19, 2022
Farm Bureau wants bipartisan Build Back Better plan https://www.thefencepost.com/news/duvall-farm-bureau-wants-bipartisan-build-back-better-plan/ According to the Hagstrom Report, the American Farm Bureau Federation is unlikely to support the Build Back Better Act...
Daily Headlines for January 18, 2022
China 2021 pork output leaps 29%, recoups most of production lost to swine fever https://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-output-pork/update-2-china-2021-pork-output-leaps-29-recoups-most-of-production-lost-to-swine-fever-idINL1N2TX03R Reuter’s reported that...
Daily Headlines for January 12, 2022
USDA announces increased funding to support school meals and to help continue serving healthy meals to kids https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/01/07/usda-announces-increased-funding-support-school-meals-and-help U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
AUDIO: Kyle Arganbright, Co-founder and Executive VP of Sandhills State Bank discusses commoditized beef
Kyle Arganbright discusses how the cattle industry has tried to commoditize beef. High-quality beef should be earning a premium, but that isn’t the case because of packer concentration.
AUDIO: Brett Crosby, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association board member discusses the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021
Brett Crosby, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association board member discusses the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021. Crosby explains that the goal of this legislation is price discovery, which will give those who negotiate cash trade the information they need to price their animals accordingly.
