Keeping producers in business: Cattle markets uncovered.
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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
#FairCattleMarkets Daily Headlines – August 8, 2024
Farm Bureau releases livestock market analysis According to the Hagstrom Report, July 2024 marks the first time since 2016 that USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has not published its July Cattle Inventory report. As a result, the American Farm Bureau...
#FairCattleMarkets Daily Headlines – July 30, 2024
NCBA: DOD backs off on lab-based protein According to the Hagstrom Report, the Defense Department has backed off on its proposal to consider lab-grown protein as a food source for American troops. The Defense Department did not make an announcement, but according to...
#FairCattleMarkets Daily Headlines – July 23, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $110 Million in Meat and Poultry Processing to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Increase Competition, and Lower Food Costs...
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.
