Varilek’s Cattle Call – March 18, 2022
Varilek’s Cattle Call – March 4, 2022
Scott Varilek takes a look at this week's live cattle market
Varilek’s Cattle Call – February 25, 2022
Scott Varilek takes a look at this week's live cattle market
Varilek’s Cattle Call – February 4, 2022
- Higher cash trade - Contract highs for live cattle - Tightening cow herd
Varilek’s Cattle Call – January 28, 2022
- Steady live cattle cash trade - Spring buying not happening yet - Stronger U.S. dollar
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...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – January 14, 2022
Light volume cash news Slow chain speed COVID struggles
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)...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – January 7, 2022
- Two teered story to the market - Slower chain speed for packers - Weaker live cash trade - Large carcass weights
Daily Headlines for January 5, 2021
FSIS issues public health alert for ineligible imported meat and poultry products from China https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/fsis-issues-public-health-alert-ineligible-imported-meat-and-poultry-products-china The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – December 31, 2021
- January cash thoughts - $140 cash trade this week - Optimism in the cattle industry
Varilek’s Cattle Call – December 24, 2021
Futures market rally Large carcass weights Inflation Buying
Daily Headlines for December 21, 2021
Judge declares mistrial in chicken antitrust case https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/poultry/judge-declares-mistrial-chicken-antitrust-case According to AgWeb, a mistrial has been declared by a federal judge in Denver overseeing the trial of 10 current and former...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – December 17, 2021
- Live cattle cash prices slip - Leverage over packer is key to a rally - Futures market took a hit - Demand is still solid
Varilek’s Cattle Call – December 3, 2021
- Live cattle cash climbing - Omicron - Outside market volatility - Large carcass weights
Daily Headlines for December 2, 2021
FMSCA extends Hours of Service waiver for livestock haulers again • https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/pork/fmsca-extends-hours-service-waiver-livestock-haulers-again According to AgWeb, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended a 50-state...
Daily Headlines for November 30, 2021
Russia resumes beef, pork imports from 12 units of Brazilian producers • https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-resumes-beef-pork-imports-12-units-brazilian-producers-2021-11-23/ Reuters reported that Russia will be resuming beef and pork imports from 12...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – November 26, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EU-rWNRdOo - Hot cash market - Current feedyards - Feeder calf prices moving higher
Daily headlines for November 24, 2021
Cattle groups disagree on new legislation that would reshape U.S. cattle markets • https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/cattle-groups-disagree-on-new-legislation-that-would-reshape-u-s-cattle-markets/ According to Brownfield Ag News legislation is expected to be...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – November 19, 2021
- Higher live cattle cash trade - Leverage for producer - BSE rumors out of South America - Feed costs rallying
Daily Headlines for November 12, 2021
Deal on livestock marketing legislation https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2021/11/09/senators-forge-ahead-deal-mandate https://www.beefmagazine.com/regulatory/senators-reach-compromise-cattle-market-bill Beef Magazine reported that...
Daily Headlines for November 9, 2021
U.S. cattle imports fill void in Canada’s feeder supply https://www.producer.com/livestock/u-s-cattle-imports-fill-void-in-canadas-feeder-supply/ The Western Producer reported Canadian imports of live cattle are 277,290 head so far this year, 1.9 percent higher than...
VARILEK’S CATTLE CALL – November 5, 2021
Big futures run followed by immediate correction Fundamentals looking friendly Higher cash trade Break in corn prices
Daily Headlines for November 4, 2021
Surge in negotiated cash prices drive December live futures, fed market shows improvement https://www.thebeefread.com/2021/11/03/gap-and-go-8/ Beef Read reported that the surge in negotiated cash cattle prices to $128 Tuesday – the highest since April 2019 — has...
Daily Headlines for November 2, 2021
White House release text of Build Back Better Act https://uscattlemen.org/member-alert-white-house-releases-text-of-build-back-better-act/ The US Cattlemen Association reported that the White House and Congressional negotiators released the long-awaited Build Back...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – October 29, 2021
Scott Varilek takes a look at this week's live cattle market
Current cattle market daily headlines for October 28, 2021
Will the Run Up in Retail Meat Prices Continue? USDA Thinks So, Says Consolidation Isn't Fully to Blame • https://www.drovers.com/news/ag-policy/will-run-retail-meat-prices-continue-usda-thinks-so-says-consolidation-isnt-fully According to Drovers, an updated Consumer...
Current cattle market daily headlines for October 26, 2021
Cattle contract library legislation advances • https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/beef/cattle-contract-library-act-passes-ag-committee • https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/cattle-contract-library-legislation-advances •...
Current cattle market daily headlines for October 21, 2021
Beef Contract Library Bill Introduced in House In May 2021, NCBA met with American Farm Bureau Federation, Livestock Marketing Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF and U.S. Cattlemen's Association to discuss urgent concerns and the need for a cattle contract...
Current cattle market daily headlines for October 20, 2021
Bovine tuberculosis confirmed in Blaine County, Montana herd According to the Montana Department of Livestock, bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in Blaine County. For the first time in decades, an infected cow at slaughter was identified by meat inspectors during...
Varilek’s Cattle Call – October 22, 2021
Scott Varilek takes a look at this week's live cattle market
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for April 21, 2021
A new report released today by EY finds that repealing the step-up in basis tax provision would damage the gross domestic product (GDP) and significantly decrease job creation. The study was conducted for the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, which includes almost...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for March 17, 2021
After 20 years of advocacy, black farmers finally get debt relief https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/after-20-years-of-advocacy-black-farmers-finally-get-debt-relief The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act included in President Biden’s pandemic stimulus...

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.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for March 16, 2021
Black farmers have long faced discrimination, new aid aims to right past wrongs https://www.npr.org/2021/03/13/976659142/black-farmers-have-long-faced-discrimination-new-aid-aims-to-boost-their-numbers?utm_source=knewz Many people aren’t aware that somewhere within...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for March 15, 2021
Australian billionaire to sell cattle stations https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/australian-billionaire-sell-cattle-stations Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co., Australia’s second-largest beef producer, is planning to sell seven cattle stations across...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for March 12, 2021
CME Group launches Boxed Beef Index https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/cme-group-launches-boxed-beef-index The CME Group has begun publishing a Boxed Beef Index, a new pricing tool that tracks daily value further down the supply chain. The index will focus on...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 11, 2021
Missouri cattle market investigation gathers speed, family farm action calls on other states to follow https://farmactionalliance.org/ Missouri Representative David Gregory is contending that large meatpackers are coordinating widespread beef price-fixing collusion,...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 10, 2021
Brazil’s Marfrig posts record-high profit in 2020 https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/97759 On Monday, Brazil’s Marfrig Global Foods SA, the world’s largest hamburger producer, reported a record net profit of $575.6 million in 2020. The company...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 5, 2021
Cattle market profits need to trickle down to feedlots and cow-calf producers https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/03/03/cattle-market-profits-need-trickle Last week, boxed beef prices climbed to the second-highest price they have ever been at...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 9, 2021
Wyoming legislators introduce bill to preserve rancher choice when identifying cattle; https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/r-calf-wyoming-legislators-introduce-bill-to-preserve-rancher-choice-when-identifying-cattle Last week, Wyoming Representative Chip Neiman and...

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.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 8, 2021
Ballot initiative to criminalize husbandry practices would cost consumers, limit food availability...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 4, 2021
NCBA welcomes discussion on Cattle Market Transparency Act https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/ncba-welcomes-discussion-on-cattle-market-transparency-act On Tuesday, Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act in the U.S. Senate, a bill that...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 3, 2021
U.S. cattle producers rally around the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 https://uscattlemen.org/u-s-cattle-producers-rally-around-the-cattle-market-transparency-act-of-2021/ On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Cattle...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines from March 1, 2021
Colorado now has a statewide meat-free holiday, thanks to Governor Jared Polis https://newslinez.com/2021/02/24/colorado-now-has-a-statewide-meat-free-holiday-thanks-to-governor-jared-polis/ To promote meatless diets, Colorado’s Governor, Jared Polis, has declared...

AUDIO: Interview with Gilles Stockton, cattle and sheep rancher in Grass Range, MT
Gilles Stockton discusses how vertical integration has already taken out thousands of independent cattle feeders. Cow calf producers are feeling vertical integration through subtle instances such as the USDA pushing for mandatory RFID tags and the push for certain bloodlines.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 26, 2021
World’s top meat supplier envisions separate plant-based company https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-top-meat-supplier-envisions-100000499.html The world’s largest meat supplier, JBA SA, plans to set up a new global company focused solely on plant-based products....
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 25, 2021
Cattle feeders: Competing to sell cattle for the lowest price https://www.cattlerange.com/comprehensive-cattle-market-reports-analysis/cattle-industry-news/cattle-feeders-competing-to-see-who-will-sell-for-the-lowest-price/ In February of 2013, fed cattle were trading...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 24, 2021
USRSB sustainability modules for feedyards and auctions https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/usrsb-sustainability-modules-feedyards-and-auctions The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) has released additional sustainability modules for both the feedyard and...

VIDEO: Discussion with Oklahoma rancher Jerod McDaniel
Jerod McDaniel believes that the mess we have in the cattle industry is one that can’t be untangled. It’s obvious that the system is rigged, but for some reason we all continue to play. “A lot of the cattle industry problems fall right at the feet of the producers themselves who have refused to take the bull by the horns and say we aren’t going to take this anymore.”
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 23, 2021
Encouraging outlook: current market projections bring good news to beef producers https://www.wylr.net/2021/02/19/encouraging-outlook-current-market-projections-bring-good-news-to-beef-producers/ Commercial Cattle Manager and Livestock Market Analyst for DV Auction,...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 22, 2021
South Dakota legislature approves COOL resolution https://www.tsln.com/ag-politics/sd-legislature-approves-cool-resolution/ Last week, Senate Concurrent Resolution 604, “A resolution to Support Trade Negotiations to Remove Barriers to Country of Origin Labeling”...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 19, 2021
Winter storm Uri batters agriculture supply chain https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/winter-storm-uri-batters-agriculture-supply-chain During a Feedstuffs 365 live stream, panelists explained that Texas has been hit the worst by the most recent winter storm that made its...
CURRENT CATTLE MARKET DAILY HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Where’s the beef? Cattle, money missing https://news.yahoo.com/wheres-beef-cattle-money-missing-231600875.html In late 2020, the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama received a complaint from a stockyard regarding bad checks they had received from a gentleman...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines, February 17, 2021
Bill Gates: climate change disaster https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-gates-climate-change-disaster-60-minutes-2021-02-14/ Bill Gates has spent the last several decades investing almost 2 billion in some of the world’s toughest problems; global poverty, disease and...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 16, 2021
Justice for black farmers bill introduced in Senate https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/justice-for-black-farmers-bill-introduced-in-senate Back in November, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act. The bill went on to die...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 15, 2021
Imports of cattle and beef hit a historical high in 2020 https://www.thefencepost.com/news/imports-of-cattle-and-beef-hit-historical-high-in-2020/ The USDA recently released their cattle and beef trade data for December, which provided a clear picture of cattle and...

AUDIO: Montana Senator Steve Daines discusses the new U.S. administration
U.S. Senator Steve Daines of Montana discusses how the cattle industry needs to reinstate MCOOL. Senator Daines also touches on the market manipulation we’re seeing from the packers and how the Biden Administration’s Green New Deal will affect agriculture.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for February 12, 2021
Tyson Foods’ operating earning top $1 billion in Q1 https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/97295 On Thursday, Tyson Foods reported that its first-quarter adjusted operating earnings rose 24 percent to more than $1 billion. The company gave credit to its...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 11, 2021
Cattle margins slip, hogs in the black https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/profit-tracker-cattle-margins-slip-hogs-black Cattle traded more than $1 higher last week, but increasing feed costs erased some of the meek profits found on average feed yard...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 10, 2021
FarmlandFinder announces an online farm sale-leaseback program https://www.farmlandfinder.com/sale-leaseback FarmlandFinder has released a sale-leaseback program as part of its online marketplace for farmland. A farm sale-leaseback is when an investor acquires the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 9, 2021
NCBA sets 2021 priorities, elects new president https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/ncba-sets-2021-priorities-elects-new-president Last week during its virtual Winter Business Meeting, NCBA approved the organization’s top 2021 policy priorities. A continued focus for the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 5, 2021
Profit Tracker: growing packer/feeder margin spread http://www.drovers.com/markets/profit-tracker/profit-tracker-growing-packer/feeder-margin-spread Last week, beef packer margins increased $83/hd. to $387/hd., an increase of 20 percent from the week before. Increased profit...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 8, 2021
North Dakota state beef checkoff will remain mandatory https://www.tsln.com/ag-politics/north-dakota-state-beef-checkoff-will-remain-mandatory/ Last week, the North Dakota House Agricultural Committee voted down HB 1487, which would have made the state beef checkoff...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 4, 2021
Pasco rancher sued by meatpacker over 200,000 ‘missing’ cattle, declares bankruptcy https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/feb/01/pasco-rancher-sued-by-meat-packer-over-200000-miss/ Easterday Farms, one of the largest farming and ranching families in Washington filed...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 3, 2021
Senate Agriculture Committee approves Vilsack confirmation for USDA https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/senate-ag-committee-approves-vilsack-confirmation-usda There was bipartisan support on Tuesday as the Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 2, 2021
Congress to probe meatpackers’ COVID-19 actions https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/97079 The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis has informed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods and JBS USA...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 1, 2021
U.S. oil industry seeks unusual alliance with Farm Belt to fight Biden electric vehicle agenda...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 29, 2021
USDA freezes $2.3 billion supplemental CFAP https://www.agweb.com/news/business/taxes-and-finance/usda-freezes-23-billion-supplemental-cfap?fbclid=IwAR3QOIdCiL8T8unK6cVlGxnWtLM8rmncQHmpGfofkSJsy1gEN9l6QEd0iBA Late in the day on Wednesday, USDA reported that $2.3...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 28, 2021
Biden pauses oil and gas leases, cuts subsidies in ‘bold’ climate steps https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-01-27/biden-to-suspend-federal-drilling-strengthen-environmental-justice-in-new-climate-orders On Wednesday, President Biden signed a plethora of...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for January 27, 2021
Rural America, prepare for Biden’s newly-proposed tax...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 26, 2021
North Dakota considers making state beef checkoff voluntary https://www.tsln.com/ag-politics/north-dakota-considers-making-state-beef-checkoff-voluntary/ Representative Sebastian Ertelt of Libson, ND has introduced a bill in the North Dakota House of Representatives...

VIDEO: Members of R-CALF Board of Directors discuss the new Cattle Industry Long Range Plan
RCALF USA recently launched their Cattle Industry Long Range Plan that includes strategies to promote profitability and prosperity for family-owned and family-operated cattle operations. The plan also focuses on increasing profitability in America’s rural communities.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 25, 2021
Daines blasts Biden for nixing Keystone XL Pipeline Permit, will introduce bill to keep construction moving forward https://www.tsln.com/ag-politics/daines-blasts-biden-for-nixing-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-will-introduce-bill-to-keep-construction-moving-forward/...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines January 21, 2021
Tyson Foods reaches more settlements in chicken price-fixing litigation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyson-foods-chicken-settlement-idUSKBN29O2IK?utm_source=knewz On Wednesday, Tyson said that the company plans to pay $221.5 million to settle a price-fixing...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines January 20, 2021
Bans on GMO corn, glyphosate in Mexico would shrink food supplies, industry says https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-corn/bans-on-gmo-corn-glyphosate-in-mexico-would-shrink-food-supplies-industry-says-idUSL1N2JO2PX On December 31st, a decree was passed in Mexico to...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines January 19, 2021
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak spreads further in Namibia https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-spreads-further-in-namibia#:~:text=WINDHOEK%2C%20Jan%2013%20(Reuters),of%20agriculture%20said%20on%20Wednesday. Last week, Namibia’s...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines January 18, 2021
America’s biggest owner of farmland is now Bill Gates https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2021/01/14/americas-biggest-owner-of-farmland-is-now-bill-gates-bezos-turner/?sh=1a4c6ac06096 The fourth richest individual in the world, Bill Gates, is also the top...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 14, 2021
Nicaraguan beef processor gears for U.S. market expansion https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/96741 Nicaragua’s Nuevo Carnic, the largest purchaser of Nicaraguan beef products, has announced that it will be expanding its presence in the United States....
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 14, 2021
Tyson also proposes settlement in broiler price-fixing case https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/96687 On Monday, Tyson Foods reported that the company agreed to settle a portion of a class action lawsuit that was filed four years ago accusing major...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 13, 2021
January WASDE feed/grain report https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/wasde-feed-grain-outlook The January 2020/2021 U.S. corn outlook calls for lower production, reduced corn used for ethanol, smaller feed, residual use and exports and decreased ending stocks. Corn...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 12, 2021
Pilgrim’s Pride to settle civil poultry price-fixing claims https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/17661-pilgrims-pride-to-settle-civil-poultry-price-fixing-claims Pilgrim’s Pride has agreed to pay $75 million to settle price-fixing claims made against the company...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 11, 2021
Poll shows Covid-19 is taking a heavy toll on farmers’ mental health https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-policy-blog/blog-post/2021/01/06/poll-shows-covid-19-taking-heavy?fbclid=IwAR1zX0oO6TYwu5nYndeA6RyWWUyqQ33NBit_VQtPDuEvZBHuJmxA_Y_uXNI Last week, the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 8, 2021
U.S. Farmers Union condemns violence at the capitol https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/56372/us-farmers-union-condemns-yesterdays-violence-at-the-capitol/ The National Farmers Union (NFU) is labeling the group that stormed the capitol on Wednesday as insurrectionists...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 7, 2021
Chinese supermarkets, consumers seek domestic meats to cut contamination risks https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1211686.shtml Demand and prices for domestically produced meat in China is continuing to increase as Chinese customers remain concerned with the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for January 6, 2021
Slave labor at Brazilian cattle farms focus of new report https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/slave-labor-brazil-cattle-farm-beef/2021/01/04/id/1004092/?utm_source=knewz According to Reporter Brasil, an independent research group focused on environmental and...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for January 5, 2021
Brazil’s beef industry association forecasts exports up 6 percent in 2021 https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/96466 According to Brazil’s beef industry association Abiec, Brazilian beef exports are expected to reach 2.14 million metric tons in 2021, up...

AUDIO: Farm Broadcaster Colonel Jon Phillips discusses the large battles facing the cattle industry
Colonel Jon Phillips explains how captive supply is driving our industry towards vertical integration. He also touches on the need for cattle producers to get involved with industry issues and to ask themselves what they’re doing to improve the industry.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for January 4, 2021
The meat industry rails against new dietary guidelines for only mentioning ‘beef’ 5 times as the U.S. promotes plant-based protein https://www.insider.com/new-usda-dietary-plan-meat-industry-wondering-wheres-the-beef-2020-12 Some agriculture advocacy groups have come...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 31, 2020
China meat association calls for exporters to disinfect shipments to prevent COVID-19 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-food/china-meat-assoc-calls-for-exporters-to-disinfect-shipments-to-prevent-covid-19-idUSKBN2930YW According to the China...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 30, 2020
Fired Tyson boss says COVID-19 office pool was a ‘morale boost’ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/fired-tyson-boss-covid-office-pool-morale-boost-74936693 Tyson Foods fired seven plant managers on Dec. 16 for betting on how many workers would get sick with...

AUDIO: Jim Jensen of Lucky 7 Angus, “We all know the best environmentalists in the world are those of us in agriculture.”
Jim Jensen discusses how his operation focuses on feed efficiency, which has produced an animal with phenomenal carcass traits and a product that is environmentally friendly. He also touches on MCOOL, the beef checkoff referendum and how an upcoming Biden Administration may impact agriculture.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 29, 2020
President Trump signs omnibus spending, Covid-19 relief bill https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/president-trump-signs-omnibus-spending-covid-relief-bill/ On Sunday night, President Trump signed the bill that funds the government and will provide a third round of...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 28, 2020
Where are half-million calves hiding? https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/sort-cull/blog-post/2020/12/23/half-million-calves-hiding?fbclid=IwAR2sOv7152bzsBmxIbwXP8n75rYAODr4-5tviQu0RRHHtMJX_wfAbUuUb8A The December 1 Cattle on Feed report came and went...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 24, 2020
CattleFax; 2021 Cattle Market Outlook Even though the U.S. cowherd is going into its third year of contraction, the effects of COVID-19 will keep cattle prices subdued as we head into 2021. One major effect from the virus is the abundant supply of fed cattle that will...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 23, 2020
Tyson reports “misappropriation” of funds be beef supplier https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/tyson-reports-misappropriation-funds-beef-supplier On Monday, Tyson Foods filed corrected financial results in its beef segment with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 22, 2020
COVID aid package details https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2020/12/21/new-round-crop-livestock-aid-deal-2?fbclid=IwAR3d6aIzUEQM3oX-KUP800YZI2EhVpGAWtloVNd-4XhQxpMchth-QJQlGGI On Sunday, Congress reached a deal to pass a $900 billion...

AUDIO: Bryan Gill of Gill Red Angus, “Our congressmen need to decide if feeding the country is more important than lining their pockets.”
Bryan Gill discusses how the cattle industry needs to come together if we want to solve our issues. He believes that too much money is passing through lobbyists’ hands. The industry has groups that claim to represent cattle producers, but their actions say otherwise.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 21, 2020
Cattle president concerned with push for a beef checkoff referendum https://wnax.com/news/180081-cattle-president-concerned-with-push-for-a-beef-checkoff-referendum/ Eric Jennings, President of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, is concerned with the push for a...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 18, 2020
Biden to pick Representative Haaland as interior secretary https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/deb-haaland-interior-secretary-biden/%3foutputType=amp Yesterday, President-elect Joe Biden chose Representative Deb Haaland...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 17, 2020
R-CALF completes first-ever cattle producers’ long-range plan https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/r-calf-completes-first-ever-cattle-producers-long-range-plan The Board of Directors of R-CALF USA has spent the last several weeks developing the first ever long-range plan...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 16, 2020
How the pandemic altered global beef consumption patterns https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/96231 According to Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly Q4 report, Covid-19 has disrupted beef eating patterns around the world. Despite a 20 to 30 percent reduction in...

AUDIO: Auctioneer Quest Flesner discusses the value of MCOOL
Quest Flesner believes that the cattle industry needs to reinstate MCOOL so consumers will be able to know where their beef is coming from. He also discusses how our industry must find a way to achieve true price discovery in our cattle markets if we want to avoid vertical integration.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 15, 2020
Biden agricultural secretary pick made $1 million a year off of struggling farmers https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-agricultural-secretary-pick-made-1m-a-year-off-struggling-farmers Tom Vilsack, soon to be agricultural secretary for the Biden administration,...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 14, 2020
Cattle feed costs impacting profits in 2021 https://www.feedstuffs.com/markets/cattle-feed-costs-impacting-profits-2021 Corn prices have been increasing since early August, and there is no doubt this increase has affected feeder cattle values. Since mid-2014, corn...

AUDIO: Nebraska cattle rancher Karina Jones, “We have to become our own lobbyists and call out the corruption.”
Karina Jones discusses how lawmakers in Washington D.C. are too far removed from what is truly going on within the cattle industry. She believes that every producer needs to get involved and go after those big asks in hopes of saving our industry.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, December 3, 2020
Singapore issues first regulatory approval for lab-grown meat to Eat Just https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/singapore-issues-first-regulatory-approval-for-lab-grown-meat-to-eat-just.html Eat Just, a private company headquartered in San Francisco, CA has received the...

AUDIO: Jay Nordhausen, Co-owner of Ogallala Livestock Auction Market discusses market outlook for 2021
Jay Nordhausen shares his thoughts on how the pandemic and drought have impacted the cull cow market. He also touches on what producers should expect with the bred female market throughout the rest of the year and into 2021.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 2, 2020
In new allegation, lawsuit says Tyson officials lied to interpreters about Covid-19 dangers in Waterloo plant https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2020/11/30/lawsuit-tyson-managers-lied-interpreters-covid-19-threat-waterloo-iowa-plant/6464310002/ A...

VIDEO: Austin Snedden and Carson Jorgensen discuss the consequences of a democratic administration
In this joint conversation, Austin Snedden and Carson Jorgensen discuss how agriculture will be impacted by a democratic administration, the push to do away with CAFOs, the importance of those in agriculture telling their story and various other issues facing agriculture today.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for December 1, 2020
New Zealand grass-fed brand launches U.S. direct-to-consumer e-commerce website https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95761 New Zealand’s Silver Fern Farms has launched a direct-to-consumer e-commerce website to sell its premium grass-fed red meat...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 30, 2020
Steak out: China’s coronavirus testing chokes beef trade https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-beef/steak-out-chinas-coronavirus-testing-chokes-beef-trade-idUSKBN2870JN China is experiencing empty meat shelves that usually stock beef from around...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 27, 2020
Priciest cows ever are squeezing meatpackers in Brazil beef boom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-24/priciest-cows-ever-are-squeezing-meatpackers-in-brazil-beef-boom?utm_source=knewz For some time now, Brazil has been experiencing a beef boom, but it...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 25, 2020
Meat packers accelerated spread of Covid-19, study says https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/meat-packers-accelerated-spread-covid-19-study-says Last week, the Academy of Sciences released research linking meatpacking plants to 6 to 8 percent of U.S. Covid-19...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 24, 2020
ACLU files federal lawsuit against a Nebraska meatpacking plant over “treacherous Covid-19 conditions” https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2020/11/23/aclu-files-federal-lawsuit-against-nebraska-meatpacking-plant-over-treacherous-covid-19-conditions/ On Monday, a federal...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 23, 2020
U.S. cattle groups call for clear labels https://www.agupdate.com/tristateneighbor/news/livestock/u-s-cattle-groups-call-for-clear-labels/article_5ba4fb5a-28f3-11eb-b051-ef612946f809.html?fbclid=IwAR0XwzWGm_RJ54XllxELpdFT62sCtj7A9vtqzjLVNsjlKBaAABL4_MaIVNw Eric Nelson...

AUDIO: Discussion with Mike Eby, Executive Director of Organization for Competitive Markets
Mike Eby, Executive Director of OCM, discusses packer concentration, beef imports, the DOJ investigation into our big four beef packers and recent comments made by NCBA claiming that OCM is a “domestic terrorist organization.”
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 20, 2020
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim https://www.1011now.com/2020/11/19/lawsuits-tyson-managers-bet-on-virus-cases-at-iowa-plant/?fbclid=IwAR2KV-aUx8Oe9avqlvm9LgogUDs518LPGZ5B0FNeb4LQVN5z1OPiITXFViY Yesterday, Tyson Foods suspended top officials...
Current Cattle Market Headlines for Thursday November 19, 2020
"Remember this acronym: RCEP" https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95650 Last weekend, fifteen Asian and Oceanic countries came together to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP); the world’s largest multi-country trade agreement,...
Current Cattle Market Headlines for Wednesday November 18, 2020
Beyond Meat plans to launch two new versions of its meatless burger https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/beyond-meat-to-launch-two-new-versions-of-its-meatless-burger.html Beyond Meat is set to launch two new versions of its Beyond Burger nationwide early next year....

AUDIO: Cattle Rancher Austin Snedden explains how the USDA has contributed to packer consolidation
Austin Snedden explains how the USDA has contributed to packer consolidation. He also discusses the inaccurate labeling of beef by USDA and the need for MCOOL in the cattle industry.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 17, 2020
Strong beef and pork results propel Tyson performance https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95608 Tyson Foods Inc. has posted a 40 percent increase in their fourth quarter adjusted operating income compared to the same time period in 2019. Strong beef and...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 16, 2020
Biden review of USDA may have a climate mitigation perspective https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/biden-review-of-usda-may-have-a-climate-mitigation-perspective President-elect Joe Biden’s focus during his transition to the white house has come down to four...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 13, 2020
Marfrig benefits from record exports in Q3 https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95543 Brazilian based meat processor, Marfrig, has recorded a net profit of $125 million in the third quarter of 2020. This is more than six times higher than the profit...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 12, 2020
Court denies emergency order after southern New Mexico’s Stampede Meat sues to halt virus closure https://kvia.com/news/business-technology/2020/11/10/southern-new-mexicos-stampede-meat-sues-state-to-stay-open-despite-virus-outbreak/ On Tuesday, a federal judge denied...

AUDIO: Cattle Feeder Troy Stowater explains NCBA’s voluntary framework to achieve robust price discovery
Troy Stowater explains NCBA’s voluntary framework to achieve robust price discovery and how their seventy-five percent approach is adequate enough to make the packers compete.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for November 11, 2020
McDonald’s to launch its own plant-based burger, the McPlant, after Beyond Meat test https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mcdonalds-to-launch-its-own-plant-based-burger-the-mcplant-after-beyond-meat-test-11604949575?siteid=bnbh McDonald’s will be testing a new...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for November 10, 2020
Ranchers call for state meat inspection to boost beef industry https://nebraska.tv/news/ntvs-grow/ranchers-call-for-state-meat-inspection-to-boost-beef-industry?fbclid=IwAR2azmvGLJwc7CeKv9-6FrvnWiDAgmhsG6tYLo0MIx4ksHt1PLSVKHZUzRA When the pandemic hit in the spring,...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for November 9, 2020
The company we keep: Kessler’s ties to radical group https://www.thefencepost.com/news/the-company-we-keep-kesslers-ties-to-radical-group/?fbclid=IwAR1Z61xLWKzaS2MOj64JPghxjfa3F8VgUWeLWkRYrUa0ULxZHcuJtcFStVw Ellen Kessler, Colorado Governor Polis’ appointee to the...

AUDIO: Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Exec. VP, Terry Fankhauser, “The cattle industry tends to circle the wagons and shoot inward.”
Terry Fankhauser talks about the need for the industry to put our transgressions aside so we can move forward and solve our own problems. He emphasizes the fact that we need to think of those that will come after us and those that came before us.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for November 6, 2020
University of Tennessee’s Agriculture Policy Analysis Center urges the return of COOL https://www.r-calfusa.com/university-of-tennessees-ag-policy-analysis-center-urges-return-of-cool/ Harwood Schaffer and Dr. Daryll Ray of the University of Tennessee’s Agriculture...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 5, 2020
JBS shareholders to sue Batista brothers, former managers for damages https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/24047-jbs-shareholders-to-sue-batistas-former-managers-for-damages JBS shareholders have voted in favor of suing Joesley and Wesley Batista for losses incurred...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 4, 2020
Dairy Farmers of America has rolled out its Dairy+ Milk Blends combining plant-based and dairy milk to the Northeast https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/10/31/Hybrid-milk-DFA-rolls-out-Dairy-Milk-Blends-combining-plant-based-and-dairy-milk-to-Northeast...

AUDIO: Cattle and sheep rancher Mike Hollenbeck speaks about beef checkoff referendum
Mike Hollenbeck explains the push for a beef checkoff referendum in cow calf country. Not everyone who signs the petition is against the program, they just want the checkoff to be held accountable.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for November 2, 2020
Cargill names seven to their beef sustainability advisory panel https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95258 In January, Cargill launched its BeefUp Sustainability initiative, which has the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity by 30 percent across...
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for October 28, 2020
Cattle organizations working on market solutions https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2020/10/26/state-groups-break-ncba-cattle?fbclid=IwAR2vOy94ne15xwyQnDTvH1WmsSRB052jXGJsgq5fz3V9vBuCu70A9cUQkhI Seventeen state cattle organizations have stepped...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday October 27, 2020
Farm, business groups warn Iowa voters of threat of Green New Deal https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/farm-business-groups-warn-iowa-voters-of-threat-of-green-new-deal-20201020 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Farm Bureau recently warned Iowa...

VIDEO: Steve Stratford of Pratt Livestock discusses importance of beef checkoff reform
Steve Stratford explains how the beef checkoff worked for the whole industry when it was first implemented, but today producers are seeing very little benefit from the program while packer’s margins have increased to exorbitant amounts.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, October 26, 2020
Impossible Foods will double research and development to eliminate animal farming https://venturebeat.com/2020/10/20/impossible-foods-will-double-rd-to-eliminate-animal-farming/ Impossible Foods plans to double the size of its research and development team over the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, October 23, 2020
Presidential candidates on agricultural issues https://www.tsln.com/news/presidential-candidates-on-agricultural-issues/ The American Farm Bureau recently compiled our two presidential candidate’s stances’ on agriculture-related issues. International trade: Joe Biden-...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, October 22, 2020
Judge denies motion to dismiss turkey price-fixing case https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95126 Judge Virginia M. Kendall has denied a motion to dismiss a price-fixing case against turkey producers in the Northern District of Illinois. Olean Wholesale...

AUDIO: Dustin Aherin talks about his report, “The Case for Capacity”
Dustin Aherin talks about the need for additional packing capacity in the cattle industry. His recent report, “The Case for Capacity,” explains the benefits that come along with adding capacity and the consequences of not doing so.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Federal judge won’t dismiss pork price-fixing suit https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/95098 Judge John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota has denied a request by pork processors to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of fixing prices. Judge...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Interview: Agriculture Secretary Perdue gives industry high marks for Covid response http://library.meatingplace.com/publication/?i=676576&ver=html5&p=76?allowguest=true Recently, Secretary Perdue sat down with Meatingplace to discuss improvements that are...

VIDEO: Attorney Harriet Hageman, “The reality is that the U.S. beef and cattle industry is the safest in the world, we’re importing our problems.”
Harriet Hageman discusses how the cattle industry is facing a monopolistic situation with the four big beef packers. She feels that this fundamental problem must be addressed in order to avoid vertical integration.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, October 19, 2020
Cattle market’s bottom is in, Nalivka says https://www.drovers.com/article/cattle-markets-bottom-nalivka-says According to Sterling Marketing president John Nalivka, 2020 will be the low for calf prices and cow-calf profitability as he expects better days in the...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, October 16, 2020
Pilgrim’s Pride plans $75 million expansion in Cold Spring, MN. https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94975 Pilgrim’s Pride has announced that it is making a $75 million expansion to its production facility located in Cold Spring, MN. Construction will be...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, October 15, 2020
Pilgrim’s Pride reaches plea deal with justice department on chicken price-fixing allegations https://www.wsj.com/articles/pilgrim-s-pride-reaches-plea-agreement-with-justice-department-on-chicken-price-fixing-allegations-11602649655 Pilgrim’s Pride, the...

VIDEO: Trey Wasserburger, “The DOJ’s investigation into the big four beef packers is the industry’s only hope.”
Trey Wasserburger discusses how the industry needs to come together and get behind the DOJ investigation, as it is our only hope to save the industry. He also talks about Agri Stats, Inc., a data-sharing firm that has blatantly exhibited collusion in both the chicken and hog industries.

VIDEO: Trey Wasserburger discusses how packer concentration has led to the inability to kill cattle
“There are a lot of undermining issues within the cattle industry, but none of that matters if we don’t figure out the concentration at the packer level.” Trey Wasserburger discusses how packer concentration has led to the inability to kill cattle, something we have never seen before. He also explains that formulas and captive supply have resulted in little to no true price discovery in the cash cattle market.

AUDIO: Fred Wacker, President of the Montana Stockgrower’s Association, explains why RFID tags could be beneficial
Fred Wacker, President of Montana Stockgrowers Association, explains how RFID tags will not only benefit producers from a traceability standpoint, but also as a marketing tool.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday October 8, 2020
Tyson targeted in new suit alleging lax plant measures during pandemic https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94854 Tyson Foods Inc. has again found itself in another lawsuit. The family of a worker at a plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa who died in April...
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, October 7, 2020
USDA chief blurs public duties and politics https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94797 Lawmakers and ethnic watchdogs are accusing USDA’s Secretary Sonny Perdue of blurring public duties and politics. At a USDA event with North Carolina food producers in...

AUDIO: Brooke Miller, “If this continues, we’ll become dependent on multi-national and foreign companies for our food sources.”
Brooke Miller explains how packers have done an excellent job monopolizing the market. He feels that packer concentration must be addressed if the cattle industry wants to avoid vertical integration.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, October 6, 2020
CME Group launching pork cutout futures, options https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/cme-group-launching-pork-cutout-futures-options On September 29th, CME Group announced that it would launch pork cutout futures and options on November 9th, 2020, pending all relevant...

VIDEO: Follow up Interview with Corbitt Wall regarding RFID ear tags, fall projections, election
Corbitt Wall explains how mandatory RFID tags will cause more cattle producers to be forced from the industry. He also talks about what to expect for the calf market heading into this fall and the fat cattle market through the rest of 2020.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, October 5, 2020
Johnson introduces sweeping cattle reform bill Read our Interview with Dusty Johnson here. https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-introduces-sweeping-cattle-reform-bill Last week, U.S. representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the PRICE Act,...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, October 2, 2020
Meatpackers deny workers benefits for Covid-19 deaths https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-jbs-colorado-insig/meatpackers-deny-workers-benefits-for-covid-19-deaths-illnesses-idUSKBN26K1X6 Six workers have died from Covid-19 at JBS USA’s slaughterhouse...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, October 1, 2020
Minnesota judge tosses cattle price-fixing lawsuit https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94691 A case brought before a Minnesota federal court by cattle ranchers that alleged JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National beef of conspiring to reduce cattle prices by...

VIDEO: Jon Schaben discusses mandatory RFID ear tags, market outlook and more
Jon Schaben explains how producers will pay for the government to know everything about their operations if mandatory RFID tags are implemented. He feels that this move will put the cattle industry one step closer to vertical integration.

AUDIO: Ted Baum of Elgin Livestock discusses the grim outlook for cattle markets headed into the fall
Ted Baum discusses his outlook on the markets heading into the fall. He also talks about vertical integration increasing within the cattle industry because of packer concentration.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Brazil surges ahead in global beef exports http://www.micausa.org/brazil-surges-ahead-in-global-beef-exports/ 2020 has proven to be a tough year for global markets due to Covid-19 causing a significant impact on the supply and demand for beef around the world. Despite...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, September 28, 2020
Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-health-iowa-archive-iowa-city-b11ef8d6b6c97b2ddc38c9b81a2eb971 Iowa Premium Beef Plant located in Tama, IA has been issued a citation by Iowa regulators for a large...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, September 25, 2020
Sponsored by Sandhills State Bank The most committed brand in banking. R-CALF and NCBA react to Senator Fischer’s legislation to address problems with the cattle markets...

AUDIO: CEO Greg Hanes discusses how beef checkoff is being used, addresses concerns of producers
Greg Hanes explains how the Beef Checkoff is working to increase beef demand both domestically and internationally. He also discusses what the checkoff can and can’t do to try to help the tough market situation that cattle producers are facing.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, September 24, 2020
Analyst’s estimates for Friday’s ‘Cattle on Feed’ report http://www.dailylivestockreport.com/documents/dlr%2009-22-20.pdf Overall, analysts expect to see a notable increase in the number of cattle on feed, a result of expected strong placements during August at a time...

AUDIO: Rancher Shelly Ziesch speaks about the importance of truth in labeling
Shelly Ziesch explains how lack of competition within the processing sector is standing in the way of fair cattle markets. She believes that the beef industry needs to avoid vertical integration at all costs.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Senator Fischer introduces Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 https://www.tsln.com/news/senator-fischer-introduces-cattle-market-transparency-act-of-2020/ Yesterday, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Meat was once in short supply amid pandemic. Now, it’s on sale https://www.wsj.com/articles/meat-was-once-in-short-supply-amid-pandemic-now-its-on-sale-11600614000?mod=hp_lead_pos11 Our country saw shortages of meat when the pandemic first hit in the spring, however...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, September 21, 2020
Iowa Farm Bureau approves 50-14 policy, MCOOL https://www.tsln.com/news/iowa-farm-bureau-approves-50-14-policy/ County Farm Bureau voting delegates recently adopted policy language on livestock, biofuels, biosecurity and other crucial state and national issues at the...

AUDIO: CEO Matt Teagarden details the concerns the Kansas Livestock Association has with the current cattle industry
Matt Teagarden explains that the main concern of Kansas Livestock Association members is to ensure effective, robust price discovery at the fed cattle level. KLA is focused on achieving this through negotiated grid transactions.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, September 18, 2020
More African swine fever cases found in Germany https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94458 German officials announced earlier this week that they have discovered five additional cases of African swine fever in wild boards in the eastern state of...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, September 17, 2020
Kenilworth brahman heifers smash the record books at Charters Towers https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6924066/record-breaking-heifers-sell-at-charters-towers/ A line of 104 yearling heifers weighing 666 lbs. recently sold in the northern region of...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
USDA boss’s home state got most trade aid per farmer, GAO finds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-14/usda-boss-s-home-state-georgia-got-most-trade-aid-per-farmer?sref=UTbvKgk5 Last year, farmers in Secretary Perdue’s home state of Georgia received the...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, September 15, 2020
JBS hit with OSHA fines https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94390 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited JBS Foods Inc. in Greeley, CO, for failing to protect their employees from exposure to the...

AUDIO: Rancher Tracy Hunt discusses industry threats like Foot and Mouth Disease, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Q: What do you feel are the major issues standing in the way of fair cattle markets? The biggest issue is the dominant position the packers have. If there were more marketing options, packers wouldn’t be in the position to oppress producers and depress prices....

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, September 14, 2020
"Why cutting back on beef is good for you and the planet" https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/a33565385/beef-negative-impact-on-environment-health/ Americans eat an average of 58 lbs. of beef per year, while the world average is right around 14 lbs. Prevention...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, September 11, 2020
Thick clouds of mosquitoes kill livestock after hurricane https://journalstar.com/business/thick-clouds-of-mosquitoes-kill-livestock-after-hurricane/article_9dd4f916-dafd-5a12-b8a2-9d4afd7e11f3.html Since Hurricane Laura hit, southwest Louisiana has been experiencing...

AUDIO: Jim Magagna discusses how Wyoming Stock Growers Association is working to achieve fair cattle markets
Jim Magagna, Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, feels that the industry has moved from a position of desperation into a position of strength as we’ve seen the market rebound over the past few months. He thinks that transparency and competition within our cattle markets must be restored.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, September 10, 2020
Tyson Foods becomes first U.S. food company to verify sustainable cattle production practices at scale...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Tag, you’re it: USDA proposes phasing out metal id tags by 2023 https://www.tsln.com/news/tag-youre-it-usda-proposes-phasing-out-metal-id-tags-by-2023/ In July of this year, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a proposal in the Federal...

Current Cattle Headlines for Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Bob Evans files lawsuit against 19 processors for chicken price inflation https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94274 Bob Evans Farms is suing 19 poultry processors for both restricting the supply of chicken and engaging in price manipulation. A few of...

AUDIO: Kyle Hemmert owner of Oakley Livestock Commission Co. discusses industry issues
Kyle Hemmert discusses cattle industry issues such as packer concentration, the recent CFAP payments, MCOOL, and the beef checkoff program. He feels that cattle producers must get some leverage back in order to avoid vertical integration.

Current Cattle Market Headlines for Monday, September 7, 2020
New Zealand suspends live cattle exports after ship capsized off Japan https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/world/asia/cattle-ship-capsized.html New Zealand has suspended the export of live cattle after a ship carrying 43 crewmembers and almost 6,000 head of cows...

AUDIO: Economist Jayson Lusk, “The only thing to blame for the cause of all these issues is Covid-19.”
Jayson Lusk, Economist at Purdue University, discusses how the processing sector isn’t to blame for the unfair markets that cattle producers are facing. He also explains how a vertically integrated industry comes with trade-offs such as price stability.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, September 3, 2020
Montana candidate for governor unveils growth plan with COOL initiative https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94206 Montana’s Lt. Governor Mike Cooney, recently unveiled an economic growth plan that would revive Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for meat...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Alternative meat startup is hoping this 3D-printed steak could upend the meat industry https://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printed-steak-redefine-meat-alternative-meat-2020-8?fbclid=IwAR2vusYthMKpdb7Jgf45uav6kOeBCnyMMiCNkVpU44ODo9LhbNIs-nYa1m4 Redefine Meat, an Israeli...

AUDIO: Dave Duquette discusses the firewall insulating President Trump from issues facing our industry
Dave Duquette, President of Duquette Strategies and Founder and President of Western Justice, discusses the firewall insulating President Trump from the issues threatening the cattle industry. He feels that cattle producers must be vocal about these issues and fight for the industry.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday September 1, 2020
Cool case vs. big packers is appealed https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94136 Two lawsuits brought against the big four beef packers (JBS, Cargill, Tyson, and National Beef) over packages of their beef labeled “Product of the U.S.A.”, have been...

AUDIO: Hank Klosterman discusses why redistributing leverage in market is vital to cattle producers
Hank Klosterman, cattle procurement and cattle producer located near David City, NE, discusses the lack of leverage within the cattle industry. He feels that the industry is in danger of vertical integration if packer capacity isn’t addressed and the futures contract isn’t fixed to regain some leverage.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, August 31, 2020
Taiwan paves way for U.S. trade deal by easing pork, beef imports https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-usa-trade/taiwan-paves-way-for-us-trade-deal-by-easing-pork-beef-imports-idUSKBN25O0WE On Friday, Taiwan announced it would be easing restriction on the import...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, August 28, 2020
Mexican officials investigate possible Clenbuterol poisonings https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/94047 Health officials in the Mexican state of Morelos, south of Mexico City, are investigating a foodborne illness event that has caused more than 50...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, August 27, 2020
Wal-Mart settles lawsuit alleging overcharges for meat https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/23614-walmart-settles-lawsuit-alleging-overcharges-for-meat Earlier this month, Wal-Mart agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the retailer of improperly...

AUDIO: John Hansen, “The current DOJ investigation into the packers is a joke.”
John Hansen discusses the losses cattle feeders have been dealing with for years. He feels there is plenty of evidence exhibiting illegal activity by the packer between the Holcomb fire and the price gouging that occurred during the pandemic.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Feeding margins in the black https://www.drovers.com/article/profit-tracker-feeding-margins-black After a seven-week rally in negotiated cash fed cattle prices, cattle feeding margins have finally went into the black. Last week’s average profit was noted at $40 per...

AUDIO: Rancher Neil Sanders discuss the possibility of a processing facility in Black Hills
Neil Sanders discusses plans for a smaller processing plant to be built near Hot Springs, SD. He explains some of the challenges and how this plant and other smaller plants will benefit the cattle industry.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
USCA joins letter to Secretary Perdue on U.S. beef https://uscattlemen.org/usca-joins-letter-to-secretary-perdue-on-u-s-beef/?fbclid=IwAR0VmzDdZ717sVUF4Ut_ES5lfz29TErsDk05IL366FJJ6GDZ9of7_OZff3g On Monday, the United States Cattlemen’s Association joined eleven other...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, August 24, 2020
New owners of Fed Cattle Exchange have changes on the menu https://www.tsln.com/news/new-owners-of-fed-cattle-exchange-have-changes-on-the-menu/ For the last four years, the Fed Cattle Exchange was an online bidding platform that gave cattle feeders the option of...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, August 21, 2020
USDA awards contracts for RFID ear tags https://drgnews.com/2020/08/19/usda-awards-contracts-for-rfid-ear-tags/ The USDA recently awarded contracts to purchase up to eight million RFID ear tags. This contract allows USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, August 20, 2020
Temporary change to imported beef https://news.mcdonalds.ca/covid-19-temporary-change-imported-beef?fbclid=IwAR2Ebrxz1-ao7Q7YsTu4ayEWonNhQ6vYDdYATOKxFocCjLXCISfcJneU3oQ McDonald’s Canada has has had a long-standing commitment to serve 100 percent Canadian beef....

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The bears are building in the cattle market https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/sort-cull/blog-post/2020/08/17/bears-building-cattle-market?fbclid=IwAR3twjGqKpwHAb7gsk6oQUpFWFYDm5j5MmFEN8uvih5TC_H1MJi8h_zyLQ0 Cattle markets have been favorable over the past...

AUDIO: Gary Cammack, “While we work to promote our own niche, we need to be sure not to tear down any other part of the business.”
Gary Cammack discusses how competition in our cattle markets has disappeared due to packer concentration. He also touches on the importance of promoting beef, but being sure not to tear down other parts of the industry while doing so.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, August 18, 2020
NCBA’s Kent Bacus explains why we need to import small amounts of beef http://www.oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/beefbuzz/2020/08/00037_beefbuzz081420_085308.php#.XzrCXpNKj_R Kent Bacus, Director of International Trade and Market Access for NCBA, recently stated in an...

AUDIO: Jacob Wingebach discusses how destructive government overreach can be for small processing plants
Jacob Wingebach discusses the need for additional smaller processing plants. He explains how government overreach has gotten in the way of Sandhills Beef Co. receiving their USDA grant of inspection.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, August 17, 2020
Covid-19 contaminated meat carcasses are packaged, carried to consumers https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lawsuit-covid-19-contaminated-meat-carcasses-packaged-carried-to-consumers-225459717.html Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a non-profit...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, August 14, 2020
Mission Barns will now let the public try their new cultured bacon https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennysplitter/2020/08/03/mission-barns-bacon-tasting/?fbclid=IwAR1XUzDOL1tB7RcH1MlQhtK9Q-8TYTyfOQHe2JAQmr5FVpAD5G0xRgku0s0#749b4a913c9b Cultivated meat maker, Mission...

AUDIO: Rachel Gabel addresses the ongoing fight for preserving rural Colorado, agriculture
Rachel Gabel discusses how extremists are threatening Colorado’s agriculture industry. To show your support, Rachel urges everyone to sign on to a letter that will be sent to Governor Polis requesting that vegan activist, Ellen Kessler, will have her appointment to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine retracted.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, August 13, 2020
Fighting for rural Colorado and agriculture https://www.tsln.com/news/showing-up-fighting-for-rural-colorado-and-agriculture/ Governor Polis of Colorado recently appointed a woman who identifies herself as a vegan activist to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine....

AUDIO: Rancher Dean Wang explains the repercussions of too much government control in cattle industry
Dean Wang explains the concerns of government mandates that go along with MCOOL and Senator Grassley’s 50/14 legislation.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Maxwell Foods shutting down hog operation https://www.agriculture.com/livestock/pork-powerhouses/maxwell-foods-shutting-down-hog-operation?fbclid=IwAR2VWMY58LEn9zulyqDkPPlcMiZCRzQYSVQoRxEFihn1Jvslhd7scmkQxPA Maxwell Foods located in Goldsboro, NC will be permanently...

AUDIO: NCBA President Marty Smith explains how lack of packing capacity leads to disaster
Marty Smith, NCBA President, discusses the need for more packing capacity to increase competition in our cattle markets so small and mid-sized feeders will be able to make a profit.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Tuesday, August 11, 2020
U.S. farm state senators in a beef over livestock bill https://de.reuters.com/article/usa-senate-cattle/u-s-farm-state-senators-in-a-beef-over-livestock-bill-idUKL1N2F71MW In May, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and a bipartisan group of colleagues introduced a bill...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, August 10, 2020
Senators bring #faircattlemarkets to capitol hill https://uscattlemen.org/senators-bring-faircattlemarkets-to-capitol-hill/?fbclid=IwAR3oy1jS2MVjVQc4mvbf2Nt6kb0Aamvyi0_rQ1YeDY9txjocbu7VA50G57A Last week, Senator John Tester of Montana and Senator Chuck Grassley of...

AUDIO: Sheila Ellis discusses why labeling US beef is vital for consumers, producers
Rancher Sheila Ellis feels that consumers have the right to know where their beef is born, raised, and slaughtered. Many of our products are labeled, and she believes there is no reasonable argument to single beef out.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, August 7, 2020
More farmers declare bankruptcy despite record levels of federal aid https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-farmers-declare-bankruptcy-despite-record-levels-of-federal-aid-11596706201?fbclid=IwAR105D8KPVWpODSGoCWgi_15446DBY1JhVrWtjZtvPmTMKnxc6btOO9Taqk The U.S. is seeing...

AUDIO: Journalist Alan Guebert talks about beef processors holding too much market power
Alan Guebert talks about beef processors holding too much market power. He feels that too many politics are being played amongst our political leaders and within our cattle organizations.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, August 6, 2020
Profit tracker: triple digit feeding losses continue https://www.drovers.com/article/profit-tracker-triple-digit-feeding-losses-continue According to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker, cattle feeding losses were estimated at $157/hd. the week ending July 31st....

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Wednesday, August 5, 2020
USDA responds to petition calling for checkoff vote https://www.agweb.com/article/usda-responds-petition-calling-checkoff-vote A group of ranchers, cattlemen’s organizations, and 25 livestock auction markets are currently working to collect signatures for a formal...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Company to open beef processing facility in south-central Idaho https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2020-07-31/company-to-open-beef-processing-facility-in-s-idaho Agri Beef announced on Friday that it will be opening a new processing plant in...

AUDIO: Brad Kooima discusses the details of NCBA’s increased negotiated cash trade policy
Brad Kooima discusses the details of NCBA’s increased negotiated cash trade policy that was passed last week at their summer meetings in Denver. He explains the two fed cattle policies that were brought to the table and the compromise that unfolded to pass policy unanimously.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, August 3, 2020
Groups want FTC investigation of Tyson https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2020/07/31/complaint-challenges-tyson-claims?fbclid=IwAR3C82E5XQjKKKSv7uTQ-tyF2KtMp-pP34169Gd0R3DlfkGBnJ59GbazGYE Two non-profit groups, Food and Water Watch and workers’...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, July 31, 2020
NCBA passes policy to increase cash trade levels https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ncba-passes-policy-to-increase-cash-trade-levels/ According to Matt Deppe, CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, NCBA and its members unanimously passed policy that supports...

AUDIO: Keith Eichler, “Our industry needs to find a fair playing ground for all sectors.”
Keith Eichler talks about the need for cattle producers to get involved with industry issues. He also discusses the benefits of the 50/14 legislation, the need for a beef checkoff referendum, and the threat of the RFID initiative.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, July 30, 2020
JBS acquires Mountain States Rosen lamb plant: Ranchers seek anti-trust intervention https://www.tsln.com/news/jbs-acquires-mountain-states-rosen-lamb-plant-ranchers-seeks-anti-trust-intervention/ Sheep producers nationwide are wondering whether they will get their...

VIDEO: Sheep rancher Carson Jorgensen discusses repercussions of JBS purchase of Mountain States Plant
Carson Jorgensen explains how the sheep industry is hanging by a thread as one of their key processing plants has been acquired by JBS who plans to halt lamb processing.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, July 28, 2020
Utah rancher asks Mike Pence to prevent a crisis for lamb producers in the west https://www.tsln.com/news/trust-issues/ Carson Jorgensen, a sixth-generation sheep rancher located in Mt. Pleasant, UT, is seeking intervention from the Trump administration and help from...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, July 28, 2020
JBS acquires assets, facilities from closure of Greeley Mountain States Rosen plant https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/07/24/jbs-buys-greeley-lamb-plant-mountain-states-rosen/ Mountain States Rosen, a Wyoming-based cooperative of lamb producers in the U.S., will be...

AUDIO: Jeff Brown, Manager of Riverton Livestock Auction, discusses the implications of packers having too much information at their disposal
Jeff Brown, Manager of Riverton Livestock Auction, explains the need for increased competition in our fed cattle markets. He feels that the packers have too much information at their disposal, and this has led to decreased negotiation.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday July 27, 2020
JBS Australia accused of asking Covid-19 positive staff to return to work https://www.businessnewsaus.com.au/articles/jbs-australia-accused-of-asking-covid-19-positive-staff-to-return-to-work.html JBS Australia has been accused of allegedly asking staff that tested...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, July 24, 2020
Burger King wins dismissal of vegans’ lawsuit over Impossible Whopper https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rstrnt-brnd-burger-king-impossible-wh/burger-king-wins-dismissal-of-vegans-lawsuit-over-impossible-whopper-idUSKCN24M340 On Monday, a federal judge in Florida...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday July 23, 2020
USDA publishes cattle and beef pricing report https://www.tsln.com/news/usda-finally-publishes-cattle-and-beef-pricing-report/ Yesterday, July 22nd, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released their report on cattle and beef pricing resulting from the Tyson plant fire...

AUDIO: Fred Berger, cattle feeder and livestock broker, discusses cattle futures and market outlook
Fred Berger explains how the CME cattle futures has too high of limits that cause excessive swings in the futures. The cattle industry needs to somehow come together and make changes to the CME so these big swings aren’t possible.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
China reports skin disease outbreaks in cattle due to virus https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cattle-disease/china-reports-skin-disease-outbreaks-in-cattle-due-to-virus-idUSKCN24G1DK China is facing outbreaks of a debilitating virus in cattle that causes a...

John Nalivka discusses the importance of cattle imports and exports
John Nalivka, Owner of Sterling Marketing Inc., talks about the need for the industry to not only focus on domestic consumer demand but also international demand in order to keep our trade going strong.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Ethiopian farmers slaughter thousands of chicks as Covid hits demand https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-poultry/ethiopian-farmers-slaughter-thousands-of-chicks-as-covid-hits-demand-idUSKCN24L0WU Hundreds of thousands of chicks have been...

VIDEO: Brett Crosby discusses what has led to lop-sided cattle markets
Brett Crosby discusses how not only packer concentration but also growing consolidation within the feedlot sector has led to lop-sided cattle markets. He explains recent packer margins, packer ownership of cattle, and the need to do away with deceptive labeling.
Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday July 20, 2020
Large backlog of cattle remain https://www.drovers.com/article/large-backlog-cattle-remain According to Len Steiner with Steiner Consulting Group, the number of cattle on feed 150-days or more on July 1st will be about 950,000 head. If this number is accurate, that...

VIDEO: Vaughn Meyer discusses the need for a beef checkoff referendum
Vaughn Meyer discusses the need for a beef checkoff referendum and the hurdles that stand in the way of it. He also explains how captive supply has impacted our cattle markets.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, July 17, 2020
Is the future of meat in America at stake? https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/future-meat-america-stake-71810925?fbclid=IwAR2Hee_26NRFGxbg9PnWFvQgcrwrGMjdWcEZFXPDTw6uce17Mntv1WZ1j_k Earlier this week, ABC’s Matt Gutman reported on ranchers struggling to make a living as...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Thursday, July 16, 2020
Worker advocates: JBS trying to force union’s hand with long-term contract offer https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/07/14/worker-advocates-jbs-trying-to-force-unions-hand-with-long-term-contract-offer/ Worker advocates are reporting that JBS is trying to work around...

VIDEO: Brad Kooima discusses cattle markets from commodities broker perspective
Brad Kooima, Commodities Broker at Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading Inc., emphasizes the need for the industry to get on the same page and make some changes in order to give the small and medium independent cattle producers a competitive chance to compete.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Union president says JBS workers are scared to go to work amid outbreak at meatpacking plants https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/investigations/union-president-says-jbs-workers-are-scared-to-go-to-work-amid-outbreak-at-meatpacking-plant Three months after the JBS...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday July 14, 2020
JBS workers in Greeley walk out of work amid pay dispute https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/jbs-workers-walk-out-pay-dispute/73-ad0fe3c0-9f6b-40ad-8e57-fd18aa576c71 The JBS plant in Greeley, CO has confirmed 287 coronavirus cases and has had six employees die...

VIDEO: Jim Felton discusses the stranglehold packers have on industry
Rancher Jim Felton discusses the stranglehold that the packers have on the cattle industry. He feels that our industry must find a way to make the packers compete for cattle instead of just relying on formula cattle.

VIDEO: SD Representative Dusty Johnson discusses DIRECT Act, 50/14 Legislation
South Dakota U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson feels that the cattle industry’s biggest issue lies within packer concentration. He explains how the DIRECT act will benefit both consumers and cattle producers.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Monday, July 13, 2020
Tyson turns to robot butchers, spurred by coronavirus outbreaks https://www.wsj.com/articles/meatpackers-covid-safety-automation-robots-coronavirus-11594303535 Tyson Foods relies on about 122,000 employees to churn out about 1 in every 5 pounds of chicken, beef and...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines for Friday, July 10, 2020
Polis appoints activist to vet board, signs egg bill https://www.thefencepost.com/news/the-continuing-war-on-rural-colorado-polis-advancement-of-activist-agenda-marches-on/?fbclid=IwAR2b9vNZ9NWJP5GHr1yNk_6dKE0pz1gUGzLRuujb3R04X4nCMNof3NgZUqg Colorado Governor Jared...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Thursday July 9, 2020
Cattle industry launches petition calling for beef checkoff referendum https://www.tsln.com/news/cattle-industry-launches-petition-calling-for-beef-checkoff-referendum/ On July 2nd, several individual ranchers, farm and ranch groups, including R-CALF USA, formally...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Wednesday July 8, 2020
Imports of feeder cattle: Mexican up, Canadian down https://www.drovers.com/article/imports-feeder-cattle-mexican-canadian-down Through the first half of 2020, Mexican feeder cattle imports have increased 3 percent compared to 2019. Canadian feeder cattle imports have...

VIDEO: Wade Christensen, Kimball Livestock Co-Owner, discusses the loss of profits being seen in the cattle market, aside from packers
Wade Christensen, co-owner at Kimball Livestock Exchange, explains how the power and corruption at the processing level have led to extreme market manipulation with consumers being gouged and cattle producers suffering significant losses.

VIDEO: Cattle Producers and Political Activist, Mike Callicrate, “egos need to be checked and prejudices put aside.”
Mike Callicrate, an Independent cattle producer, political activist, and business entrepreneur, explains how meatpacker power has overrun the cattle industry and caused the demise of rural America. He emphasizes the need for cooperation within our industry; egos need to be checked and prejudices put aside.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Tuesday July 7, 2020
U.S. trade groups urge China to increase purchases of U.S. goods, services https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-trade-groups-urge-china-to-increase-purchases-of-u-s-goods-services-idUSKBN2471UY The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Monday July 6, 2020
China halts imports from two more Brazil meat plants amid Covid-19 concerns https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-meatpackers/china-halts-imports-from-two-more-brazil-meat-plants-amid-covid-19-concerns-idUSKBN2460PC China has suspended imports...

VIDEO: Rancher and agricultural activist, Curtis Martin, stresses the importance of cattle producers working together to make change
Curtis Martin, rancher and agricultural activist in North Powder, OR, discusses how the lack of competition and market transparency has led us to unfair cattle markets. He feels that vertical integration is a real threat to cattle producers and in order to preserve industry, changes must be made.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Friday July 3, 2020
U.S. cattle futures rise as corn prices ease https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-livestock/livestock-u-s-cattle-futures-rise-as-corn-prices-ease-idUSL1N2E91EX On Thursday, cattle futures saw some significant gains with feeder cattle leading the way. According to...

VIDEO: State Senator David Bullard speaks to need for U.S. Congress to step up, start protecting American cattle producers
Senator David Bullard (Oklahoma) explains how House Bill 2008 will impact Oklahoma farmers and ranchers. He emphasizes the need for cattle producers to have increased options selling their processed beef.

VIDEO: Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden discusses the hurdles preventing cattle producers from thriving
Larry Rhoden, South Dakota Lieutenant Governor and South Dakota interim Secretary of Agriculture, talks about the issue of packer concentration. He also explains that cattle producers deserve a fair market for the high quality beef they produce.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines: Thursday, July 2, 2020
USCA, NFU, and others request hearing on livestock reporting rule https://uscattlemen.org/usca-nfu-and-others-request-hearing-on-livestock-reporting-rule/ On Wednesday, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, National Farmers Union (NFU), and eleven other organizations sent...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines: Wednesday, July 1, 2020
African swine fever spreads https://www.agupdate.com/agriview/markets/livestock/african-swine-fever-spreads Authorities in India have officially reported African swine fever to the World Organization for Animal Health after tests confirmed pigs on several farms in the...

VIDEO: NCBA Policy Division Chair, Todd Wilkinson, discusses why breaking up the packers won’t solve issue; instead, more processing facilities are needed
Todd Wilkinson, NCBA Policy Chairman, SDCA Past President, talks about the need for increased shackle space within our beef processing sector. More regional packing capacity would increase negotiating power, and in turn bring competition back to our markets.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Monday, June 29, 2020
Meat market tenderized by China tops a big week for global food...

VIDEO: Jon Schaben, “We need to be vocal about our struggles and tell our story.”
Jon Schaben, auctioneer and owner of Dunlap Livestock Auction located in Dunlap, IA, explains that cattle producers need a level playing field in order to survive. One way to accomplish this is by giving them the right to differentiate their product through MCOOL.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines: Friday, June 26, 2020
McDonald’s ends Beyond Meat burger trial in Canada with no set plans for a plant-based option...

VIDEO: Jodie Anderson speaks about what is fair – and what isn’t – in current cattle markets
South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director, Jodie Anderson, talks about the importance of increasing beef demand so our industry will be able to move through this significant backlog of cattle we are facing.

Current Cattle Market Headlines: Thursday, June 25, 2020
Impossible Foods CEO says the meat industry will be obsolete in 15 years https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/23/impossible-foods-ceo-meat-industry-will-be-obsolete-within-15-years.html On Tuesday, Impossible Foods founder and CEO Patrick Brown was featured on CNBC’s Mad...

VIDEO: Rancher Adam Johnson speaks about stopping imports and overhauling current cattle markets
Adam Johnson, Rancher in Bennett Co., South Dakota, talks about the struggles our cattle industry is facing due to beef packer concentration.

Current Cattle Market Headlines: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
OCM calls for a moratorium on beef imports https://www.tsln.com/news/ocm-calls-for-moratorium-on-beef-imports-american-producers-can-feed-america/ The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, asking...

VIDEO: Senator Jon Tester, MT, feels cattle industry is dangerously close to vertical integration
Senator Jon Tester of Montana discusses the need for increased competition in our cattle markets. He feels our industry is dangerously close to vertical integration, and changes must be to achieve fair cattle markets and save our cattle producers.

VIDEO: Daniel Karon, Attorney representing Central Grocers, discusses class action lawsuit against four big beef packers
Daniel Karon, Attorney at Karon LLC, explains the complexities of the class action lawsuit being brought against the big four packers by his client, Central Grocers. He also explains why beef demand will never go out of style.

Current Cattle Market Headlines: Tuesday, June 23 2020
China suspends poultry imports from Tyson plant where workers tested positive https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/china-tyson-foods-arkansas-plant-poultry-imports-suspension/507-38831936-86d6-49f0-8cf6-ec39bf3b815f The Chinese customs agency has...

VIDEO: Attorney Dave Domina shares a legal perspective on FCM, has been representing cattle producers since 1975
Dave Domina, Attorney and founder at Domina Law in Omaha, NE, talks about how cattle producers need to be more vocal and active when it comes to industry issues such as packer concentration, enforcing anti-trust laws, and making sure our beef checkoff dollars are used appropriately.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines Thursday, June 18, 2020
Beyond Meat looks to get competitive, price fixing in the tuna industry leads to fines and prison time, and boxed beef prices continue to plummet.

VIDEO: Judd Schomp, “America does not need to import beef.”
Being fairly new to the cattle industry, Judd Schomp, a Rancher from Martin, SD, explains the struggles of producers who are just starting out. He also touches on the effect that depressed cattle markets have on rural America.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Cargill launches relief fund, Saturday harvest is key to easing cattle and hog backlog, Smithfield and Tyson sign on to letter, McDonald’s bounces back, and your daily boxed beef prices update.

VIDEO: Justin Tupper speaks to the need for unity in the cattle industry
Justin Tupper, General manager at St. Onge Livestock, discusses the importance of fair cattle markets for all those involved in our industry; cattle need to be marketed in a competitive market. He also talks about the need for unity amongst cattle producers in order to get solutions implemented.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Meatpackers continue to face absent workers, grocers allege meatpackers are price fixing, and boxed beef continues to fall.

VIDEO: Jackie Moore discusses the massive backlog of cattle in America
Jackie Moore, owner of Joplin Regional Stockyards, discusses the massive number of cattle our industry needs to work through before we find some normalcy. He also talks about the lack of competition in our packing sector.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines Monday, June 15, 2020
U.S. live cattle futures touch one-month low https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-livestock/livestock-u-s-live-cattle-futures-touch-one-month-low-idUSL1N2DP2E8 S. live cattle futures dropped to their lowest price in more than a month on Friday hinging on...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, June 12, 2020
Tyson Foods cooperates to avoid criminal prosecution, Centeal Grocers file a class action lawsuit against beef packers, boxed beef prices steady, and an interview with Senator Jon Tester.

VIDEO: Bryan Hanson discusses the need for increased price discovery
Bryan Hanson of Ft. Pierre Livestock discusses the need for increased price discovery in our fat cattle markets. He also shares his thoughts on MCOOL and the beef checkoff.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, June 11, 2020
Senator Grassley requests findings from Tyson plant fire, USCA has concerns regarding CFAP program, packers request antitrust lawsuit be thrown out, and boxed beef continues to spiral downward.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Paycheck protection program improved for agricultural producers, processing sector recovers faster than expected, and boxed beef prices continue to fall.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Slaughter rates are increasing while wholesale meat prices decline, poultry execs plead not guilty, boxed beef prices continue to drop, and an interview with Omaha attorney, Dave Domina.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, June 8, 2020
Meat-pricing probe expands to beef and pork, R-Calf lawsuit alleging packer anti-trust behavior will have a hearing today, and boxed beef prices continue their downward spiral.

VIDEO: Kenny Fox regarding current cattle market: “We need a market, not a handout”
Kenny Fox talks about the need to limit imports and implement MCOOL in order to restore our cattle markets. He also elaborates on packer concentration and the need for an immediate DOJ investigation.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, June 5, 2020
JBS sued over alleged violation of Brazilian indigenous rights, Brazil labor prosecutors seek closure of JBS plant due to Covid-19, and boxed beef continues to plummet.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, June 4, 2020
Plant-based foods continue to see strong growth, chicken industry executives indicted for price fixing, and boxed beef continues to drop like a rock.

VIDEO: Leo McDonnell discusses the importance of labeling American beef
Leo McDonnell of Columbus, MT discusses the importance of labeling our American beef. He also talks about the threat of vertical integration within the cattle industry.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The fake cash market may be over https://www.drovers.com/article/fake-cash-market-may-be-over Last week, Cargill was the only packer to continue to purchase cattle at $120. National Beef announced that all grid cattle harvested this week will have discounts...

VIDEO: Senator Deb Fischer discusses the importance of producers telling their side of the story
Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska talks about how cattle producers must tell their story not only to elected officials but also to their neighbors. She also expresses the need for transparency throughout the supply chain.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, June 2, 2020
NCBA talks negotiated cash trade, slaughter is increasing while major challenges remain, US ground beef up $1 billion in 2020, and boxed beef continues to slide downhill.

VIDEO: Steve Stratford talks about issues that have dealt producers a less than favorable hand
Steve Stratford talks about packer control, a shallow cash market, the need for beef checkoff reform, and other issues that have dealt producers a less than favorable hand.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, June 1, 2020
Trade with China may suffer due to new sanctions, Covid-19 causes Iowa pork plant to close temporarily, Ibach agrees with increased negotiated cash trade, and boxed beef prices decline.

VIDEO: Corbitt Wall discusses the need to make industry changes while we have the world’s attention
Corbitt Wall talks about the lack of competition within our cattle markets, more specifically in our fat cattle markets. He explains the need for the cattle industry to make substantial changes while we not only have America’s attention, but the worlds as well.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, May 29, 2020
Marfrig and ADM unveil PlantPlus Foods, Brazil faces meat processing plant closures, boxed beef prices continue to decline, and Corbitt Wall’s thoughts concerning our cattle markets.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, May 28, 2020
U.S., China trade tensions bubble over, DOJ investigates meatpacker pricing, and boxed beef prices decrease.

VIDEO: Lee Reichmuth talks about the need to move through extensive backlog of cattle
Lee Reichmuth talks about the need to get packing plants running to full capacity so the industry can move through this extensive backlog of cattle.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, May 27, 2020
South Dakota seeks national beef checkoff referendum, processing plants continue to deal with Covid-19 outbreaks, and boxed beef prices decline.

VIDEO: Senator John Thune speaks to the need of holding the packing industry accountable
Senator Thune speaks to the need of holding the packing industry accountable and how equilibrium within our cattle markets needs to be reached to keep producers in business.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Iowa meat lockers now eligible to sell across state lines, cattle on feed report, boxed beef update, and recent interviews.

VIDEO: Jennifer Boka discusses the importance of educating American consumers on the need for farmers and ranchers
Jennifer Boka, General Manager of NILE, discusses the need for MCOOL and the importance of educating American consumers on the need for farmers and ranchers that feed the world.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Friday, May 22, 2020
Ranchers want more than an MCOOL resolution, beef in cold storage surges, cattle slaughter one million head short, and boxed beef hovers around $400/cw.

VIDEO: Jess Peterson, USCA Senior Policy Advisor, discusses need for the DOJ investigation
Jess Peterson discusses the importance of the cattle industry coming together in order to make substantial changes within our cattle markets. He explains the need for the DOJ investigation to yield thorough results.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Thursday, May 21, 2020
NCBA’s thoughts on beef labeling, the pork industry faces 2 million hogs backed up at the producer level, and boxed beef sees little change.

VIDEO: John Campbell of Winter Livestock discusses the need to break up the four packer monopoly
John Campbell discusses the threat of vertical integration within our cattle industry and the need to break up the monopoly which the four packers hold.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Wednesday, May 20, 2020
President Trump comments on imported cattle, NCBA & USCA respond to President Trump’s press conference, and boxed beef continues to decrease.

VIDEO: Linda Gilbert, Cow/Calf Operator explains the importance of MCOOL
Linda Gilbert explains the importance of MCOOL and the injustice we are serving our consumers by not labeling our domestic beef. She also discusses the need for checkoff reform within the beef industry.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Tuesday, May 19, 2020
JBS seeks legal action with Brazilian poultry plant, beef production looks to increase in 2021, and boxed beef prices continue to correct.

VIDEO: Mathew Dierson, SDSU Professor, Risk & Business Management Specialist, discusses the economic impacts of Covid-19 on the cattle industry
Mathew Dierson, SDSU Professor/Risk & Business Management Specialist, discusses the economic impacts of Covid-19 on the cattle industry and what the future may hold for producers.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for Monday, May 18, 2020
R-Calf asks Sonny Perdue to open up CRP acres, grocery store prices reach a 50-year high, and beef production increases.

VIDEO: Tim Pazour discusses current financial losses cattle producers are experiencing
Tim Pazour of Pukwana, SD discusses the financial losses that cattle producers are currently experiencing and the need for a true Department of Justice investigation to take place.

VIDEO: Bryan Reed talks about the need for change within cattle industry to avoid vertical integration
Bryan Reed, farmer feeder from Albia, IA, talks about need for significant change within our cattle industry to avoid vertical integration. He also emphasizes how important it is for cattle producers to make their voices heard during these tough times.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines: Friday, May 15, 2020
NCBA looks for other solutions, Tyson cuts retail beef prices, and boxed beef prices decline.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines: Thursday May 14, 2020
NCBA opposes Senator Grassley & Senator Tester’s 50% negotiated cash trade bill, Mexican beef imports increase, MCOOL resolution introduced, and boxed beef prices finally decrease.

VIDEO: Greg Arendt of Valentine Livestock discusses importance of price consistency
Greg Arendt of Valentine Livestock discusses the price disparity between live cattle prices and cutout values within the cattle industry.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines – Wednesday May 13, 2020
Senators Grassley & Tester introduce spot market bill, bankruptcies are on the rise, & your daily boxed beef update.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines – Tuesday May 12, 2020
Exports to China soar, price increases & meat shortages will continue through the summer, Senator Grassley weighs in on cattle market issues, and your daily boxed beef update.

VIDEO: The mechanics of moving through a million head backlog: NCBA VP Don Schiefelbein
Don Schiefelbein is a seedstock and cow calf man. He knows a thing or two about working on a multigenerational operation, having done so alongside his eight brothers, his father, and five nephews in central Minnesota. He has felt the sting of terrible cattle...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines – Monday, May 11, 2020
Bottleneck of cattle is easing, the federal government will buy $3 billion in meat, dairy, and produce, Warren and Booker join forces to do away with factory farming, and your daily boxed beef update.

VIDEO: NDSA President Dan Rorvig says getting our country back to work is how our cattle markets will find normalcy
Dan Rorvig of McVille, ND speaks to the importance of getting our country back to work in order for our cattle markets to find some normalcy. It is vital for our cattle industry to have a food supply chain that is steady and constant.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines: Friday, May 8, 2020
President Trump asks the DOJ to investigate meat packers, Smithfield Foods plans to reopen in Sioux Falls, SD, Senator Deb Fischer appears on Fox News, and boxed beef climbs even higher.

VIDEO: Rancher Brett Kenzy discusses MCOOL and calls for independent producers to speak up
Brett Kenzy, Gregory, SD rancher, discusses the importance of MCOOL and the need for independent producers to make their voices heard. He elaborates on the need for proper price discovery within our cattle markets.

Trump: Justice Department will investigate
President Trump asked the Department of Justice, on May 6, 2020 to investigate meatpacker pricing activity. “I’ve asked the Justice Department to look into it. ... I’ve asked them to take a very serious look into it, because it shouldn’t be happening that way and we...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Thursday Morning May 7, 2020
USCA urges Sonny Perdue to prioritize the US beef & cattle industry, a proposed ‘fed cattle set-aside program’ is being circulated, and boxed beef continues to set records.

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines : Wednesday Morning May 6, 2020
11 AGs request DOJ to investigate meat industry concentration, Wendy’s pulls hamburgers from their menu, and boxed beef continues to surge higher.

VIDEO: Senator Chuck Grassley expresses concerns with processing industry and effects of COVID-19 on cattle industry
“Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue has allotted 19 billion dollars to help agriculture, and it’s taking way too long to get these funds to producers. We have too much red tape in Washington.”

11 AGs in cattle country ask for Department of Justice Investigation into meat industry concentration
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Attorneys General from ten other Midwestern and Western states are urging the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price fixing by meat packers in the cattle industry. In...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Tuesday Morning May 5, 2020
Schuyler, NE Cargill plant halts operations, America’s beef output lower than expected, and a possible cure for Coronavirus.

VIDEO: Interview with Shane Kaczor, Co-Owner of Bassett Livestock
Shane Kaczor, partial owner of Bassett Livestock, discusses cattle industry issues such as negotiated trade, packer consolidation, and current hardships facing rural America.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Monday Evening May 4, 2020
Grocery stores limit meat purchases, JBS reopens Worthington, MN plant, and boxed beef increases sharply.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Monday Morning May 4, 2020
Brazilian meat giants plan to cover American shortfalls, America’s food supply suffers major losses, and cattle producers bring a plant back online in Ft. Pierre, SD.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Friday Evening May 1, 2020
NCBA Applauds Bipartisan Senate Effort to Provide Flexibility to Livestock Haulers https://www.ncba.org/CMDocs/BeefUSA/Media/Hoeven-Bennet%20Hours%20of%20service%20letter_FINAL.pdf NCBA’s executive director, government affairs, Allison Rivera, released the following...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines : Friday Morning May 1, 2020
Tyson Foods helped create the meat crisis it warns against https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-29/tyson-foods-helped-create-the-meat-crisis-it-now-warns-against John Tyson, whose family reigns as the largest meat processor in the US, took out an ad...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Thursday Evening April 30, 2020
R-Calf’s MCOOL Petition Gains 250k Signatures in 7 Days https://www.r-calfusa.com/ranch-groups-mandatory-country-of-origin-labeling-petition-gains-250k-signatures-in-7-days/?fbclid=IwAR1i409Tb_QUVpFYxoJRtHhbjXrsbaQDIV6MQ9vxhFCbmKXKfTgzay9bEuE Through a letter,...

Groups ask Department of Justice to help investigate packers
The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association was among a group of 23 groups asking that the US Justice Department get involved in the USDA investigation into meatpacking pricing activity surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The organization’s president, Eric Jennings, a...

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Thursday Morning, April 30, 2020
Box beef is skyrocketing as the bottleneck at packers continues, though some relief may come after Trump declared packers essential to keep their doors open. Hopefully, they’ll be running at capacity soon so producers see some relief on the horizon. –ShayLe...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines : Wednesday Evening, April 29, 2020
Boxed beef continues to sky rocket, Coteau Hills Cattlemen step up, and NCBA is on a call with the White House.

Current Cattle Markets Daily Headlines : Wednesday Morning, April 29, 2020
President Trump signs executive order to keep slaughter houses open, America’s hog herd has begun culling, and boxed beef continues to climb.

Current Cattle Markets : Daily Headlines : Tuesday Evening, April 28, 2020
Minnesota Ag Department steps up, R-Calf reaches 63k signatures, and cutouts soar; futures stabilize.

Current Cattle Market : Daily Headlines : Tuesday Morning, April 28, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/tslivestocknews/videos/252837812761806/ Farmers should act fast to receive economic relief https://www.fb.org/podcast/farmers-should-act-fast-to-receive-federal-economic-aid Congress recently appropriated $310 billion of additional...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines : Monday Evening, April 27, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/260132277408822/videos/2696464440676081/ Choice boxed beef sets record nationalbeefwire.com $311.84 Tyson Foods releases full-page ad in the New York Times cnn.com Warning people that the food supply chain is breaking. Tyson...

Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines : Monday Morning, April 27, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/tslivestocknews/videos/713620919446179/ Boxed beef hits record levels http://www.nationalbeefwire.com Boxed beef reached $293.37 Just last week (the week of April 20th), this price increased $54.38 United States receives it’s first shipment of...

Good trades: Industry talks 30 or 50 percent negotiated trade
The cattle industry is talking seriously about legislation to require packers to buy a certain amount of their kill via the negotiated cash or “bid and buy” market. Currently, according to different analysts around 20 to 25 percent of the weekly slaughter is purchased...

Investigation into Market Collapse
In an April 8 tweet, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the Packers and Stockyards Administration would be investigating beef and cattle pricing activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. “@USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division will be extending...

Struggling cattle industry seeks solutions
Almost 150 members of Congress asked U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, on April 1, to help deliver subsidy assistance to cattle producers via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization (CARES) Act recently signed by President Trump. The CARES Act provides...

Industry considers more negotiated trade
Livestock market analyst Corbitt Wall brought up an idea on a recent market report that has some caused some buzz in the industry. “I think the thing that we need to do is we need to set a minimum requirement for these big packers to buy negotiated cash cattle,” said...
Brazil beef approved for shipment to US
Reuters reported Friday, Feb. 21, that the Brazilian Agriculture Minister said the United States had reopened its market for Brazilian fresh beef exports, effective immediately. Fresh beef from that country has not been allowed since June 2017 when some shipments...

Down the Pike: What do recent trade deals really mean?
With President Trump’s signature Jan. 29, the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement now lacks just Canada’s ratification, to become the North American law of the land. If and when the Canadian lawmakers ratify the deal will go into effect 90 days later. While many farm...

Better information: Changes to Livestock Mandatory Reporting discussed
A varied group of individuals met in Kansas City, Missouri, last December to discuss how to improve the current Livestock Mandatory Reporting system (also known as mandatory price reporting) so that adequate and useful information is available to buyers and sellers of...

Rally for Fair Cattle Markets in Omaha, Nebraska
Over the past decades, the American public has stood by and watched the destruction of the family-owned poultry and pork producers. A few large processing companies controlled the price and broke every one of the independent producers. Today the American cattle...

Lack of cash cattle sales leads to less transparency, more opportunity for wrongdoing, say some
While market analysts continue to report packer profit margins of at least $500 per head, and cattle feeder losses are estimated as high as $200 per head, the industry finger-pointing continues. Why are feeder cattle and fed cattle prices so low? Is it a function of...

LAWSUIT: R-CALF alleges “big 4” packers are colluding to lower prices
R-CALF USA announced a lawsuit against the “big four” packers who, they allege, violated U.S. antitrust laws, the Packers and Stockyards Act, and the Commodity Exchange Act by unlawfully depressing the prices paid to American ranchers. On April 23, 2019, the...

Fat cattle market took a dive; some blame meatpacker manipulation
While ranchers were busy working last month, something happened and it wasn’t nearly as pretty as the scenic images of a branding crew or a bunch of riders moving cattle to summer pasture. The market for fat cattle took a dive in the middle of May. With break-evens...

Cash market up but futures lagging; cattle feeders making profits
If records are made to be broken, the cattle industry has done its job the past few years. After record highs in 2014 and a record crash in 2015-16, the industry now may be experiencing record spreads between the cash price and the futures price. While the cash market...

Cattle industry talks possible effects of GIPSA rule
While some see David preparing to hurl a stone at Goliath, others perceive a group of whiny kids expecting special treatment. Just what is GIPSA, who does it affect and does it need to be updated? The answer, of course, varies drastically, depending on who is asked....

U.S. opens to Brazilian beef, Capitol Hill concerned about viability of domestic industry
Large animal veterinarian Dr. Ed Hamer said the U.S. importing fresh beef from Brazil is “the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of.” The southern California large animal veterinarian believes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement Aug. 1, that the Food Safety...

CME trading, antitrust activity could have caused market swings
One national cattle group is talking with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to learn more about how lightning-fast electronic trading – the buying and selling of cattle “on paper” might affect the value of real, live feeder calves. Another national cattle group asked a...