Placements of cattle on feedlots has accelerated, exceeding analyst forecasts for April. In its latest monthly Cattle on Feed report, the Agriculture Department said Friday that 1.7 million head of ...

USDA announced Wednesday it’s reinstating the July Cattle Inventory report, a mid-year check of the size of the U.S. cattle herd at a time when supplies are critically low. Less than a year after USDA ...

Cattle futures rallied Friday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory Reports. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures had a nice recovery and ...

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher while yearlings were 4.00 to 9.00 higher as there were not enough sales receipts to compare to last week with. It was ...

April’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report provided a breakdown of steers and heifers on feed with heifers falling to 37 percent of the total on-feed inventory. Typically, this is the ...

The April 17 Cattle on Feed report indicated a 1% year-over-year decline in cattle with 11.6 million head on feed. This aligns with the expectation of tight supplies. March placements were 1.71 ...

Live cattle futures fell weaker on Friday, as most contracts fell 47 cents to $1.75. February was an exception, up 35 cents on cash strength, with the weekly move +95 cents. Friday’s open interest was ...

August live cattle (LEQ26) futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness. See on the daily bar chart for ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. & HURON, S.D. — Cattle prices have been in great shape so far in 2025. “We had a price spike there earlier in the year that not a lot of people were anticipating,” said Mike Miller, ...

Live cattle futures were $1.20 to $1.70 higher on Friday, as October took the weekly gain to $3.60. Preliminary open interest was up 4,613 contracts on Friday. Cash trade settled in last week at $240 ...

Compared to last report two weeks ago, steers and heifers in the South Central and North Central regions sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, while the Southeast sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Grazing conditions are ...