Northern Ag Top Stories
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The Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) reminds all livestock producers to vaccinate for anthrax in areas where it has previously occurred. Vaccinating livestock prior to grazing in anthrax endemic areas can …
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Montana’s spring wheat varieties are making waves beyond state lines, with impressive performances in recent Washington variety trials. In the 2024 Washington State University (WSU) spring wheat trials, Montana’s hard …
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Helena, Mont. – On Tuesday, March 17, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Gallatin County. This is Montana’s …
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The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reinstating the July Cattle report, as well as County Estimates for Crops and Livestock. The county estimate reinstatement is effective for the …
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Belgrade, MT – In Montana’s vast and open space, where communities are often small and far apart, isolation can take a heavy toll on a person’s mind. Artist Jim Dolan, …
DTN Reports: The livestock complex is trading mixed as the cattle contracts would like to continue their rally, but aren’t comfortable doing so until traders see what comes to fruit
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| +6 to 8 $209 - $213 | +10 to 12 $332 - 335 |
DTN Reports: Ag markets for the most part continued Wednesday’s trading pattern, as wheat markets again led the way lower after a poor round of export data from the USDA
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| -11 4.80 - 5.07 | -13 5.15 - 5.59 |
Featured Auction
Bull Sale Roundup
| Lunds B Bar- Baker, MT | Avg: $8,005 | Top: $14,500 |
| Black Summit Cattle - Powell, WY | Avg: $7,788 | Top: $26,000 |
| Sinclair Cattle - Buffalo, WY | Avg: $6,747 | Top: $36,000 |
| MT Performance Bull Co-op w/ Basin Angus | Avg: $9,067 | Comm. Heifers: $4,205 |
| Malek Angus Ranch - Highwood, MT | Avg: $7,097 | Top: $13,000 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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The University of Wyoming Extension will offer its fifth annual Wyoming Ranch Camp June 9–13 at the Ladder Ranch in Carbon County. Taught by UW Extension personnel and local producers, …
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Breaking into agriculture takes more than just passion, it requires resources, education, and connections. That’s why AgWest Farm Credit’s New Producer Grant was created, to celebrate the ingenuity and drive …
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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2025 – R-CALF USA, the largest national nonprofit trade association exclusively representing United States cattle and sheep producers, submitted a letter yesterday to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, …
Commentary
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ShayLe Stewart – DTN Livestock Analyst Happy New Year, cattlemen! 2024 was an exhilarating year, where cow-calf producers had an opportunity to capitalize on the market’s strong position in numerous …
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by Monty Lesh – Montana Stockgrowers Association 2nd Vice President Passing family farms and ranches on to the next generation is challenging, and future changes to federal inheritance tax could …
