Northern Ag Top Stories
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South Dakota State University Extension invites youth interested in learning more about grasslands and soil health to the 2026 Rangeland and Soil Days in Belle Fourche. The annual Rangeland Days …
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Graduate students from Montana State University took center stage during the third annual “March Madness” research competition hosted by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee in Bozeman. A total of …
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Today, leaders and members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) joined a White House event celebrating the Working Families Tax Cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. NCBA …
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WASHINGTON – Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Transparency Act. “President Trump’s tariffs and war with Iran have increased fertilizer costs even as …
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Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Livestock Consolidation Research Act, bipartisan legislation to support research into the economic impact of livestock market consolidation …
With more than enough fundamental support alive in the marketplace, traders willingly helped drive the cattle contracts higher through Monday’s end. LIVE CATTLE: The live cattle complex experienced another fruitful
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| Steady $235 | Steady $372 |
Soybean futures continued their choppy pattern for the week, regaining Tuesday’s losses (and then some) ahead of the expected EPA biodiesel blending mandate announcement this week, and gaining steam into
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| +6 5.20 - 5.69 | +3 5.70 - 5.95 |
Featured Auction
Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY 3/24
| 350-399 lb Steers | Avg: 574 | 560 - 600 |
| 500-599 lb Steers | Avg: 493 | 487 - 530 |
| 600-649 lb Heifers | Avg: 409 | 409 - 410 |
| Slaughter Cows | Avg: 157 | 148.50 - 163.50 |
| Lean Feeding Cows | Avg: 164 | 164 - 166 |
| Slaughter Bulls | Avg: 192 | 187 - 215 |
| Young Replacement Cows | Avg: 280 | 262.50 - 287 |
| 5-8 Yr Old Replacement Cows | Avg: 168 | 156.50 - 180 |
| Bred Heifers | Avg: $3,927 | $3,900 - $4,000 |
| 2-4 Yr Old Bred Cows | Avg: $3,992 | $3,450 - $3,900 |
| 5-8 Yr Old Bred Cows | Avg: $3,200 | $2,875 - $3,800 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is currently recruiting for open positions on its Noxious Weed Management Advisory Council (NWMAC). The following positions are for a two-year term ending June …
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In another sobering reminder of the economic challenges facing America’s farmers and ranchers, new data show that farmers’ share of the money consumers spend on food continues to shrink, even …
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Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg producers of the …
Commentary
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As we celebrate Ag Day 2026, I would like to encourage all of us to remember the key role that Wyoming’s rangelands and pastoralist history play in our state’s agricultural …
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By Lesley Robinson, Montana Cattle Producer and President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association Montana agriculture depends on a reliable workforce to remain productive, competitive, and sustainable. Yet, across our state, …
