beef cows

All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2026, totaled 86.2 million head, slightly below the 86.5 million head on Jan. 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported …

The first half of 2022 is in the books.  The general direction of cattle and beef market forecasts for this year has not changed but annual forecasts have been modified …

Feedlot dynamics have made it a challenge to determine exactly what is going on in fed cattle markets.  Monthly feedlot placements have varied from 23 percent down year-over-year in March …