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Industry Reacts to Changes In USTR Port Service Fee Plan

2 days ago | drovers.com | Maggie Malson

The Beef Improvement Federation Symposium offers an opportunity for ranchers to brush up on industry challenges, peek into future trends and network with some of the industry’s brightest minds June 10-13 in Amarillo.
Bill Rishel to be Honored with 2025 Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Award

1 week ago | drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton |Maggie Malson |Jennifer Shike |Paul Beck

William H. (Bill) Rishel of North Platte, Neb., has been named the 2025 inductee of the prestigious Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery. Rishel will become the 380th member of this historic gallery and his portrait will be unveiled at an induction banquet to be hosted Nov.
Beef Profit Tracker: Feedlot Margins Estimated At $471/Head With Choice Steer Prices at $208

1 week ago | drovers.com | Maggie Malson |Angie Stump Denton |Jennifer Shike |Paul Beck

Beef prices likely hit a peak last week as Easter approaches and that is no big surprise. In addition, the Administration’s trade talks have created uncertainty as markets sort out the potential and perhaps, speculative impacts. Feedlot margins were estimated at about $471/head with the Choice steer prices at $208/cwt., a rather modest drop from the record peak of $213/cwt. three weeks ago. Packers fared somewhat better last week with an estimated margin of -$154/head.
Against the Odds: How One LA County Rancher Controls the Uncontrollable

1 week ago | drovers.com | Maggie Malson |Angie Stump Denton |Jennifer Shike |Paul Beck

Ranchers deal with forces outside their control daily, including markets, weather and public policy. While these issues present challenges to cattle producers, focusing on what can be controlled gives them opportunities to remain viable in the industry.
Transforming High-Risk Cattle into Economic Success

1 week ago | drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton |Mary Drewnoski |Maggie Malson |Jennifer Shike

Visit any sale barn you’ll find misfits — feeder calves that don’t exhibit in-demand characteristics. They might be bulls, horned, odd colored or any number of adjectives that slot them in a discounted or high-risk group. Richard Porter, a stocker from Reading, Kan., has found success seeking out high-risk calves, typically from the Southeast. His strategy is buying cheap calves and adding value through management and nutrition, so they will sell for at least average money.
Follow These 3 Rules To Manage Commodity Market Uncertainty

1 week ago | drovers.com | Chip Flory |Michelle Rook |Angie Stump Denton |Jennifer Shike

Tariff action and trade tiffs have dominated the Trump administration’s first three months, creating one of the greatest periods of market uncertainty many of us have ever had to manage. It’s true what they say: Markets don’t like uncertainty. For markets, certainty equals confidence. If participants are confident in the market’s trend, professional trading funds, for example, pile onto one side of the market with high certainty it’s the right decision.
Cattle and Soybeans Extend Gains: Can Markets Continue to Recover?

1 week ago | drovers.com | Michelle Rook |Chip Flory |Paul Beck |Angie Stump Denton

Grains start mixed Monday morning with soybeans higher, feed grains lower. However, cattle and hogs are both extending Friday’s gains. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle are seeing followthrough buying and strength Monday morning as the S&P 500 continues to stabilize and recover after the tariff delays. Cattle are nearly 87% correlated to the stock market according to Kooima.
Pre-Finishing Nutrition’s Impact on Beef Quality

1 week ago | drovers.com | Paul Beck |Chip Flory |Michelle Rook |Angie Stump Denton

Post-weaning management significantly influences beef quality, particularly through compensatory gain. Compensatory gains is the accelerated growth following a period of nutrient restriction. This growth response varies, with the greatest gains occurring when feed restriction is moderate and short.
Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act Introduced to Promote Fair Play

2 weeks ago | drovers.com | Angie Stump Denton
Tariff Delay Rallies Ag and Outside Markets, Trumps China Trade War

2 weeks ago | drovers.com | Michelle Rook |Angie Stump Denton |Paul Dykstra |Jennifer Shike

Grain, livestock and especially outside markets soared on Wednesday. Arlan Suderman, StoneX Chief Commodities Economist says the markets reacted positively to the 90-day delay on reciprocal tariffs for countries that reached out to negotiate with the U.S. and did not retaliate. A 10% universal tariff is still in place but over 75 countries have reached out to avert tariffs and were rewarded. It was an unprecedented day in the stock market which reversed and surged in reaction.