Cowherd Expansion is Not the Only Way to Capitalize on a Strong Calf Market

Thoughts on Two Big Cattle Reports

Price Risk Always Exists, Even in a Bull Market

Fewer Cows in 2025

Placements Lower Than Expected in January Cattle-On-Feed Report

Four Questions the 2025 Cattle Market Will Need to Answer

When is an Hour of Operator Labor, Not Just an Hour of Operator Labor?

The Three Ps of Herd Expansion: Profit, Pasture and Patience

Growing On-feed Inventory, Lower Placements, and No Sign of Heifer Retention

Understand the Implications of a Price Slide When Buying and Selling Cattle

Butterfat Continues to be a Major Driver of Milk Value

Prospective Plantings, Feed Prices and Implications for Feeder Cattle Markets

Thoughts on the Cattle Inventory Report

Two Key Productivity Measures with Profit Implications for Cow-calf Operations

Estimate and Manage Your Largest Cost as a Cow-calf Operator

Balance of Trade Has Shifted as Beef Production has Decreased

Dairy Margin Coverage Provides Some Help in Challenging Milk Market

April Cattle on Feed – What to Make of March Placements

Dairy Margin Coverage Program Begins 2023 with Payment

Livestock Feed Price Implications for Fall

Farm Level Milk Prices Set Record in Back-to-Back Months

Beef Cow Slaughter Continues to Run High