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The Cattle Business Weekly

The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper

For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It"s a dose of what"s happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It"s news about everything that impacts a cattle operation"s bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won"t go away without having learned something.

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8:01

Quad Calves Sell

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/25

In February of last year, Stavick Simmental near Veblen, S.D. welcomed the birth of quadruplet calves—a rare event that Mike Stavick describes as extremely lucky. Remarkably, these calves thrived and made history again this year when they were sold through the ranch’s sale ring. The odds of a cow giving birth to four healthy bull calves are extraordinarily low, estimated by some to be just 1 in 179.2 million. Having those calves mature into breeding animals makes the occurrence e...

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6:29

Buseman Angus Bulls Have Sale Success with Private...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/25

For some cattle breeders, hosting an annual sale is a milestone. But that approach isn’t the best for every producer. Buseman Angus, Canistota, S.D., conducts all of their bull sales via private treaty, and the approach has worked for their operation for decades. Word Gets Around The Buseman family has been raising commercial Angus cattle since Joe Buseman’s dad, Ray, purchased an Angus bull in 1951. The herd was primarily commercial cattle until the late 1970s, when they started buying regis...

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3:20

A Snapshot of the Cattle Feeding Industry

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/25

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed feedlot inventories at 11.505 million head on February 1, down 1.8 percent year over year and the fifteenth consecutive month of declining feed inventories. January placements were down 4.7 percent year over year while January marketings were down 13.0 percent compared to last year. January marketings were likely hampered by the winter storm at the end of the month, pushing some January marketing into February. The r...

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3:39

Industry Leaders Highlight Strategies to Maximize Value

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/24

At the 2026 National Westere Stock Show, Industry leaders and cattle producers gathered to discuss how breeding, management, and market decisions can create value buyers recognize and reward. Sponsored by the Colorado Angus Association, the session focused on connecting production fundamentals to market success. Presentations by Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations for the American Angus Association; Clay Burson, , Ph.D., associate beef technical specialist at Zinpr...

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2:58

Saved By a Dog

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/23

We have all heard about people being saved by farm dogs. A dog that shook a rattlesnake to death before it struck the baby. A dog that ran 5 miles to the neighbors to alert them that his owner was having a heart attack. A dog that battled a mad cow that had the farmer on the ground. Our farm dog? He saved me from a shower. Yes, you read that right, but let me explain. Our daughter, Kimber, came to me one day and said she felt a zap while taking a shower. I dismissed it. It was... Artic...

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5:44

New Growth Metric Could Improve Beef-on-Dairy Genetic...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/18

Researchers aim to boost accuracy of National Cattle Evaluation with earlier-in-life weights. Incorporating earlier-in-life growth metrics into the National Cattle Evaluation could strengthen genetic predictions for beef-on-dairy cattle, according to Ryan Boldt, Ph.D., lead geneticist for International Genetic Solutions (IGS). Boldt said that a research project he’s part of builds on earlier work that integrated beef-on-dairy records into evaluations for carcass traits. By capturing more phen...

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5:39

Opheim Limousin Striving for Next Level

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/18

Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective to get a clearer view. That was the case for Opheim Limousin of Mound City, S.D. For decades, Tom Opheim had been raising commercial Limousin cattle. He and his wife, Dixie, had put in the work, refined the details, and developed a closed herd they were proud of. But it wasn’t until their son Cade and his wife Maria came home that discussions of taking the herd to the “next level” commenced. Cade and Maria, who both judged livestock in college, felt the ...

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1:33

Simmental and Shorthorn Crowned

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/18

The Watertown Winter Farm Show wrapped up its 81st show on Feb. 14. The day prior it held its main cattle event – the selection of Supreme Row – from its three days of cattle shows. Vying for Supreme Row honors were the Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Maine- Anjou, Shorthorn and Simmental breeds. Cathy Schmitz, Schmitz Farm, Oakes, N.D. evaluated the champion annuals before making the selection. She went on to choose a Simmental and Shorthorn to receive top honors. The Supreme Champion Bul...

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1:45

Ag News Out of Washington

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/18

Protecting American Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of War have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressing the sharing of information regarding security vulnerabilities in agriculture, collaboration to develop novel technological solutions to American agriculture’s biggest challenges, and the exchange of personnel to ensure both departments are well equipped to protect American agriculture. House Releases 2026 Farm Bill House Agric...

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4:18

FBI Looking for Joshua Link, Tied to AgriDime Case

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/16

Five individuals were federally indicted this past week for their roles in an alleged 0 million nationwide fraud scheme involving purported cattle purchase contracts, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. Those indicted by a Fort Worth federal grand jury on February 11, 2026, were: Jed Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, charged with three counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of money laundering involving wiring ...

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1:25

Congrats to BHSS Supreme Champions

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/15

A big congratulations goes to the Hubbard Feeds Supreme Champions at the 2026 Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo. The Angus female was selected in the female division. She was consigned by Chestnut Angus, Pipestone, Minn., and purchased by Gimbel Angus, Ree Heights, S.D. The Charolais bull consigned by the Thomas Ranch, Harrold, S.D., and purchased by Bradley Cattle, Marsfield, Mo., was the Supreme Champion bull. The People's Choice Awards went to the Red Angus female, consigned by Altena...

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1:34

Angus, Charolais Make Supreme

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/11

Right after the saddle bronc riding during Rodeo Rapid City, the Black Hills Stock Show Supreme Row cattle paraded into the Summit Arena on the evening of Feb. 7 for final selection. Ushered in by Bob Mills and Jerry Talsma, each breed’s champion bull and heifer were on display for a large rodeo crowd to see. Judging the Hubbard Supreme Row selection were cattlemen Jake Hennessy of North Dakota; Eldon Krebs of Nebraska and David Uhrig of South Dakota. The men were ta...

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2:47

Wine Glass Ranch of Nebraska Receives ESAP Award

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/11

The Wine Glass Ranch in Imperial, Neb., is the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) National winner as announced by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The award, which annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, was presented to the Pribbeno family, during CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tenn. “This ranch has been in my family for 140 years, and we are the stewards of the ground,” said Logan Pribbeno w...

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4:44

New Maternal Profit Index ($MPI) and Industry Profit...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/11

The NALF board approved 2 new indexes and EPDS to be listed in January of 2026. In 2024, three new EPDs were implemented, Dry Matter Intake, ADG, Feed Efficiency sub-index ($Gain) and a new terminal index, $TPI utilizing iGENDEC software in 2024. Upon completion of these EPDs, the NALF board moved forward with the development of 2 additional index’s, $MPI, (Maternal Profit Index) and $IPI, (Industry Profit Index) which is synonymous with an all-purpose index in 2025. These new ind...

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6:59

CattleFax Outlook Signals Cattle Cycle Turning

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/11

The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of CattleCon 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, shared expert market and weather analysis last week. “The U.S. cattle and beef industry enters 2026 with strong but volatile market conditions, as historically tight cattle supplies, record-setting beef demand, and elevated policy and weather uncertainty continue to support prices, even as markets appear to near cyclical highs. Tight inventories and exceptional demand remain the dominant forc...

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3:50

What Heifers Will Fit My Forage Resources?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/04

The old phrase, “horses for courses” now has a complementary phrase of “cows for resources.” Approximately 75% of the feed that goes towards producing a pound of beef comes from forage. Recent research at Oklahoma State University by Dr. David Lalman has shown that there are significant differences in how efficiently heifers convert forage to pounds of beef in a growing diet consisting of good quality hay. In a recent article titled “Finding Forage Efficient Heifers” in the December 15 issue ...

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5:01

Opportunities for Distillers Feed Byproducts in your...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/04

The use of distillers grains in beef systems has been a long-term focus at UNL because of the opportunities for a beef producer to get an inexpensive source of both energy and protein that can fit well in many cow, backgrounding, and finishing systems. Usage is greater for the feedlot sector, but there is actually great value in younger, lightweight, backgrounding cattle. Of course, use of distillers in combination with low energy forages like residues for cows is also a consider...

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5:31

USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Dispersal Efforts

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/04

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a shift in its 100 million per week sterile fly dispersal efforts to stop the northern spread of New World screwworm (NWS). USDA will reallocate aircraft and sterile insects to reinforce coverage along the U.S.-Mexico border. The new dispersal area, or polygon, will include operations about 50 miles into Texas, along the U.S. border with the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico....

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5:34

Herd Shrinks Again, With Drought as a Factor

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/03

The U.S. beef herd again contracted over the past year, according to the USDA Cattle Inventory report released last week, extending the cattle cycle into its thirteenth year. High prices continue to incentivize producers to sell calves rather than retain them for herd rebuilding. All cattle and calves totaled 86.2 million head in January 2026, down 320,000 head or 0.4% from 86.5 million in 2025, in line with analysts’ estimates. This is, for another year, the smallest cattle herd since 1951. ...

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2:12

Record-Breaking Bids for Junior Livestock Champs

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/28

Cannon Reimann, 13 years old from Ree Heights, S.D., exhibited this year’s National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Junior Market Steer. The steer sold for a record-breaking 0,000 to Bank of Colorado, in the Auction of Junior Livestock Champions smashing the old record of 0,000 set in 2025. Her steer’s name is Boots, because he has black legs with white boots. Hutchison Western led the way with the opening bid of 0,000 in honor of the 120th Anniversary of the NWSS. Cannon was also awa...

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