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The Cattle Business Weekly

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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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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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1:25

Bullish Cattle on Feed Report

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/27

Last week’s cattle on feed report indicates a tightening supply of cattle with a 3% decline compared to January 2025. Moreover, placements in December were down 5%, and marketing rose 2%. News of a lower supply of cattle pushed the cash cattle market up, along with the futures markets for the rest of 2026 and into 2027. This year is beginning to look like 2025, when the demand exceeded supply, and we set new price records week after week in the first half of the year. I would lik...

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3:43

Used Around the Ranch

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/27

The year 2025 is fading in our rearview mirrors, so it is time to write my annual cuss-and-discuss column before I forget what happened this past year. As always, this is a friendly conversation about things we are using here on the ranch. I would appreciate learning about what you have been using on your operations too, so email me at cmills@cattlebusinessweekly.com. During hay season, I am generally delegated to the hay rake or the hay hauler. The hauler is a Ranch Hand 8 Bale Single Row Re...

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3:16

OpEd: Why Agriculture Freedom Zones Matter

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/27

Data centers are exploding across America, gobbling up prime farmland, water, and power. In Texas, farmers and ranchers see the threat clearly—and they're right to sound the alarm. Our best agricultural land feeds and clothes the world. Once paved over, it's lost forever. But the squeeze isn't just from data centers. Solar farms, wind projects, transmission lines, industrial sprawl, and urban expansion all compete for the same finite resources. Generations of productive farmland vanish in the...

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2:04

In the Cattle Markets: Fewer Heifers on Feed

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/26

USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report, released on Friday, January 23rd, didn’t contain any real surprises. The most interesting number in the report was the number of heifers on feed and its implications for herd rebuilding. Heifers on feed totaled 4.435 million head, down 140,000 head from last January 1. The 140,000 head decline amounted to a 3.1 percent decline from a year ago. The number of steers on feed also declined by 3.2 percent. That left the number of heifers on ...

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5:15

100 Years Strong: Sutton Rodeo Hits Milestone

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

Sutton Rodeo is proudly celebrating 100 years in the rodeo industry in 2026. That’s one full century of tradition, innovation, and excellence. From its early beginnings on the prairie to becoming one of the most respected names in professional rodeo, Sutton Rodeo has shaped the sport with integrity, world-class stock, and unforgettable productions. For generations, the Sutton family of South Dakota has dedicated themselves to elevating the western way of life—producing top-tier rodeos,...

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4:00

Pick Your Herd

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

It’s 2 a.m. and you are in the calving barn with a newly minted mother cow. She was your favorite heifer replacement pick two years ago and now as she fails to clean off her calf and eyes you intensely you wonder if you chose wrong. Many a cattle producer have been in this situation, and while there are no fool proof selection criteria for picking the next generation of your cowherd, there are priorities to consider. Back in November, B.W. Ochsner of Torrington, Wyo. gave attende...

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3:54

How To: Pull a Calf When Needed

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

Tony Hawkins DVM, Valley Vet Supply Technical Service Veterinarian A calf can only be delivered once it is coming the correct way. If you missed it, reference this article which discusses common malpresentations of the calf to allow for safe delivery. When you are ready to deliver the calf, the first thing you need to do is attach the OB calving chains. If you only put one loop around each leg, there is a high risk of breaking a calf’s leg. To minimize this risk, put the first loop above the ...

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4:04

What to Know about Leasing Bulls

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

As follow up to “What’s a Good Bull Worth in 2026?” from last week, I address a recent question from a producer regarding the cost of leasing bulls. One potential way for a commercial cow-calf operation to reduce expenses is to lease, rather than own, a bull. Producers should compare the costs and benefits of leasing versus owning. Leasing eliminates the capital expenditure of purchasing a bull. The cost of purchasing a bull (or bulls) was addressed last week. Whether leasing or...

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1:55

It's Stock Show Time!

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

The 2026 Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo kicks off on January 30th and runs through February 7th in Rapid City. The Stock Show is the second largest draw to the Black Hills behind the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Nearly 350,000 people from across the United States take in the livestock shows and sales, youth livestock shows, rodeos, concerts, and much, much more. Over 400 vendors offer a wide variety of “Everything Western” for young and old alike. The horse sale is held at th...

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2:13

Black Hills Stock Show Readies for Cattle Sales

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/21

Dirt and sawdust are arriving at The Monument in Rapid City, S.D. by the truckload. The facility is preparing for the upcoming Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, taking place from January 30 to February 7. Livestock exhibitors, trade show vendors, and rodeo cowboys and cowgirls will soon descend on the Black Hills town. Paige Vander Werff, Livestock and Ag Education Manager for the Central States Fair, Inc., which puts on the Black Hills Stock Shows, says things are coming together for the 2...

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5:50

BetterFed Beef: Best of Both Worlds

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/14

A locally sourced, producer-owned, certified and locally processed beef system seems like a dream for most cattle producers, but there are 17 family farms in the Upper Midwest that have cracked the code. BetterFed Beef partners with multi-generational, family-owned lockers across the Midwest to process and distribute its certified ONYA® beef. A Longtime Dream BetterFed Beef was founded by longtime friends Dr. Tom Peters, a long-time cattle nutritionist in the region, and Max Winders, a busine...

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5:24

Four Market Headwinds for First Half of 2026

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/14

A new year brings with it new opportunities and challenges for cattle producers. Here are four trends to watch in the first half of 2026, and what they might mean for cattle producers navigating a complex market. 1. Interest rates to drop. The Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas, Kansas City, and Chicago all survey lenders in their regions about feeder cattle loan rates. These rates peaked in the second half of 2023. Livestock loan rates averaged 7.75% in the latest Kansas City data, more ...

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1:38

Charles Parks Named 2025 American Gelbvieh...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/07

Charles Parks of Ekalaka, Mont., was announced as the 2025 American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Commercial Producer of the Year at the 55th Annual National Convention on December 4, 2025, at the Margaritaville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Parks runs a ranch in eastern Montana that is home to more than 400 Gelbvieh-influenced mother cows. He exclusively runs Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls in the operation and raises his own replacement heifers. The cows are expected to work for a living in the ...

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3:27

What's Your Plan for 2026?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/07

Cattle and beef markets are poised to continue the path of the past few years in 2026. Despite turbulence in the fourth quarter of 2025, cattle markets ended the year strong. Tight cattle supplies, decreased beef production, and strong demand continue to support and elevate cattle and beef prices. Multi-decade lows in cattle inventories are the driving supply force that underpins cattle markets and the market is focused on the cow-calf sector, which holds the ...

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2:53

Cow-Calf Costs and Returns Update

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/07

Between late-November and mid-December, the USDA was releasing a flurry of data after the government shutdown this fall. Many important reports received most of the headlines (e.g., Cattle on Feed). However, the USDA also updated its Commodity Cost of Production and Return information. The USDA estimates that cow-calf operations brought in [post_excerpt],130 per cow in revenue and incurred 1 in operating expenses in 2024. This revenue figure includes sales of calves, stockers, and cull...

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4:36

Could Agriculture Survive a Cyber-Attack?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/07

Biosecurity plans. Emergency or disaster plans. Succession plans. It seems like ranches today need a plan for everything—and that’s the prudent thing to do. Add one more plan to that list: how to keep the ranch running in case of a cybersecurity attack. While this may seem far-fetched, it’s really not as far out there as it may seem. A cyber-attack on a rural water supply, local electric cooperative, or food distribution system—even in another country—could impact beef operations here in the ...

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Using Ionophores to Increase Efficiency of Heifer...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/01/07

Ionophores are feed additives that improve ruminal efficiency by shifting fermentation toward greater propionate production and reducing energy lost as methane in the rumen. The ionophores monensin (marketed as Rumensin® by Elanco Animal Health and as the FDA-approved generic Monovet® by Huvepharma) and lasalocid (marketed as Bovatec® by Zoetis) are approved for growing cattle on pasture or in confinement and are commonly used in heifer development programs. Multiple studies show that both mo...

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1:36

Economic Impacts of the Tyson Beef Plant Closure in...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/12/31

The estimated annual statewide economic impact of the Tyson plant closure in Lexington, Neb. is 3.283 billion dollars, according to a report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Tyson announced on Nov. 21 that it would be closing its Lexington plant which employs roughly 3,200 people and can slaughter almost 5,000 cattle per day – approximately 4.8% of total daily U.S. beef slaughter. The new report released on Dec. 22 cites both direct and multiplier effects on the Nebraska economy once ...

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3:53

Food is Key to National Security

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/12/31

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on cybersecurity and agriculture.) There’s a danger lurking that many may not even realize. Cybersecurity threats are a constant pall hanging over the agriculture industry—and our technology-driven lives. These threats become even more of a possibility as hackers become more tech savvy and begin using AI for their nefarious purposes. It’s a topic that the agriculture industry has to take seriously and has to think through how to handle in ca...

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