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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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4:19

Beef Industry Shows Up for Another Prime Time Gala

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/25

6,621 was raised for Feeding South Dakota On Saturday night, June 21 during the 12th Annual Prime Time Gala, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation presented a donation to Feeding South Dakota, on-stage at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, in the amount of 6,621. This makes the overall donation to Feeding South Dakota ,026,665 in the last 12 years. Funds raised from the last 11 Prime Time Gala events have helped to purchase 1,663,390 pounds of beef for those that need it the most acros...

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4:47

South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit held in Deadwood

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/25

By Codi Vallery-Mills Farmers, ranchers, and ag industry affiliates were in the crowd at the recent South Dakota Governor’s Agricultural Summit held June 17-18 in Deadwood, S.D. South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden addressed the crowd and highlighted his Open for Opportunity tour of the state’s industries the last several months. “There are businesses in this state that I didn’t even know about. Our state’s opportunities are as wide as our sweeping prairies,” Rhoden noted. He report...

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1:44

Shafer Presented BIF Pioneer Award

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/25

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented Wade Shafer, Ph.D., of Bozeman, Mont., the BIF Pioneer Award June 12 during the group’s annual research symposium in Amarillo, Texas. The Pioneer Award recognizes individuals who have made lasting contributions to the improvement of beef cattle and honors those who have had a major role in acceptance of performance reporting and documentation as the primary means to make genetic change in beef cattle. Shafer joined the American Simmental Associa...

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3:18

A little reckless

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/24

By Codi Vallery-Mills It felt like slow motion – the red 4-wheeler body coming at me and slamming into my side – but I know it happened in seconds versus minutes. The moment my 4-wheeler rolled over me while I was out checking cattle last summer is time-stamped in my brain. The accident also left a time stamp on my body. I have a slow-fading scar down my leg, remnants of a hardened hematoma on the inside of my knee, and a shoulder that hurts when I sit too long. I was almost a ranch-accident ...

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2:27

Asian Longhorned Tick Finds Its Way to Iowa

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/18

Cattle now sick with Theileria carried by the tick There has been a confirmed case of Theileria orientalis Ikeda in bovine in Van Buren County, located in southeast Iowa. Theileria is a protozoan parasite carried by the Asian Longhorned Tick (ALHT); the parasite infects red and white blood cells and causes bovine infectious anemia. According to USDA records, this is the first time Theileria and the ALHT have been confirmed in Iowa. There are no approved treatments for Theileria in the United ...

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5:20

River Creek Farms and Price Ranch recognized by BIF

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/18

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) recognized River Creek Farms, Manhattan, Kansas, as the 2025 BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year on June 12 during the group’s annual research symposium in Amarillo, Texas. This national award recognizes a producer’s dedication to improving the beef industry at the seedstock level. BIF also presented the Price Ranch the Commercial Producer of the Year Award. This national award recognizes a producer’s dedication to improving the beef industry at the commer...

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1:26

12th Annual Prime Time Gala

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/17

Saturday, June 21st is the 12th Annual Prime Time Gala held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center and the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The activities begin on Saturday afternoon with a social, silent auction, banquet and live auction. 2,000 guests will enjoy the evening’s activities, conversation and camaraderie! The banquet features South Dakota’s own DemKota Beef from Aberdeen. At 8:00 pm Weston Frank will take the stage in the Denny Sanford Premier Center followed by Scotty McC...

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2:19

Guess your own Cattle On Feed report: June 2025

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/16

By Matt Dabrowski It’s time to guess your own Cattle On Feed report. The next report will be released Friday, June 20. Cattle futures were volatile in May. Live cattle futures were flat on the month and feeder cattle rose 2.1%, trailing the commodities index (up 2.0%) and stocks (up 6.2%). Auction markets remained in record territory. Late in the month USDA reported sales in South Dakota, feeder steers averaged 5/cwt, flat on the month. Flyweight steers averaged 9/cwt, also flat. At Ft. Pierr...

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5:05

An alternative to plastic net wrap hits the market

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/11

Net Wrap. It is both friend and foe to today’s cattleman. It keeps a tidy bale but it can cause serious issues in cattle if consumed. Two ranchers in Canada have developed Nature’s Net Wrap saying it can save farmers time, cut costs and avoid damage to the environment. “We don’t have to explain to farmers why we brought Nature’s Net Wrap to market. When they see it, they tell us they’ve been looking for this for many years,” says Larry Ruud, rancher in Western Canada and co-inventor wit...

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2:41

Farmer Sentiment Reaches a Four-Year High In May

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/11

By Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Farmer sentiment in May climbed to its highest level since May 2021 as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index reached 158, 10 points higher than in April. Farmers were more optimistic about both current conditions and their expectations for the future as the Current Conditions Index improved by 5 points to 146 and the Future Expectations Index jumped 12 points to 164. Key reasons behind the s...

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4:21

Strategies to Consider When Culling Cows in 2025

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/11

By Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension Livestock System Educator; Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator; Rick Rasby, Nebraska Extension Specialist Following a spring with below-average precipitation for much of Nebraska, early indicators signal that drought is likely to persist. With limited forage production likely, producers should begin planning now for potential forage shortages. While hay remains relatively affordable, demand could rise if timely rainfall doesn’t arrive. In response, pr...

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3:49

Neil Farms strikes the right balance in their...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/05

By Sarah Hill As many great cattle herds often do, Neil Farms, Northfield, Minn., started with a 4-H project. Today, the herd has evolved into a producer of outstanding show cattle, with Herefords originating from their herd taking top honors at cattle shows across the Upper Midwest. Steve Neil got his first Hereford heifer as a 4-H project, purchased by his parents. That first heifer spurred a love for registered Hereford cattle and gave him the foundation for his own herd. It also started a...

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4:24

First cattle process at new Sustainable Beef plant

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/04

By George Lauby, The North Platte Bulletin The first loads of cattle were delivered to the new Sustainable Beef packing house the morning of May 28, the first day of operation at the one-of-a-kind plant located in North Platte, Neb. The initial load consisted of three head of black Angus cattle from Rusty Kemp, a rancher near Tryon, Neb. That was followed by a semi-load of 40 head of black Angus from the Olson Farms, headquartered near Hershey, Neb. The truck arrived just before 7 a.m. ...

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4:09

A Day in the Life of a Sale Barn Vet

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/04

Dr. Luke Benz tells about his work at Kist Livestock Auction By Kelly Brandlee “As a rancher and feeder myself, I try to use my experience to help producers,” says Dr. Luke Benz, DVM. “I’m in their shoes and do what they do on a daily basis. I try to be practical and use that experience to help other cattle producers as much as I can.” That real-world knowledge is what Benz brings each day to his work as a veterinarian at Interstate Veterinary Clinic and while working at Kist Livestock in Man...

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2:58

Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/04

Cattle incapable of relieving themselves of high temperatures experience heat stress. Humans alleviate overheating through sweating, but Kansas State University beef extension veterinarian A.J. Tarpoff said cattle do not have that option. “Heat stress coping behaviors is what we see when cattle are adapting to warmer temperatures,” he said. “Whenever we get hot, we sweat to maintain homeostasis. For livestock species, and especially cattle, that capability gets overwhelmed.” Tarpoff added: “T...

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2:53

Record High Cattle Prices

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/03

By Stephen R. Koontz, Ph.D. Colorado State University The cattle markets start the summer moving into record-high price territory. The 5-market weighted average cash fed cattle price pushed past 5/cwt while prices in the southern plains were around 0. Live cattle futures contract prices are at a discount to cash and have struggled to break 5. By region, depending on whether the cash market in question is in a deficit or surplus of supply, cash feeder cattle prices for 7-8 weight cattle are ab...

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3:29

Is beef the answer to Mexico's obesity problem?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/06/03

South Dakota trade mission stirs interest in Beef Logic program By Codi Vallery-Mills Mexico has watched its childhood obesity rate steadily increase in the past 20 years. So, when South Dakota rancher Todd Mortenson brought up Beef Logic on a recent trade mission trip to Mexico, he had people’s attention. Mortenson serves on the board of Beef Logic, which facilitates Build Your Base with Beef – a nutritional program for athletes and their families. “They face the same problems that we do in ...

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1:37

Summertime!

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/05/28

By Donnie Leddy, publisher The unofficial start of Summer is recognized on Memorial Day weekend. Although the official start is a few weeks away, school is out, most crops have been planted, brandings are wrapping up, cattle are out to pasture, and this is when many Americans start the “Backyard Grilling Season.” It is the time of the year when more cooking is done outdoors than indoors. It sure seems that more and more people are using pellet grills and flat iron grills to prepare deli...

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2:10

Lowest number of May cattle on feed since 2017

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/05/27

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on May 1, 2025 according to the recent USDA Cattle on Feed Report. The inventory was 2 percent below May 1, 2024. It is the lowest number of cattle on feed on May 1 since 2017, which was 10.996 million head. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.61 million head, 3 percent below 2024. Net placements were 1.56 million head. During April, plac...

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2:43

Cost of the All-American BBQ

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2025/05/27

By Codi Vallery-Mills Did you host a BBQ over the Memorial Weekend? If you did, it likely cost you around 3 according to Rabobank. The financial institution created a BBQ Index that gives insight into the cost of the average American BBQ. Using its rational and methodology for a group of 10 adults eating cheeseburgers, grilled chicken sandwiches, chips, ice cream, and drinking beer and soda, it says just over 0 will be the national average. What’s the costliest item on that BBQ plate? It’s th...

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