Compared to last year, estimates indicate Cattle on Feed, Placements & Marketings will all be lower.

Wed September 17 2025

35% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 36% Last Week and 27% Last Year.

Tue September 16 2025

67% of Corn Crop Condition rated as 'Good to Excellent' compared to 68% Last Week and 65% Last Year.

Tue September 16 2025

Last week's Marketings were 7.8% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Mon September 15 2025

The current boxed beef value is 31.7 percent higher than one year ago.

Mon September 15 2025

Compared to last week, all classes of cattle, cattle futures, and dressed beef were lower. Corn closed higher for the week.

Sat September 13 2025

Cattle prices are forecast higher in the third and fourth quarters of 2025, with higher prices carrying into 2026.

Fri September 12 2025

The "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" Indicator for cattle this week turned 'Bearish'

Fri September 12 2025

On a monthly basis, the CPI went up 0.4%, higher than 0.2% in July and forecasts of 0.3%.

Thu September 11 2025

Excluding the Texas impact, the overall trend for other states showed a slight decline in claims.

Thu September 11 2025

Approximately 18% of the cattle inventory is within an area experiencing drought, unchanged last week.

Thu September 11 2025

House Subcommittee hears support for the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025, aiming to ease federal restrictions as wolf populations surge in Arizona and New Mexico.

Wed September 10 2025

The producer price index slipped 0.1% last month compared to a revised 0.7% advance in July.

Wed September 10 2025

The Great Western Ranch is located outside Quemado, near the Arizona border, and about 150 miles west of Albuquerque.

Tue September 09 2025

36% of Pasture & Range Conditions rated 'Good to Excellent' compared to 38% Last Week and 29% Last Year.

Tue September 09 2025

68% of Corn Crop Condition rated as 'Good to Excellent' compared to 69% Last Week and 64% Last Year.

Tue September 09 2025

Last week's Marketings were 17.6% lower than the 3 Year Average.

Mon September 08 2025

The price changes reported within illustrate what happens when tight supplies drive cattle and beef markets. 

Mon September 08 2025

Compared to last week, both feeder cattle and stocker calves were higher with live cattle futures and feeder cattle futures lower.

Sat September 06 2025

The "Bullish/Bearish Consensus" Indicator for cattle this week moved on both sides of ‘Excessive Optimism’.

Fri September 05 2025