At the end of Black Friday s short post-holiday session, February live cattle was marked down 13% from a September high, an unexpected discount on a day known for bargain sales.
The Durham Ranch is a 55,000-acre working bison ranch in northeastern Wyoming owned by the Flocchini family. The ranch manages a bison herd of about 2,200 head and includes agritourism as part of its operation.
If beef demand remains strong and if drought pressures can be eased (even slightly), I believe feeder cattle prices during the second half of the year could be a surprise, as our industry is incredibly short on calves.
J.R. Simplot was sued by environmentalists for discharging manure into the Snake River from the company s Grand View, Idaho, feedlot. The lawsuit filed in a federal court in Idaho alleges the 150,000-head feedlot has not had a permit to discharge since 2012.
A California county board of supervisors voted to prohibit wild cow milking events at rodeos but took out language in the ordinance that would have potentially limited, or banned, use of equipment such as ropes, straps and spurs.