Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 Podcast
It was another day of pre-holiday trade in grains and oilseeds on Tuesday, with narrow and quiet trading ranges. Meantime, cattle did bounce a little in futures on the day. We discuss the importance of risk management
Monday, November 24th, 2025 Podcast
The news of Tyson Foods closing it’s Lexington, Nebraska plant has been the talk of the cattle industry since Friday afternoon and it was the main driver of a limit down day across live and feeder cattle
Friday, November 21st, 2025 Podcast
As we near the holidays, we walk through some of the volatile dynamics in the cattle markets currently surrounding prices, news headlines, consumer demand, rebuilding the herd and more. Lance Zimmerman, Senior Beef Analyst at Rabobank, joins
Measuring what matters is key to managing cow herd
MANHATTAN, Kan. – As the fall calving season wraps up, Kansas State University cow-calf specialist Jason Warner encourages cattle producers to consider tracking a few key numbers to help them make more informed management decisions for the year ahead. “It’s
U.S. Soybeans Set for First Shipment to China Since May
Two cargo ships were headed for port terminals near New Orleans, Louisiana, this week to load the first shipments of U.S. soybeans to China since May. That’s according to a shipping schedule seen by Reuters. A third
Rural Mainstreet Index Stays Below Growth Neutral
(OMAHA, NE) — For the eighth time this year, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below a growth-neutral score of 50.0. That’s according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a ten-state region
USDA Chief Economist Set to Leave for University of Missouri
(COLUMBIA, MO) — Seth Meyer, the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2021, is set to join the University of Missouri to lead the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) starting on January
$15 Drop in Tuesday Cash Cattle Market
A sharp $15 drop in the Tuesday cash cattle market has traders on edge as the trade fully digests last week’s Cattle on Feed report. Futures are working hard to claw back into the green after the