With beef cow slaughter down 20% and cull bulls breaking the $200/cwt. barrier, record-heavy steer weights are fueling a surge in demand for lean beef to blend for the spring grilling season.

For 2026 alone, 3,900 more cows have been culled each week on average compared to a year ago, resulting in year-to-date slaughter being 35,000 head or 7.5% higher than the year prior.

Managing a successful business often involves making a series of decisions with the end goal of providing a quality outcome at a profit. In the beef cattle business, one of those decisions is what to ...

Rain is falling this week across a large swath of the country. It’s good news for areas stricken with drought, and a welcome sign for cattle producers. The latest U.S. Drought monitor indicates ...

Pasture and range conditions across the U.S. have improved since last year, but conditions are poor in the Plains. As Kansas sets records for the worst conditions in history, one livestock economist ...

During fall ranchers need to start culling cows. The cows have dedicated their lives to the operation, but there is no reward. The cows must produce or move to the pen destined for market. Even though ...

Record cattle prices and futures strength signal a bullish outlook for 2026.

There are times in life when tough decisions have to be made, and in the beef business that can come when feed resources are limited or a time of generational transition, said the experts at Kansas ...

As I roam the two-lane highways in eastern Oklahoma going to producer meetings, cull cow prices and the decision to rebuild the cowherd are common points of discussion. In fact, if I ask who has sold ...

Ireland officials are discussing a plan to cull around 200,000 cows in an effort to combat climate change, according to multiple reports, causing backlash from Irish farmers. Amid the pressure from ...

A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights gleaned from my six decades’ worth of dairy experience. The majority of ...