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News & Notes
News from around the country, including USDA-NASS inventory statistics, scholarship opportunities, upcoming educational meetings, approval for the Beef Cattle Research Center at K-State, new resources available to Texas ranchers and a grant available for those interested in solar grazing.
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JBS USA Announces $200 Million in U.S. Beef Investments
JBS USA set to invest $150 million in Cactus, Texas, and $50 million in Greeley, Colorado.
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Cattle and Bison Imports From Mexico Resume
Imports being resumed under new guidelines to protect U.S. cattle herd from New World screwworm.
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Market Closeout
With value differences between pens of cattle routinely exceeding $600, a low-cost, highly fertile cow herd is not the guarantee of success it once was.
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Lean Beef Prices Start Trending Higher
In first three weeks of 2025, cow/bull slaughter is down 30%.
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Branding Excellence: Red Raider Meats
Meat market provides training opportunity for students, including winners of the 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest.
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Offal, Not Awful
Most American consumers aren’t getting the full value of the beef cows we harvest.
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A Sale Barn Perspective with the Beaver Stockyards Team
To kick off Season 4, host Lynsey McAnally visits with two individuals very familiar with cattle markets and customer service. Jeff Slatten, owner of Beaver County Stockyards, shares his insight on current cattle markets, what is going well when it comes to cattle marketing, what producers can do to capitalize on the value of their cattle and how the staff at Beaver County keep their buyers and sellers coming back for more each week. Layne Conkle, voice of the Beaver County Stockyard market report, shares more about how marketing cattle has changed the last several years.
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