Environment
BLM revokes American Prairie bison grazing permits
The Bureau of Land Management on May 8 revoked grazing permits held by American Prairie on seven allotments in Phillips County, MT, finding the organization’s bison...
By Charles Wallace
Environment
BLM rescinds Biden-era public lands rule
The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final rule fully rescinding the Biden administration’s Conservation...
By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Infrastructure considerations when restocking the cow herd
The beef industry is currently receiving record prices when marketing livestock, and current market signals point...
By Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Spotlight Story
Environment
CPW report shows Colorado wolf population growing
By Charles Wallace
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May 14, 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported continued growth of the state’s gray wolf population during the 2025-2026 biological year, with a minimum population count of 32 wolves statewide.
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, May 14
Cattle futures began the trading day higher, but closed mostly lower.
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, May 13
Cattle futures closed higher after a rough start to the week.
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 12
Despite a pause in plans to waive beef import tariffs, cattle futures still closed...
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, May 11
Cattle futures closed mixed after dropping on the news that tariffs on imported beef...
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 8
“Unfortunately, that’s sometimes how ‘the cookie crumbles’ when the market’s technical influence has more...
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, May 7
Despite some higher cash trade, cattle futures closed lower amid a sell-off.
By Charles Wallace
Sale Calendar
Upcoming livestock sales
MAY
16
SAT
Feather River College Horse Sale
Quincy, CA
Horse
MAY
16
SAT
Top Gun Horse Sale
Twin Falls, ID
Horse
MAY
20
WED
Western Video Market Sale
Galt, CA
Commercial
MAY
20
WED
CLM Pair & Bred Cow Special
Galt, CA
Commercial
MAY
21
THU
Stockmanship & Stewardship event
MAY
23
SAT
Bar R Wagyu Production Sale
Pullman, WA
Wagyu
MAY
23
SAT
Women of the Wild West Horse Sale
Gooding, ID
Horse
MAY
27
WED
Montana Stockgrowers Association MidYear Meeting
JUN
1
MON
Beef Improvement Federation Symposium
Boise, ID
All Breeds
JUN
1
MON
TK Angus Herd Reduction Sale
Valentine, NE
Angus
Commentary
Perspectives
Environment
Kevin’s Comments: A victory for Montana ranchers
By Kevin Murnin
May is always my favorite time of year living in Montana.
Beef
Dittmer’s Take: The antitrust fallacy
By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
Let’s examine what harm would come to both the beef industry and consumers from...
Opinion
Logan’s Comments: Food security is national security
By Logan Ipsen
It was a very interesting week in the headlines as two major stories broke in agriculture, signaling...
Weekly headlines
This week's lineup
Beef
Maintaining a healthy range, value-added feeds for restocking the cow herd
By WLJ
After the past drought, the beef herd was decimated and we have dropped to a 70-year low in cow inventory with approximately 27.5 million head.
Beef
DOJ confirms antitrust probe into meatpackers
By Anna Miller Fortozo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) officially confirmed it is investigating the nation’s largest meatpackers for possible antitrust violations.
Health/Nutrition
House passes farm bill, advances livestock priorities
By Charles Wallace
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act...
Community
The Viewpoint with Glynn Tonsor
By Charles Wallace
For Glynn Tonsor, understanding the cattle market starts with a simple premise: producers cannot control the market, but they can understand it.
Community
The Viewpoint with Haley Potter
By Anna Miller Fortozo
Raised in a ranching family and now working in agricultural tech, Haley Potter is...
Community
The Viewpoint with Gene Copenhaver
By Charles Wallace
For National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Gene Copenhaver, the cattle industry is more than...
Community
The Viewpoint with Shelby Shaw
By Anna Miller Fortozo
Shelby Shaw’s connection to the NILE began long before her current role as the...
Environment
1,290 reads this week9th Circuit upholds cancellation of AZ grazing permit
By Charles Wallace
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling upholding the U.S. Forest Service’s cancellation of a grazing permit held by an...
Health/Nutrition
Infrastructure considerations when restocking the cow herd
By Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
The beef industry is currently receiving record prices when marketing livestock, and current market...
Environment
Grazing allotments open in the Book Cliffs area
By WLJ
The Bureau of Land Management field office in Vernal, UT, is accepting applications through July 31 for...
Health/Nutrition
House passes farm bill, advances livestock priorities
By Charles Wallace
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act...
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