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Market Wrap-Up: Monday, June 22
Cattle futures traded higher over the day following the holiday-shortened trading week.
Jun 22, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
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Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, June 19
Most of the market was closed today in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday.
Jun 19, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle markets trade mixed during short week
The cattle market traded mixed over the Juneteenth holiday-shortened week.
Jun 19, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Community
Exploring North Dakota’s legendary rough rider country
The 2026 Livestock Tour presented by Western Livestock Journal captured the “legendary” landscapes of…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Charley Maranville, WLJ correspondent
Environment
CBD targets grazing across three areas in Arizona
The Center for Biological Diversity has intensified its long-running campaign against livestock grazing on…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Ag groups rally behind USMCA during hearing
As renegotiation questions loom around the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, agricultural leaders…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Logan’s Comments: The summer video season is here
For producers, the message remains clear: quality matters. Buyers continue to aggressively pursue cattle…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
News
Guest Opinion: The changes Warsh wants at the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve is under new leadership.
Jun 19, 2026 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
Community
The Viewpoint with Guy Colyer
Fresh off the 2026 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium & Convention, Guy Colyer of…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Monitoring water sources to protect herd health
When cattle have been without water, a producer's first instinct may be to give…
Jun 19, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Texas launches free NWS inspector training to keep livestock moving
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of a free online course to expand the number…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Office of the Texas Governor
Beef
A look at the Mexican beef market
New World screwworm issues and the closure of the Mexican border for livestock have focused…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Daily Headlines
USDA issues directive to restore grazing on forest lands
In mid-June, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a directive to the U.S. Forest Service to implement a grazing action plan…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Headlines
Utah bid to roll back Grand Staircase-Escalante plan veers off the fast track
A plan from Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy to change how the federal government…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch
Health/Nutrition
Keeping animals cool at county shows
It’s county fair season, and while local events are a great way to enjoy the sun and…
Jun 19, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Daily Headlines
CPW lethally removes wolf in Routt County
Following a series of confirmed depredation events, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife lethally removed an uncollared…
Jun 19, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Rich appointed as envoy for landowners
In mid-June, USDA announced the appointment of John Rich as special envoy for American…
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Pryor Mountain wild horse plan proposed
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service developed an environmental assessment to implement a new…
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Boulder expands targeted-grazing program
The city of Boulder, CO, is once again implementing a cattle-grazing program this summer to help manage grass…
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
OR declares state of emergency for fires
On June 16, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) declared a state of emergency due to the imminent threat…
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
AZ bill would stop Mexican wolf funding
Earlier this year, Arizona state Sen. David Farnsworth (R-Mesa) introduced a bill that would disallow the transport of Mexican…
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
JBS announces plans to close two facilities
JBS is planning on closing two of its facilities in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
USDA funds NWS projects amid more cases
USDA is investing $105 million into projects to assist with the country’s defense against the New World screwworm.
Jun 19, 2026 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, June 18
Cattle futures closed lower ahead of today’s Cattle on Feed report, as traders are…
Jun 18, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: June 11-17
While precipitation was limited across much of the West and High Plains, pockets of…
Jun 18, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, June 17
Cattle futures retreated slightly from yesterday’s rally, closing mixed.
Jun 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, June 16
Support from stronger equity markets has cattle futures challenging the top of their recent…
Jun 16, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, June 15
Strong consumer demand sent the market higher over the day.
Jun 15, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, June 12
Futures took a turn for the lower today, uninspired by light cash trade volumes.
Jun 12, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Groups sue to stop logging in Flathead National Forest
Conservation groups in the Flathead Valley are suing the U.S. Forest Service over the…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Jordan Hansen, Daily Montanan
Environment
Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over sniping feral cattle
A federal appeals court dismissed a 2023 legal challenge by the New Mexico Cattle…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico
Beef
April beef exports below year-ago levels
Beef exports trended lower in April due to the impasse with China, along with…
Jun 12, 2026 · By USMEF
Environment
Wildfire concerns and forest treatment topics of USFS hearing
As drought deepens across much of the West, lawmakers used a House Natural Resources…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Markets
Futures rebound on stronger market sentiment
Despite the news of additional New World screwworm detections in the U.S., the market…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
BOR, Lower Basin states sign water-sharing MOU
The Bureau of Reclamation and six water agencies from California, Nevada and Arizona have…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Additional screwworm cases confirmed in US
Since the first detection in South Texas on June 3, additional cases of New…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Greens appeal decision to revoke American Prairie permits
Environmental groups are pushing back against the Trump administration’s early May decision to revoke…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
USDA unveils new migratory big game framework
USDA on June 2 announced a new framework for migratory big game conservation.
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
MN ranchers reject Beef Checkoff price increase
In May, Minnesota beef producers voted against a proposed refundable 50-cent increase to the state’s Beef…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Ty’s Comments: Preserving marketing heritage
Each year, I look forward to the Livestock Marketeers Hall of Fame Banquet because…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Ty Groshans
News
Dittmer’s Take: Deal with EU expected mid-June
After nine months, the EU seems ready to approve a new trade deal with…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
Beef
CO Cargill workers file for unfair labor practice charges
Teamsters Local 455 in Fort Morgan, CO, filed unfair labor practice charges against Cargill on June…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Interior seeks input on modernizing grazing regs
The Department of the Interior continues to seek public input on a proposal to update livestock…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
China recognizes Brazil as free of FMD
After more than two decades, Chinese authorities have recognized the entire territory of Brazil as free from foot-and-mouth…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
Bill would include virtual fencing in ECP
A group of bipartisan senators on June 9 introduced the Fencing Eligibility for New Conservation…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Drought forces tough choices for cattle producers
For cattle producers across the Great Plains and West, drought is more than a…
Jun 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
USDA awards $12 million for CWD control
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will provide about $12 million to support efforts aimed…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
California seeks input on veterinary access
California livestock producers are being asked to share their experiences with veterinary care as concerns grow…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Performance Beef, PAC form partnership
Performance Livestock Analytics and Production Animal Consultation have formed a partnership that will give Performance Beef…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
Scottish traceability rules lead to mass cattle cull
Scottish government inspectors will not attend the planned slaughter of 271 cattle at Falkland…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
ID authorities investigate cattle shootings
Idaho authorities are investigating a series of livestock shootings across Gooding, Jerome, Jefferson and Payette counties that have…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
Express Ranches plans cattle herd dispersal
Despite plans to disperse the Express Ranches cattle herd this fall, the Funk family…
Jun 12, 2026 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, June 11
Cattle futures extended their rally, with feeder cattle contracts surging more than $5 higher…
Jun 11, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: June 4-10
Temperatures were above normal across much of the West and Northern Plains, with departures…
Jun 11, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, June 10
Cattle futures extended their rally into Wednesday, with live cattle futures closing triple digits higher.
Jun 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, June 9
Cattle futures shrugged off early weakness, closing higher.
Jun 9, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Community
Colyer Herefords and Angus named BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year
The Beef Improvement Federation recognized Colyer Herefords and Angus, Bruneau, ID, as the 2026…
Jun 8, 2026 · By BIF
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, June 8
Following reports of several new confirmed cases of New World screwworm in the U.S.,…
Jun 8, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, June 5
The markets found some support on the board with higher cash trade today.
Jun 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Selection for teat size and udder suspension
Conformation of the teats and udder of beef cows are economically important traits in…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Beef
USDA appoints beef board members
In late May, USDA announced the appointment of 42 members to serve on the…
Jun 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
SCOTUS approves settlement to end Rio Grande water dispute
In a single-paragraph assent, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) accepted a deal between Texas…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico
Environment
Livestock Insects Research Laboratory opens in Texas
On May 27, USDA opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory in Kerrville,…
Jun 5, 2026 · By WLJ
News
USDA meat, poultry processing program grants open
USDA opened the fourth phase of its Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program, which…
Jun 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Drought prompts federal agency to offer emergency loans to NM farmers
The USDA on May 26 declared a drought disaster in all 33 New Mexico…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico
Health/Nutrition
Canada pauses cattle traceability updates
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is moving forward with its new movement reporting requirements…
Jun 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM seeks input on wild horse management tools
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on an environmental review that…
Jun 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
The Viewpoint with Mark Gardiner
The recent world-record sale of the bull G A R Market Maker may have…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Omaha Summit expands Common Ground Coalition recommendations
The Common Ground Coalition held its Midwest Regional Summit in late May in Omaha,…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Common Ground Coalition
Markets
Screwworm news pressures cattle markets
Rumors and news of a New World screwworm detection near the southern border sent…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
CA wolf population grew by 10% in 2025
California’s gray wolf population continued its gradual recovery in 2025, growing by 10% to…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Students selected for Nebraska Elite 11 veterinarian program cohort
Twenty-one students from across the Cornhusker State have been selected for the newest cohort…
Jun 5, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Environment
Supreme Court declines review of WOTUS dispute
The Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear an appeal from Connecticut…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Oregon IP 28 moves closer to November ballot
In late May, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Environment
Greens sue over grizzly habitat redefinition in MT
Environmental groups filed suit against the federal government in early June, challenging the redefinition…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Logan’s Comments: The long game
The state of Oregon has gained a lot of attention lately as Initiative Petition…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
Health/Nutrition
Producers should be proactive in herd management during drought
Much of the High Plains is experiencing varying intensities of drought, and North Dakota…
Jun 5, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
News
Kay’s Korner: Grilling season reveals beef’s challenge
The start of the grilling season at the beginning of May had shown that…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
News
Guest Opinion: Idaho just restored the property line
To prevent ongoing abuse of property rights, Idaho passed the Property Rights Protection Act…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
News
Guest Opinion: Montana is at a crossroads
We have reached a point where we need to choose between protecting senior water…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Montana Farm Bureau
News
H-2A rule change puts spotlight on work visa program
After years of rising labor costs, some farmers have seen relief during the past…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
News
Guest Opinion: Succession’s secret sauce
Management succession in a family business is easy to define but hard to do.
Jun 5, 2026 · By Lance Woodbury, DTN farm business adviser
Environment
FTC announces fertilizer antitrust investigation amid farmer complaints
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told a group of farmers May…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Environment
Farmers, ranchers, irrigators bearing the costs of exempt well statute
Farmers, ranchers and other senior water rights holders have been expressing strong concern regarding…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Montana Farm Bureau Federation
News
Corteva agrees to settle crop loyalty case
Corteva Inc. has agreed to a settlement in an ongoing crop loyalty programs class…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Livestock
Cattle cycle expansions: Lessons from history
The U.S. cattle industry has been characterized by cycles of inventory and prices since…
Jun 5, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Beef
Autauga Farming Company named BIF Commercial Producer of the Year
The Beef Improvement Federation presented Autauga Farming Company Inc. the 2026 BIF Commercial Producer…
Jun 5, 2026 · By BIF
News
Farmer sentiment slips again as high input costs remain top concern
Farmer sentiment dropped again in May as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer…
Jun 5, 2026 · By CME Group, Purdue University
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, June 4
Markets reacted strongly to news of the first confirmed U.S. case of New World…
Jun 4, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: May 28 – June 3
Rainfall provided a welcome boost to drought-stricken areas of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska this…
Jun 4, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Health/Nutrition
New World screwworm case detected in Texas
On June 3, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of…
Jun 4, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, June 3
Concerns over New World screwworm continue to negatively impact cattle futures.
Jun 3, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, June 2
Cattle futures closed lower amid rumors of the New World screwworm moving closer to…
Jun 2, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, June 1
The CME Group’s annual price limit reset for live cattle and feeder cattle contracts…
Jun 1, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 29
“The livestock complex is trading lower into Friday's noon hour as the market simply…
May 29, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Southwest Kansas wildfires char 120K acres
Wildfires started by dry lightning and fueled by drought conditions in Meade and Clark…
May 29, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Community
Wexford Ranches to receive Texas Leopold Conservation Award
The Wexford Ranches of South and West Texas are the recipient of the 2026…
May 29, 2026 · By Sand County Foundation
Environment
Final plans approved for KID Infrastructure Modernization Project
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Oregon has issued a Finding of No…
May 29, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Dry, dusty conditions can increase pneumonia risk in cattle
Recent rains have provided some needed relief from dusty conditions across much of North…
May 29, 2026 · By NDSU Extension