National Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary Week ending Dec. 4th



Compared to last week, early in the week calves traded steady to $5.00 lower then turned $5.00-$10.00 lower, with heifers trading in many areas $12.00-$15.00 lower. Yearlings on a light test traded steady to $5.00 lower, turning $10.00 lower mid to late week. Feeder cattle and calf markets were active following the Thanksgiving holiday week with many auctions selling two […]

National Grain Summary Week ending Dec. 4th



Compared to last week, grain and soybeans had gains while wheat closed mixed. Soybeans saw support from exports, commercial buying and weather concerns in Brazil. Elevators rolled their basis to the March contract as December has arrived. Wheat saw pressure from increased winter wheat ratings which came in at 55 percent good to excellent and weak outside markets. Weekly export […]

National Slaughter Cattle Summary Week ending Dec. 4th



Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold $1.00-$3.00 lower. Dressed sales in Neb. sold steady to $2.00 lower. Demand was moderate as cattle futures cratered once again. Boxed beef prices on Friday afternoon averaged $197.05 which was down $2.90 from last Friday. The Choice/Select spreadis $11.11. Slaughter cattle on a national basis for negotiated cash trades through Friday afternoon totaled […]

News and Notes from the 57th WNFR



Trevor Brazile won his 23rd world championship tonight, and he did it in style. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy clinched the 13th gold all-around buckle of his career when he won the tie-down roping in Round 6 with a 6.6-second run at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER. The lightning bolt of a run broke the previous Round 6 record […]

PRCA World Standings, Reported as of Dec. 8, 2015



?All Around 1 Trevor Brazile Decatur TX $355,972.50 2 JoJo LeMond Andrews TX $178,145.97 3 Tuf Cooper Decatur TX $164,013.46 4 Caleb Smidt Yorktown TX $160,469.65 5 Clayton Hass Terrell TX $145,263.44 6 Dakota Eldridge Elko NV $117,180.52 7 Ryan Jarrett Comanche OK $96,175.26 8 Russell Cardoza Terrebonne OR $90,713.22 9 Rhen Richard Roosevelt UT $85,075.21 10 Josh Peek Pueblo […]