Edgar Brothers 2 Year Old Bull Sale

January 11, 2021 Faith Livestock Auction, Faith, South Dakota Auctioneer: Seth Weishaar Reported By: Donnie Leddy, CBW Averages:  35 Two Year Old Bulls $4,407 High Selling Lots: $8,500 EB Universal 219 of MW a January 11, 2019 son of SAV Universal 4038 to Kraig Jackson, Zell, SD $7,250 EB Rainmaker 4404 U7101 a January 1, 2019 son of Basin Rainmaker […]

Sonstegard Cattle Co 24th annual sale

December 5, 2020 Montevideo Minnesota, Minnesota Auctioneer: Kyle Gilchrest Reported By: Jim Scheel, CBW Averages:  97 Purebred Red Angus Heifers $2,718 26 Purebred Red Angus Cows $2,450 71 Commercial Red Angus Bred Heifers $1,818 9 Purebred Red Angus Open Heifers $1,606 3 Purebred Red Angus Elite Heifers $4,083 High Selling Lots: $5,250 3SCC Classy G179 a Y296 KFRA daughter to […]

South Dakota Farm Bureau supports creation of combined South Dakota Ag and Natural Resources Department

  By Scott VanderWal, President, South Dakota Farm Bureau  South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) has more than 100-years of a proven track record for visionary leadership and having the pulse on the needs of the agriculture industry in South Dakota. Our commonsense values and trusted influence in the state are why SDFB confidently supports merging the South Dakota Department of […]

Discover the DEX

    South Dakota State Fair Foundation announces  fundraising for a new livestock complex The South Dakota State Fair Foundation is excited to announce the ‘Discover the DEX’ fundraising campaign to help fund the DEX: Dakota Events CompleX. The DEX is the new multipurpose livestock and equestrian facility at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. The new livestock facility […]

Opportunities Ahead: Part 2

Strategies for Keeping Beef on the Center of Consumers’ Plates By Kindra Gordon What can beef producers and the beef industry to help consumers continue to champion beef as their favorite protein? Danette Amstein, who specializes in marketing within the meat industry as a managing principal with Midan Marketing, has several suggestions. When asked what is the most important thing […]

Current Box Beef Recap 

By Ed Czerwien, CZ Cattle Markets Analytics The daily spot Choice box beef cutout ended the week on Friday Jan 8 at 206.80 which was $ 3.15 lower compared to previous Friday but it had been a little lower mid-week.  Last year it was 210.04 on the same Friday which was $ 1.55 higher.  This week the daily Choice loin […]

Dr. Derrell Peel with an update on cattle herd dynamics

Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry and gives an update on herd dynamics.  Much of 2020 has been preoccupied with daily and weekly slaughter numbers, carcass weights and boxed beef prices, along with monthly cattle on feed dynamics. The intertemporal volatility through the year adds to challenge […]

News from the Rodeo Trail 01-13-21

2021 PRCA World Standings AA: Clovis Crane, Lebanon, PA $8,018 BB: Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, NE $7,603 SW: Jacob Edler, Alva, OK $8,183 TR-1: Tyler Wade, Terrell, TX $8,364 TR-2: Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, TN $7,184 SB: Chet Johnson, Lusk, WY $5,936 TD: Caleb Smidt, Bellville, TX $12,850 BR: Trey Benton III, Richards, TX $8,454 SR: Garrett Hale, Snyder, TX $12,436 BR: […]

National Hay Summary Week ending Jan. 8th

From the last report in December all reported hay prices sold steady. Light snow in some areas of the state has made livestock owners supplement there livestock but, on a whole not a lot of bales have been fed at the ranch. Most ranchers are now coming to the part of they year where they supplement cows after calving until […]

Daily Grain Report Jan. 11th