By Katie Sawyer – When I tell people my husband farms and raises cattle for a living, I am rarely met with disdain or insults. Most people genuinely appreciate the long hours and hard work that goes into putting food … Continue reading →
Central U.S. Daily Direct Feedlot Slaughter Cattle Report as of 3:50 PM Today?s Estimated Sales Volume: 10,000 On Friday negotiated cash trade and demand was light in the Northern Plains and Iowa. A few dressed sales sold at 210.00 in … Continue reading →
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – By Ted Harbin – Stephanie Coombes is a world traveler, but she’s not necessarily a tourist. The Australian woman has a passion for agriculture, and she has carried that across the globe. Her worldly outlook has … Continue reading →
IOWA/MINNESOTA DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE – NEGOTIATED PURCHASES – Afternoon Trade so far today Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a 3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the … Continue reading →
Today’s Reported Sales Volume: 13,000 Today’s Estimated Sales Volume: 30,000 Trade is light on light demand in Kansas with live sales 3.00 lower than last week at 140.00. In Nebraska trade is light to moderate on light demand. Live sales … Continue reading →
Update file is named RancherUpdate.exe. This file is a self-extracting zip file. The default target folder is c:\program files (x86)\worldofranching\rancher If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8.0 or Windows Vista, the default target folder should be correct. If you … Continue reading →
North Dakota Weekly Auction Summary – For the week ending Sep 13, 2014 Receipts: 3,576 Last Year 4,737 Results of Napoleon, Stockmen’s, and West Fargo. This is the first Weekly Auction Summary of the fall 2014 marketing season, therefore no … Continue reading →
Central U.S. Daily Direct Feedlot Slaughter Cattle Report as of 5:15 pm Today’s Reported Sales Volume: 18,000 Today’s Estimated Sales Volume: 26,000 Trading was moderate in Kansas on light to moderate demand Friday morning. Compared to last week, live sales … Continue reading →
Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for the week of Sep 5-11, 2014. Receipts This Week Last Week Last Year 20,557 11.058 12,400 Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with very good demand; yearling steers … Continue reading →