After a few years of favorable calf prices, the fall market prices appear to be trending considerably lower.

For the first time in 13 years, the U.S. will be allowed access to export beef and beef products to the Brazilian market, according to a USDA press release issued on Aug. 1.

By a slight margin, most Progressive Cattleman online readers believe that meat raised from livestock that consume GMO feed should not be exempt from GMO food labeling laws.

A few nights ago, my hubby was out moving cows with friends. He texted me at 7:30 telling me they were almost done and he'd see me soon. Before long, it was 8:30. No hubby. Then 9:30. 10:30 crept up, no word.

After passing through Congress, the Roberts-Stabenow bill, also known as the GMO labeling bill, has been signed by President Obama.

Some areas of the country have experienced bouts of excessive heat already this summer and others are moving into what is considered the hottest time of the year. As the temperatures increase above 80ºF, cattle in the feedyard will begin to feel the effects.

Beef margins continued to decline over the first half of July, with weaker cattle prices more than offsetting the impact of lower feed costs, according to the latest CIH Margin Watch report from Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC.

With beef production up, cold storage inventories also rose. Total frozen beef stored in all warehouses as of June 30 was estimated at about 451.2 million pounds, according to USDA’s monthly Cold Storage report, released July 22. The total is up 1 percent from May 31, but down 5 percent from June a year earlier.

June 2016 beef production, at 2.19 billion pounds, was 10 percent above the previous year, according to USDA’s latest Livestock Slaughter report, issued July 21.

Cattle and calves on feed in U.S. feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.4 million head on July 1, up about 1 percent compared to a year earlier.