Category: Cover Story

Sustainable Beef Opens in North Platte
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The long-awaited opening of Sustainable Beef LLC at North Platte, Neb., commenced May 28, with full production in the new

Economic Considerations for Extended Days on Feed Adding Days on Feed Past Industry Average Comes With Economic Risk
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It’s a decision as old as cattle feeding itself – “If I hold ‘em, will the market get better?” Even

TSCRA CONVENTION Members Take on New World Screwworms, Toast Special Rangers
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Due to the continued northward spread of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, U.S. Ag Sec. Brooke Rollins announced May

Nearly 8,500 Attend Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor With $200 per cwt. fats and feeders far north of $260, there weren’t many gripes heard at February’s Cattle Industry

2025 Shaping Up to Be a Year to Remember
Consumer Demand Is Driving the Profitability Bus By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor For those who didn’t attend the CattleFax outlook session at the recent Cattle

Dan May and Joe Morgan Welcomed Into the CFHOF
Dan May and Joe Morgan Welcomed Into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Cattle feeding legends Dan May of Stratton,

A Cowgirl Cotillion
By Barbara Jackson Contributing Editor The first annual Cowgirl Cotillion Awards event was held during the Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas. This event

Terry Caviness Receives Honorary Doctorate
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Terry Caviness, whose father, Pete, started Caviness Beef Packers in 1962 in Hereford, Texas, recently received an honorary doctorate from

Wheat Pasture Stockers May Need Supplements
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Fall rains kick-started early-planted wheat fields that were dying of thirst over much of the High Plains. The precipitation was

Replacement Heifer Prices May Pencil Out Better This Year
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After about eight years of seeing reduced numbers of beef replacement heifers, more replacements are projected for 2025, says CattleFax