Cattle prices have been high, and market factors would indicate that they'll stay high. But Tim Petry, North Dakota State University Extension livestock economist, says that doesn't mean price ...

Cattle inventories stay low while beef demand remains strong. Market volatility is expected as producers weigh herd expansion ...

As feed prices rise, calf prices tend to trend lower, according to Karl Hoppe, the North Dakota State University Extension livestock systems specialist based at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension ...

FARGO - The beef cattle industry is experiencing record cattle and corn prices, uncertainty and volatility, which makes producers wonder if backgrounding calves is a viable option. "I think the answer ...

FARGO - Cattle producers do have an economically feasible alternative to selling their calves at weaning: It's called backgrounding. That's a feeding period after weaning that lasts from at least two ...

A rough, wet, snowy, cold fall has many cow-calf producers delaying weaning until the end of this year. Typically, calf weaning is completed in October or November for April- or May-born calves.

Cattle prices in the Northern Territory are being strengthened by increasing competition among live exporters and backgrounders for livestock. While overall cattle prices remain high, prices had ...

A renowned 64,700ha coastal flood plain station, east of Darwin, has changed hands in a huge deal with a Northern Territory cattle baron. It is understood the Langenhoven family has acquired Woolner ...