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High Plains cattle sales report

The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending March 29, reported receipts of 44,634 head compared to 41,239 head a week ago and 52,791 head a year ago, according to the USDA Livestock Poultry and Grain Market News Division, St. Jo... Read More



West Texas cattle on ranch land near Fort Stockton, Texas on Tuesday, Dec 06, 2022. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
Feeding a herd of cows on a farm. (iStock │ #1037370202 - sasapanchenko)
Feeding a herd of cows on a farm. (iStock │ #1037370202 - sasapanchenko)
Even with tariffs on the landscape, cattle prices are forecast to remain high through 2025, according to a recent World Agricultural Supplies and Demand Estimates report. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Winter adds to calving stress, but there are ways to mitigate some of that stress, according to Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, DVM. (Photo courtesy of AdobeStock.)
Cattle move between a field planted to a cover crop and a grass pasture. Producers in the Southern Great Plains must balance forage type and quantity with grazing duration to make grazing cover crops economically viable. (Paul DeLaune/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A cowboy on a horse surrounded by livestock during a cattle drive. (iStock │ #477413769 - johnrandallalves)