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High Plains cattle sales report

The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending Nov. 9, reported receipts of 60,162 head compared to 61,441 head a week ago and 61,553 head a year ago, according to the USDA Livestock Poultry and Grain Market News Division, St. Jose... Read More

Cattle at water tank. Pasture. Livestock. Herefords.
Cattle Report, Livestock, Livestock Markets

High Plains cattle sales report

Cattle in a feed lot or feed yard. (iStock │ #1302314885 - Clinton Austin)
Beef, Cattle Report, Livestock, Livestock Markets

USDA direct cattle prices

Hereford cattle eating protein cubes to supplement nutrients from dry hay ahead of spring grazing turnout. (K-State Research and Extension)

High Plains cattle sales report

Beef cattle prices have not reached a ceiling, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef economist. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

High Plains cattle sales report

Bovine Congestive Heart Failure is becoming more prevalent in feedlot cattle. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Cattle at water tank. Pasture. Livestock. Herefords.

High Plains cattle sales report

Cowboy moving a herd of cattle. (iStock-#183824417 │ BrandyTaylor)

High Plains cattle sales report

The latest cattle on feed report, issued May 22 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Agricultural Statistics Service, was about what most ag economists expected. This file photo is from Hy-Plains Feedyard, LLC, taken in 2024. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Cattle are seen at the Diamond Bar Ranch north of Stapleton, Nebraska. (Natalie Jones | IANR Communications)

High Plains cattle sales report

Extra days on feed means heavier carcass weights and also plays a part in rising numbers of Choice and Prime carcasses. (Courtesy photo.)

High Plains cattle sales report