Depressed frustrated woman wrapping Christmas gift boxes, winter holiday stress concept (Photo: iStock - triocean)

Highs and lows of the holidays  

Child playing in puddle (Photo: iStock - RyanJLane)

Beneficial rain is always welcome news 

Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

Cattle business is different than most 

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Rollercoaster effect found in cattle futures 

Closeup of white-faced cow, an unknown cowboy, and a group of white-faced cows in the background. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Cattle futures can be frustrating to follow 

(Photo by Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture.)

Reasons to be thankful are many 

(Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Cattle price run overall looks positive 

Three Angus bulls. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

New and old ways make a difference