Environment
BLM revokes American Prairie bison grazing permits
The Bureau of Land Management on May 8 revoked grazing permits held by American Prairie on seven allotments in Phillips County, MT, finding the organization’s bison...
By Charles Wallace
Environment
BLM rescinds Biden-era public lands rule
The Bureau of Land Management has issued a final rule fully rescinding the Biden administration’s Conservation...
By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Infrastructure considerations when restocking the cow herd
The beef industry is currently receiving record prices when marketing livestock, and current market signals point...
By Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Spotlight Story
Environment
USDA updates rainfall data for crop insurance programs
By Charles Wallace
•
May 14, 2026
USDA’s Risk Management Agency announced it will transition several federal crop insurance programs to a new rainfall data source, replacing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center with data from the National Centers for...
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 19
Cattle futures closed higher Tuesday, with deferred feeder cattle contracts gaining more than $4...
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, May 18
The livestock complex closed mostly lower as traders looked for stronger fundamental support.
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 15
Cattle futures reacted to favorable cash trade, closing higher, but remained lower on the...
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, May 14
Cattle futures began the trading day higher, but closed mostly lower.
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, May 13
Cattle futures closed higher after a rough start to the week.
By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 12
Despite a pause in plans to waive beef import tariffs, cattle futures still closed...
By Charles Wallace
Sale Calendar
Upcoming livestock sales
MAY
21
THU
Stockmanship & Stewardship event
MAY
23
SAT
Bar R Wagyu Production Sale
Pullman, WA
Wagyu
MAY
23
SAT
Women of the Wild West Horse Sale
Gooding, ID
Horse
MAY
27
WED
Montana Stockgrowers Association MidYear Meeting
JUN
1
MON
Beef Improvement Federation Symposium
Boise, ID
All Breeds
JUN
1
MON
TK Angus Herd Reduction Sale
Valentine, NE
Angus
JUN
4
THU
Bowman Livestock Horse Sale
Bowman, ND
JUN
6
SAT
Rancher’s Horse Sale
Juntura, OR
Horse
JUN
12
FRI
Western Video Market Sale
Cottonwood, CA
Commercial
JUN
13
SAT
Shelman Family Horse Sale
Burns, OR
Horse
Commentary
Perspectives
Environment
Kevin’s Comments: A victory for Montana ranchers
By Kevin Murnin
May is always my favorite time of year living in Montana.
Beef
Dittmer’s Take: The antitrust fallacy
By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
Let’s examine what harm would come to both the beef industry and consumers from...
Opinion
Logan’s Comments: Food security is national security
By Logan Ipsen
It was a very interesting week in the headlines as two major stories broke in agriculture, signaling...
Weekly headlines
This week's lineup
Beef
Maintaining a healthy range, value-added feeds for restocking the cow herd
By WLJ
After the past drought, the beef herd was decimated and we have dropped to a 70-year low in cow inventory with approximately 27.5 million head.
Beef
DOJ confirms antitrust probe into meatpackers
By Anna Miller Fortozo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) officially confirmed it is investigating the nation’s largest meatpackers for possible antitrust violations.
Health/Nutrition
House passes farm bill, advances livestock priorities
By Charles Wallace
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act...
Community
The Viewpoint with Glynn Tonsor
By Charles Wallace
For Glynn Tonsor, understanding the cattle market starts with a simple premise: producers cannot control the market, but they can understand it.
Community
The Viewpoint with Haley Potter
By Anna Miller Fortozo
Raised in a ranching family and now working in agricultural tech, Haley Potter is...
Community
The Viewpoint with Gene Copenhaver
By Charles Wallace
For National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Gene Copenhaver, the cattle industry is more than...
Community
The Viewpoint with Shelby Shaw
By Anna Miller Fortozo
Shelby Shaw’s connection to the NILE began long before her current role as the...
News
5,155 reads this weekMcBee legal drama deepens as feds seek to claw back assets
By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Attorneys for Steve A. McBee and his sons have argued the transfer of assets to his sons was part of the normal course of business for a family...
Environment
Bill aims to give CA ranchers a new carcass disposal option
By Charles Wallace
California ranchers may soon have a new tool to manage livestock carcass disposal under...
News
Red Bluff sale results: Records are meant to be broken!
By WLJ Editor
From the depth of the offering to the intensity of the bidding, Red Bluff...
Health/Nutrition
Meat allergy from ticks framed as a moral good in paper
By Charles Wallace
A pair of bioethicists from Western Michigan University suggest that a tick-borne allergy that...
Newsletter
The Latest Livestock and Agriculture News
Delivered straight to your inbox, anywhere you are.
WLJ Classifieds marketplace
Buy, sell & trade livestock, hay, equipment and jobs
Livestock, hay, equipment, jobs and more from across Western cattle country.
Shop by listing type
- Livestock Bred cows, pairs, bulls
- Hay & feed Alfalfa, grass, pellets
- Equipment Tractors, chutes, trucks
- Jobs Ranch hands, managers
-
Livestock · Beef Cattle
Pasture Wanted
Davis, CA · WANTED: Winter/Fall pasture for cow/calf pairs & yearlings. CA/NV area. Established CA/NV operation. Call/text 530-304-7575
-
Livestock · Beef Cattle
5 OUTSTANDING BULLS
“5 OUTSTANDING BULLS” Out of some of America’s best cows. We have the best, so forget the rest.…
-
$48443
Livestock · Beef Cattle
Animal Scientist
Ulysses, KS · Animal Scientist. Ulysses, KS. In a cattle feedyard, analyze and research the best methodology and…
-
Livestock · Bulls
Quality Registered Angus Bulls
Quality Registered Angus Bulls Private Treaty, reasonable. Connealy bred. Orland, CA (530) 865-3600
-
Livestock · Beef Cattle
GENTLE AMERICAN BEEF TYPE GRAY BRAHMANS
PRATT FARMS GRAY BRAHMANSGentle American Beef Type Gray Brahmans Loren Pratt520/568-2811 44996 W. Papago Rd.Maricopa, AZ 85139
-
Schools
GET THOROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING
GET THOROUGH PRACTICAL TRAINING IN: Pregnancy testing—A.I. herd health—calf delivery and care. Many additional subjects. Our business is…
-
Livestock · Beef Cattle
2 Bar Angus
Coming soon to a pasture near you: 2 Bar Angus Bulls – Females – Embryos – SemenPrime by…
-
Miscellaneous · Financial & Loans
RATES AS LOW AS 5.5%! – Agri-One Financial
RATES AS LOW AS 5.5%! Business & Financial Consulting. Designed for the Farmer/Rancher (Not the Banker) www.agrionefinancial.com 303-773-3545…
WLJ Real Estate Property marketplace
Working ground. Honest numbers. Local brokers.
Explore deeded land, BLM allotments, pivots, and homes with acres — all synced from the WLJ property marketplace.
