Category Archive
The Latest Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist news from Western Livestock Journal.
Beef
Recent announcements of facility closures from the beef packing sector highlight the continuing challenges…
Beef
Wholesale beef prices have moved higher thus far in 2026, reflecting both strong beef…
Livestock
The beef cow herd has decreased a total of 4.033 million head since the cyclical peak…
Health/Nutrition
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed feedlot inventories at 11.505 million head…
Livestock
The Jan. 1 Oklahoma beef cow inventory was 1.966 million head, up 0.4% year over year.
Health/Nutrition
Cattle markets were strong in early February but have been challenged to absorb and digest a wide…