Beef
Feedlot production is dropping fast
The December Cattle on Feed report showed a feedlot inventory of 11.727 million head, down…
Dec 26, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
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Livestock
Little indication of heifer retention in 2025
As 2025 wraps up, there is still little indication of significant heifer retention for herd rebuilding though some…
Dec 12, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Livestock
Returning back to the cattle market fundamentals
After a tremendous string of record cattle prices in the first three quarters of…
Dec 5, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
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Uncertainty continues in the cattle markets
Industry fears about the impact of packer losses and low cattle numbers were realized…
Nov 26, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Potential impacts of the Mexican border reopening
Cattle markets have been nervously reacting to rumors and speculation that the Mexican border…
Nov 21, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Beef
What’s next for cattle and beef markets?
Cattle futures and cash markets were pummeled by a barrage of politics over the…
Nov 7, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist