I hear several cattlemen who buy lots of stocker cattle say that it is a lot harder to keep these calves alive when weaning them than it used to be—particularly when buying these unweaned calves, ...

Larger auction receipts this week nationwide after the second lightest non-holiday receipt week in more than 10 years. No recent price comparisons in the South Central and Southeast regions, however a ...

“Stocker calves, especially those on permanent pastures, are at high risk for internal parasites,” said Dr. Thomas Craig of Texas A&M’s department of veterinary pathology. “Therefore it is essential ...

Environmental conditions have handed a mixed bag to stocker cattle producers this year. Stocker cattle need adequate forage to get them to the next level in the production cycle as feeder cattle or ...

AMARILLO -- Stocker cattle health always vbeen a challenge, but the challenge has increased over the years and producers may need to beef up their management plans, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife ...

Ample moisture and favorable temperatures have made for a stellar start for wheat pastures this fall. Timely planting earlier this fall should provide enough forage for calves to be turned out in the ...

Prolific rains during the spring and summer have produced a wealth of forages perfect for stocker calves. As summer heat builds and forage plants progress to a reproductive state, the nutritional ...

Marketing feeder cattle has changed in the last 15 years, hasn’t it? By 2001 the internet bubble had burst and we were in a new age. Since 2002 video and internet auctions were prominent enough to ...

Maybe you know them as a savvy buyer of “odds and ends” at the sale barn. Perhaps they are a cow-calf operator who holds back some steers for extra profit. Or, they run a crackerjack starting yard.

Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee Extension livestock economist, shares with us this week good information on cattle prices in 2014: It probably goes without saying that cattle prices in 2014 ...

TIMBO — Many are familiar with local sale barns, where potential buyers view, in person, the cattle that are up for sale. But many might not know that cattle are also bought and sold through the use ...