Gross profit. Generally, the term “packer margin” is a reference to gross profit – aka the “live-to-cutout spread” (Chart 1).

How feeder cattle contracts fell over $42 per hundredweight since mid-October despite strong fundamentals and tight supplies.

The Knowing, Growing, and Grazing Grass webinar series was held in 2024-25. The Nebraska Extension webinar series had a total ...

K-State beef cattle experts offer new insights highlighting the tradeoffs between grazing larger versus smaller cows.

Ty Breeden becomes KLA president while Jeff George takes president-elect role at Kansas livestock trade organization meeting ...

Keeping feed costs low, performance high and purchase cost affordable can make backgrounding a good opportunity this winter.

Oklahoma State University researchers invite beef producers to complete survey on reproductive technology adoption ...

Talk of lowering beef import tariffs and resuming Mexican cattle imports has done little to reduce beef prices, but it did ...

Cattle supply questions are among the challenges facing investments into small- and medium-sized meat packing ventures.

If you’re thinking about planting alfalfa, chopping corn silage or getting started with native warm-season grasses, the newly ...

Tyson Foods said Friday afternoon it plans to close its Lexington, Nebraska, beef processing plant. The move comes as the ...

Texas A&M AgriLife is partnering with beef producers across Texas to optimize production efficiency and sustainability of cow ...