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12/31/2025

Good New Years Day read.

OSU Extension’s Mark Johnson breaks down gene combination value, explaining hyrbid vigor created by crossbreeding. More at https://loom.ly/MZQA5fw.

12/31/2025

Shout out to one of our in-sale ring monitor advertiser's, thank you for supporting ranchers, producers and your local sale barn! If you are in MO be sure to support Westgate Trailers and Equip and thank them!

12/30/2025

Who can relate?

*BREAKING NEWS***

Due to the cold weather there will be NO ranches closed. Each and every rancher will be out in the blistering cold, snow and blowing wind tending their livestock. They will be praying for machinery to work, non frozen waterers and warm, healthy animals.

If you know or love a rancher OR if you ate yesterday and plan to today, thank and pray for the rancher ❤️🇺🇸

📸: Foster Creek Cattle Co.

12/30/2025

If you are ranching in KS read this

K-State veterinarians discuss a unique case of what seems to be sudden death in a fall calving herd.

12/30/2025

CLARA LIVE 🔥 First 4-Weight Steer Sales to Hit $400/cwt in U.S. History 🐂💰 📅 Top 10 Record-Setters Across America 🚨📈

Torrington Livestock Markets in Wyoming made history as the first sale barn in the United States to sell 4-weight steers (minimum 10 head) at $400.00/cwt, marking a major milestone in the feeder cattle market on January 24, 2024. This record-setting achievement was soon followed by several other key markets reaching the same benchmark, including Winter Livestock in Dodge City, KS; OKC West in El Reno, OK; and Beaver County Stockyards in Beaver, OK. Additional barns to join the $400 club include Orland Livestock Commission Yard in California, Sioux Falls Regional Livestock in Worthing, SD, Burwell Livestock Market in Nebraska, and Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange in Dickinson, ND—each contributing to a historic surge in the value of lightweight steers across the country.

🔥 FIRST 4-WT STEERS TO HIT $400/cwt IN U.S. HISTORY 🔥
(10+ head | Ranked by date of first sale, 2024)

🐂 1. Torrington, WY – 405 lbs – 💰 $400.00 – 📅 Jan 24 (2024)
🐂 2. Torrington, WY – 412 lbs – 💰 $400.00 – 📅 Jan 25
🐂 3. Dodge City, KS – 426 lbs – 💰 $405.00 – 📅 Jan 31
🐂 4. El Reno, OK – 409 lbs – 💰 $405.00 – 📅 Feb 20
🐂 5. Beaver, OK – 465 lbs – 💰 $407.50 – 📅 Feb 27
🐂 6. Orland, CA – 452 lbs – 💰 $407.00 – 📅 Feb 29
🐂 7. Burwell, NE – 437 lbs – 💰 $402.00 – 📅 Mar 1
🐂 8. Worthing, SD – 402 lbs – 💰 $410.00 – 📅 Mar 4
🐂 9. Beaver, OK – 430 lbs – 💰 $400.00 – 📅 Mar 5
🐂 10. Dickinson, ND – 424 lbs – 💰 $407.00 – 📅 Mar 7

📡 Salebarns interested in broadcasting or promoting their sales with DVAuction and/or Feeder Flash – contact Rob Cook at 📧 [email protected] to get started!

DDV AuctionTTorrington Livestock MarketsWWinter Livestock Inc.OOKC West Livestock Market LLCBBeaver County StockyardsOOrland Livestock Commission YardSSioux Falls Regional LivestockSStockmen's Livestock Exchange Inc. Dickinson, ND

12/24/2025

NCBA and PLC Secure House Passage of Gray Wolf Delisting

WASHINGTON (December 18, 2025) – Today, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) passed the House with a bipartisan vote. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) have been strong supporters of this legislation which would reissue the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves in the lower 48 states and ensure that the delisting cannot be overturned in federal court again.

“For too long, ranchers have grappled with the pendulum swing of regulatory determination on the gray wolf. The last three presidents have concluded that the gray wolf is fully recovered, yet lawsuits from activist groups have forced the agency to back away from sound science and keep the wolf listed,” said NCBA President and Nebraska cattleman Buck Wehrbein. “Restoring the 2020 wolf delisting through the Pet and Livestock Protection Act will give management decisions and certainty back to cattle producers, who are suffering financially and emotionally from wolf depredations that increase every year. NCBA extends our gratitude to Congress for passing this legislation and urge the Senate to act.”

Gray wolves were delisted during the first Trump administration in 2020, but this rule was vacated by a U.S. District Courting ruling in 2022. Since being listed under the ESA in 1974, the gray wolf population has seen tremendous recovery, exceeding recovery goals by 300%.

“The science is clear. Gray wolves have long since recovered and remain listed only because of political pressure from activist groups. Ranchers and rural communities across the West face the daily consequences of unchecked wolf populations, which threaten both livestock and pets,” said PLC President and Colorado rancher Tim Canterbury. “Returning management authority to the states ensures that decisions are made closer to those directly impacted on the ground. Ranchers proudly support this bill, and PLC thanks Reps. Tiffany and Boebert for standing with ranchers and rural communities.”

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The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) has represented America's cattle producers since 1898, preserving the heritage and strength of the industry through education and public policy. As the largest association of cattle producers, NCBA works to create new markets and increase demand for beef. Efforts are made possible through membership contributions. To join, contact NCBA at 1-866-BEEF-USA or [email protected].

The Public Lands Council (PLC) represents 22,000 cattle and sheep producers who operate with federal grazing permits in the West. The PLC advocates for these western ranchers who preserve our nation’s natural resources while providing vital food and fiber to the nation and the world. Learn more at www.publiclandscouncil.org.

CONTACT:
Hunter Ihrman, [email protected]
Steve Johnson, [email protected]