Articles tagged under: grass cattle
Historic Highs in the Cattle Market
Published September 5, 2023
Herreid Livestock Auction owner Kent Fjeldheim says the cattle market is hot right now. Sales for grass cattle have started and demand has been strong. "A lot of these 900 pound steers are up against $2,250-to-$2,300," said Fjeldheim. "Cattle may…Opening the Floodgates
Published August 10, 2023
Grass cattle are starting to trickle into sale barns. If it wasn't for this past week's rain, Hub City Livestock Auction owner Steve Hellwig said there would be a lot more cattle moving. "We had a couple hundred off grass…Positive Demand for Yearlings
Published September 9, 2022
Some auction barns are still holding sales for ranchers selling yearlings off grass. Herreid Livestock Auction co-owner Kent Fjeldheim has high expectations for the fall feeder run."We've had a nice run in August where cattle was coming off of grass…Cattle Coming Off Grass
Published August 12, 2022
Herreid Livestock Auction had their first sale with cattle coming off of this year's grass one week ago. Herreid Livestock owner Kent Fjeldheim says the market looks strong. "We had about 2,500 head come through right off of grass. We…Cattle Market is Breaking Trends
Published August 8, 2022
Fluctuating corn prices and speculation of a high fat cattle market combined have led to steady feeder cattle prices during a seasonally low time of the year. Bagley Livestock Auction Co-Owner Billy Bushelle says bigger runs of grass cattle will…