CROCKETT, Texas — With almost all of Texas in drought, ranchers are sending ever more cattle off to slaughter, a trend likely to increase beef prices over the long term due to dwindling supply from ...

Even though dairy cattle were at the smallest price point sold at both feeder- and slaughter-cattle auctions, they were also the heaviest largely due to having bigger skeletal frames. Dairy-feeder ...

Live cattle futures are facing pressure from falling equities, with contracts down $4 to $4.70 at midday. Friday morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales at $240-242 on 272 of the ...