Category: Ag News

The National Corn Growers Association praised the Biden administration today for issuing an official rejection of a recent proposed compromise from Mexico on biotech corn imports into the country.  The development came during a meeting between Mexican officials and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor and the Office …

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Following an announcement from the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that it would extend the effective date of the final rule to list the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) until March 27, 2023, Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D., (R-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with Representatives …

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Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed Senate Bill 456, which would eliminate the ability to claim any portion of a landowner’s property by adverse possession or “squatting”. “While squatting has always been an issue, we saw a huge uptick in recent years as buildings were vacated during the pandemic,” Burns said. “This bill puts protections …

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Register On-site in New Orleans In just over one week, thousands of cattlemen and women will gather in New Orleans for the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. Registration is available online or on-site, so make plans to join the excitement in the Big Easy. The annual convention will kick off on February …

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Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:33:41 CST

Joplin Regional Stockyards
Mon Jan 23, 2023

AUCTION
This Week            2,795
Last Reported   &nb…

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:29:08 CST

Oklahoma National Stockyards
Mon Jan 23, 2023

AUCTION
This Week             8,900
Last Reported     14,391
Last Year              12,274

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Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer are steady to 4.00 lower . Steer calves are trading steady to 4.00 lower and heifer calves are trading 12.00-14.00 with instances to as much as 19.00-22.00 lower. Demand light for calves. Rain and light snow is in the forecast early in the week with temperatures mostly in the low and mid 40’s. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (55% Steers, 44% Heifers, 2% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 57%.

FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS – Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head       Wt Range       Avg Wt       Price Range       Avg Price
19             258-274           267       210.00-249.00       227.53

18             322-349           334       205.00-256.00       234.90
71             373-397           390       221.00-247.00       241.60

110           414-448          439        213.00-236.00       229.68
139           463-499          482        214.00-232.00       204.40

218           502-546          519        200.00-219.00       212.42
62             545-549          548        216.00-218.00        216.74 Fancy
8                    508              508              234.00               234.00 Thin Fleshed
170           560-597          572        187.00-209.50       200.58

528           600-644          626        184.00-197.00       189.62
80                  605              605              207.00               207.00 Fancy
17                  610              610              205.00               205.00 Thin Fleshed
171           653-692          676        177.00-187.00       182.33
18                  657              657              196.00               196.00 Thin Fleshed

390           703-748          717        170.00-188.00       177.47
405           752-797          772        171.00-183.00       176.64

242           800-849          819        172.00-181.50       174.98
81             851-895           872       165.00-172.00        169.32
11                 870               870              180.00               180.00 Fancy

3                   928               928               169.00              169.00
29                 955               955               170.00              170.00

For the complete market report from USDA Market News click on the PDF link below:

Click here: 05338_OklahomaNational01242023.pdf

Superior Livestock Auction hosted their Bellringer video auction live on January 18-20th from the Embassy Suites Northwest Ballroom in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cattle producers offered over 141,000 head of calves, yearlings and bred stock from 33 states for this auction. Cattle were sold on contract to deliver immediately through October 2023. Superior Livestock went live …

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Marty McKinzie and Kay Johnson Smith answer questions about Dairy MAX’s work in 2023 Dairy MAX will hit the ground running in 2023 to fulfill its mission of advocating with purpose by connecting dairy experiences with hearts, minds, and communities everywhere. The nonprofit regional dairy council represents over 900 dairy farmers in eight states. Dairy …

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