Despite the smallest U.S. cowherd in 73 years and corresponding tight feeder cattle supplies, the largest cattle feedyard north of the Rio Grande is under construction in Nebraska. When complete ...

Cattle feeders and packers were in a standoff most of the week, with beef packers able to push the Monday-Thursday average lower for the five direct-market areas falling $1.23 to $153.84.

Feeder cattle futures were mostly a tick to $1 higher on the session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up 85 cents from the day prior at $263.00 on December 20. Beef stocks at the end of November ...