Northern Ag Top Stories
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By Colton Young The Endangered Species Act is currently under review in the House Natural Resources Committee, with new legislation aimed at updating a law that has seen few significant …
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — J.M. Peck, a cattle rancher from Melrose and District 2 Director for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, recently returned from Reno, Nevada, where he joined a select …
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The American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) is proud to announce that after a competitive search process, Zack Clark has been named incoming CEO and Executive Vice President, beginning September 8, …
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Dan and Sharon Anderson’s Darling Creek Ranch has been selected as the 2026 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award recipient. The $10,000 award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go …
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The University of Wyoming welcomes Professor John Derek Scasta, director of the Laramie Research and Extension Center, as interim director of UW Extension. Prior to his current role as director …
The livestock complex ended the day mixed with the cattle contracts closing weaker thanks to additional concern about the newfound case of New World screwworm 60 miles from the Texas
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| Steady to -2 $246 - 248 | Steady $388 |
It was an overall thin news day for row-crop futures Tuesday with corn and wheat futures holding above recent chart support. Soybeans led the way higher, primarily borrowing strength from
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| -6 5.25 - 5.73 | Steady 5.86 - 6.14 |
Featured Auction
Public Auction Yards-Billings, MT 4/15
| 350-399 lb Steers | Avg: 654 | 652 - 680 |
| 400-449 lb Steers | Avg: 625 | 600 - 631 |
| 450-499 lb Steers | Avg: 573 | 555 - 590 |
| 500 - 599 lb Steers | Avg: 522 | 482 - 552.50 |
| 600 - 699 lb Steers | Avg: 428 | 419 - 487 |
| 700 - 799 lb Steers | Avg: 401 | 385 - 425 |
| 800 - 899 lb Steers | Avg: 359 | 353 - 375 |
| 400 - 499 lb Heifers | Avg: 596 | 505 - 615 |
| 500 - 599 lb Heifers | Avg: 502 | 420 - 505 |
| 600 - 699 lb Heifers | Avg: 395 | 373 - 431 |
| 700 - 799 Replacement Heifers | Avg: $2,900 | $2,885 - $2,900 |
| 800 - 899 lb Replacement Heifers | Avg: $3,154 | $2,925 - $3,200 |
| 900 - 999 lb Replacement Heifers | Avg: $3,107 | $3,100 - $3,335 |
| Slaughter Cows | Avg: 168 | 165 - 171 |
| Lean Feeding Cows | Avg: 155 | 150 - 161 |
| Slaughter Bulls | Avg: 213 | 212 - 218.50 |
| 2-4 Yr Old Stock Cows | Avg: 250 | 227.50 - 257.50 |
| Young Cow/Calf Pairs | Avg: $3,454 | $3,000 - $3,800 |
| 5-8 Yr Old Cow/Calf Pairs | Avg: $2,400 | $2,400 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is inviting ranchers and agriculture industry professionals to register for the 142nd MidYear Meeting. The event is slated for May 27–29, 2026, in Great Falls …
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Palmer amaranth and other weedy species in the amaranth family pose a growing threat to agricultural operations across the West, with a new invader—waterhemp—first documented in Wyoming last summer. Seven …
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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed an executive order temporarily easing transportation regulations to help ensure fertilizer reaches farmers during a critical stretch of the spring planting season. The order, …
Commentary
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As we celebrate Ag Day 2026, I would like to encourage all of us to remember the key role that Wyoming’s rangelands and pastoralist history play in our state’s agricultural …
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By Lesley Robinson, Montana Cattle Producer and President of the Montana Stockgrowers Association Montana agriculture depends on a reliable workforce to remain productive, competitive, and sustainable. Yet, across our state, …
