Northern Ag Top Stories
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Saskatchewan-based Monette Farms has filed for protection from creditors to reorganize nearly $900 million in total secured debt, according to court documents filed by the farm’s owner, Darrel Monette, requesting …
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A lack of transparency and available details about the proposed acquisition of NorthWestern Energy by Black Hill Corporation have led Montana Farmers Union to intervene in the proposed acquisition to push for …
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The House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 this morning with a final vote of 224-200. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the …
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today issued a new Secretarial Memorandum (PDF, 882 KB) and letter (PDF, 932 KB) directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to …
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When it comes to fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wants farmers to know the government is here to help. Highlighting a coordinated push across the Trump administration on fertilizer …
With ample trader support, the livestock contracts closed higher Monday afternoon. LIVE CATTLE: It was a prosperous day for the live cattle complex as the market was fully supported by
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| Steady to -2 $246 - 248 | Steady to -2 $386 - 388 |
The soybean complex led crop futures higher on Monday, despite another round of canceled peace talks in the Middle East over the weekend. The soybean market has recently traded bearishly
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| +5 5.60 - 5.99 | +1 5.94 - 6.23 |
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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Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to struggle Monday with a question that could determine whether product liability cases like the cancer lawsuits filed against Bayer’s Roundup herbicide will …
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U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Congressmen Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Troy Downing (MT-02) today sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation requesting funding …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing $52 million to help state and tribal governments encourage private landowners to allow public access to their land for hunting, fishing and …
Commentary
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A lack of transparency and available details about the proposed acquisition of NorthWestern Energy by Black Hill Corporation have led Montana Farmers Union to intervene in the proposed acquisition to push for …
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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 …
