Feedlot margins were estimated at about $471/head with the Choice steer prices at $208/cwt., a rather modest drop from the record peak of $213/cwt. three weeks ago.

Bird flu would be much less of a threat if we spread chickens out across the country instead of concentrating them together ...

Billions in halted or canceled grants, gutted local offices, market turmoil and broken trust are at stake across the West.