Most ranchers want calves to be small at birth (for easier calving), especially for first-calf heifer—to they won’t have to pull calves or have their vet deliver a big calf by C-section surgery. There ...

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2025. The inventory was 1% below ...

Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...

The 135 bred heifers averaged $1,787 with a top of $2,400 at the Fruitland Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer sale. The second sale of the spring season averaged $252 more than the first sale of ...