BILLINGS, Mont. -- Cattle broker Jeff Ferguson can buy livestock without getting his boots dirty. He doesn't even have to leave the office. Instead, he looks the animals over and places his bids via ...

Unruly trading of cattle futures is leading to a revival of live auctions, as ranchers look to bring robust pricing data to the market and guide understanding of supply and demand in their industry.

CHICAGO-An online U.S. cattle auction that ranchers and traders hope will restore transparency to livestock pricing and reduce volatility in futures contracts is set to resume operations in September ...

An online auction meant to help set prices in the volatile cattle market is in trouble. Superior Livestock Auction LLC launched the Fed Cattle Exchange last year to help guide the often opaque cattle ...

Easy access and flexibility are benefits to livestock auction markets. State of the Beef Industry survey respondents share ...

Ella Levin stands with her steer she raised at her family’s home as a part of her 4-H training. The 1,200-pound steer will be sold at the upcoming PCJLSI online auction with the majority of the ...

While the Napa Valley Expo remains largely dormant amid the coronavirus pandemic, the fairground’s showcase Junior Livestock Auction will go on next month – and will be as close by as a bidder’s ...

DODGE CITY — Just like church folk, Mike Sherow lumbered up the stairs of Winter Livestock and found his usual seat — smack dab in the center of everything. Almost every Wednesday since the mid-1970s, ...

LAKELAND – Florida’s live cattle auction markets have diminished in number in recent decades but not in importance. Florida’s eight federally licensed auction markets play an important economic role ...

A local charity is helping youth members of Pima County 4-H and Future Farmers of America after their annual livestock auction moved online when this year’s Pima County Fair was canceled due to the ...