We visited the Billing Livestock Commission to try to understand what a $4/pound cow looks like as beef prices in the U.S.

Live cattle futures are up $1.22 to 1.40 so far on Friday. A few cash sales in the north have been reported at $215-220 this ...

Gold Shaw Farm visits a livestock auction and offers tips for buying the right cow. What on Earth just happened to the stock ...

If you enjoy the rhythmic chanting of livestock auctioneers, you'll soon have a chance to listen to some of the best in North America. The Fergus Falls (Minn.) Livestock Auction hosts the 46th annual ...

Live cattle futures posted losses of $1.57 to $2.52 on the Thursday session. A few cash sales in the north have been reported ...

Cattle made their way around the show ring at the Kist Livestock Auction in Mandan on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by Michael ...

DICKINSON, N.D. -- There is a fascination with the auctioneers -- their mesmerizing, commanding song-like chants, the hand motions that beckon the bids that make the livestock world go 'round. The ...

DAHLEN, North Dakota — Conversant about conformation, master of the chant and quick with a quip, Roger Jacobs has built a reputation as one of the best cattle auctioneers in the business. Based out of ...

Fergus Falls, Minn. Nick Caspers' rich, deep voice is quiet and low-key in everyday conversation. But when he's earning his living, his voice jumps into hyperdrive, generating the rhythmic chanting of ...

Buyers and sellers at the Chehalis Livestock Market. CHEHALIS, Wash. — Auction day at the Chehalis Livestock Market begins with a flurry of activity behind the scenes, as hundreds of cattle from area ...

Trent Stewart, left, bids on cattle June 13 at the Central Oregon Livestock Auction in Jefferson County. MADRAS — Inside Jefferson County’s livestock auction house, a crowd of mostly men in work jeans ...