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Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide

A resource center by the Angus Beef Bulletin

More return on your investment — that’s the goal of this annual resource. Find insights for raising quality calves, leveraging Angus programs and services, and navigating today’s feeder-calf market. Directories help you connect to seedstock providers, feedlots, auction markets, and the products and services you need.

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Celebrate the Present; Prepare for the Future

Take time to celebrate the current cattle market. Historically strong demand, tight supplies and near-record profitability have combined to create what promises to be one of the longest-lasting periods of prosperity that we have ever experienced in the cattle business. Use the prosperity to prepare for leaner times, which will come.

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National Beef, USPB Reflect on Genetic Premiums

The American Angus Association, National Beef Packing Co., IMI Global and U.S. Premium Beef review successes and challenges with first-of-their-kind grid premiums based on genetic merit data.

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Stockyards Savvy

Even in today’s marketplace, with a bit of tweaking, the prices you get for your calves can be even higher. Here are nine ways to increase your paycheck.

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Market Update with Troy Marshall | Q2 2025

Troy Marshall and Lynsey McAnally chat about current trends in the cattle market, the importance of health and genetics when marketing feeder-calves, the current market for bred females and pairs, recent and upcoming video sales and where the cattle cycle seems to be heading.

H Red meat yield, or the percentage of saleable beef from a carcass, has taken the main stage in an era of record-low cattle numbers and longer feedyard stays for feeder cattle.

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All About The Fat

A look at red meat yield, increased days on feed and quality-beef production.

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Auction Central

October 02, 2025

System Over Scale

Minnesota cattle feeder Dallas Knobloch earns 2025 Certified Angus Beef Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award.

Midway through a three-mile cattle drive, the herd stops for water in a meadow before finishing the uphill climb.

September 26, 2025

A Means to an End

Wyoming commercial ranch uses Angus genetic tools — including GeneMax Advantage, AngusLink, Angus Verified and the Genetic Merit Scorecard — to meet high-quality targets, earning CAB honors.

September 16, 2025

Minimize Shrink to Maximize Profit

K-State beef cattle experts provide insight on practical ways to reduce weight loss while transporting cattle to sale.

September 10, 2025

Market Update with Paul Dykstra | Fall 2025

In this episode of “Angus at Work,” Paul Dykstra shares insights on his role at Certified Angus Beef, premiums associated with CAB programs, where the opportunities are to increase CAB acceptance and how relationships are critical to the continued overall success of the beef industry.

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September 03, 2025

Plan Next Year's Calf Crop

The job at hand: Females that get the job done at the ranch and raise calves that qualify for CAB on the rail, with premiums positively hitting your bottom line. Consider genetic technologies to drive profit and quality.

September 03, 2025

The Link

The toughest concept in marketing is that it is better to delight a few customers than to merely satisfy many.

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