BEEF Daily

Live cattle futures reached record highs, driven by a combination of slowing slaughter rates and rising beef demand.

Merck Animal Health unveils 200,000 sq. ft. expansion project in De Soto to increase filling and freeze-dryer capacity for vaccines and biologic products.

Erin Morris will succeed Bruce Summers, who is retiring as Agricultural Marketing Service administrator at the end of May.

The 2025 tour, set for June 17 in North Platte, will highlight pasture recovery, retained ownership, and value-added strategies in Nebraska’s beef industry.

Summer showdown, importance of vitamin A and mineral supplementation for cattle health, dangerous tick-borne pathogens, bull selection and more covered in this edition.