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EPISODE 133 DETAILS
President Trump Delays Beef Imports
Earlier in the week, President Donald Trump delayed the planned signing of executive orders to allow increased beef imports into the U.S. and to support renewal of the U.S. cattle herd in an effort to address high beef prices.
Last October, Trump ordered a quadrupling of beef imports from Argentina, and a month later removed his 40% punitive tariff on Brazilian beef and coffee.
The moves did little to reverse beef prices, which were up 12.1% year-over-year in April, according to the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index.
Beef is more than 16% more expensive than when Trump returned to office in January 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has projected that the country will import a record 5.8 billion pounds of beef this year, up about 6% from 2025 and 25% from 2024.
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Feeder & Stocker Cattle Prices at Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange
Feeder and grass cattle continue to command bell ringing prices across the country. Last week Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange in Dickinson, North Dakota was no exception. Strong demand and optimism rang through the barn as a group of Black and Black white face steers weighing 584 brought $502.00. A group of Black white face steers weighing 612 came in at 5 bucks. That’s over $3,000 per steer, wow. Not done yet, here are 100 head of black white face steers weighing 727 at $444.00. 131 head of black white face steers weighing 852 sold for $380.00. Same excitement for the heifer mates. 70 head of black and black white face heifers weighing 642 brought $416.50. 48 head of Charolais Red Angus cross heifers weighing 726 brought $369.50.
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