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Fat Cattle Sales & How Much To Spend On Breeding Bulls Ranch It Up Herd It Here Episode 119. Jeff Tigger Erhardt

EPISODE 119 DETAILS

Fat Cattle Sell Well In South Dakota

Recently, at Stockmen’s Livestock in Yankton, South Dakota Fat Cattle, weighing 1,928 pounds sold for $2.33 per pound, commanding $4,492 per head. For a full market report, click HERE.

How Much Should Producers Spend On Breeding Bulls

Jon DeClerck, the Executive Vice President of the American Simmental Association, went to social media tackling the issue of how much should producers pay for their next breeding bulls this year. According to his research, he claims breeding bull prices in relation to feeder cattle are undervalued. Here is what he said

“A lot of folks are talking about record bull prices, and rightly so. The cattle market has pushed to historic highs in 2025, and it’s good to see seedstock producers, who’ve been fueling genetic progress for commercial cattlemen, also being rewarded.

That said, when you step back and look at the data, it tells an important story.

Even though average bull prices are the highest we’ve ever seen, bulls are still undervalued relative to the current market landscape. Right now, the average bull still costs roughly 2.5 feeder calves, which is below long-term norms.

In other words:

Bull prices are high
But bull value, relative to feeder calf prices, remains discounted
Genetics remain one of the best long-term investments any producer can make. Even at today’s prices, the market is still telling us that bulls are undervalued relative to the return they generate.”

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