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CattleUSA Daily
CattleUSA Daily delivers fast, factual insight into cattle markets, sale barn results, and beef industry trends across the U.S. Hosted by producers and professionals who live the business, each episode breaks down feeder and fat cattle prices, futures movement, packer demand, weather impacts, and export shifts shaping today’s beef economy. From ranch-level realities to national market drivers, CattleUSA Daily is the trusted source for livestock news, market analysis, and ag insight that helps…
Episodes
CattleUSA Daily273: Cattle Markets Stay Choppy and Dan Declares War on Nebraska with Dan and Samantha
This week, Lauren, Dan, and Samantha break down a cattle market that feels strong on paper but refuses to break out. The CME Feeder Cattle Index pushed to…
CattleUSA Daily272: The Science Behind Hay Testing for Your Cattle Operation
If you feed hay and you do not test it, you are guessing. And guessing in ruminant nutrition is expensive. In this episode, Lauren breaks down the science…
CattleUSA Daily271: What Happens When the Ranch Depends on One Person?
What happens when the entire ranch depends on one person? One decision maker. One problem solver. One brain holding the system together. It looks strong. It…
CattleUSA Daily270: The Ranger Road Fire and Its Impact on Cattle Country with Emma Coffman
This week, Lauren and Emma step away from markets to address the devastating wildfires burning across the Oklahoma Panhandle and southern Kansas. With more…
CattleUSA Daily269: Wildfires Devastate Kansas and Oklahoma Ranch Country with John Campbell
Cattle markets continue their historic climb with seven-dollar calves, feeder cattle pushing new highs, and fed cattle trading near $2.50. Demand remains…
CattleUSA Daily268: Cash Strength Returns, But Are Cows the Wild Card in This Cattle Market?
This week the team digs into a strong cash cattle rally, a technical breakout in futures, and what finally gave the board something real to price. Cash traded…
CattleUSA Daily267: Late Freeze Risk in Early April: What to Watch and When with Gary Lezak
Lauren and Gary open with a little real-life adulting before diving into what matters for producers right now. Moisture is finally showing up in some areas…
CattleUSA Daily266: If You Had to Start Over: What Would You Do Differently on Your Ranch?
Lauren poses a leadership question that most producers avoid because it forces honesty. If you had to start over from absolute scratch with the same land…
CattleUSA Daily265: How to Handle Burnout When the Ranch Doesn’t Stop with Emma Coffman
Burnout in agriculture hits different because the work doesn’t stop. The cows still need fed, the water still needs checked, and calving doesn’t care how tired…
CattleUSA Daily264: Foreign Beef Imports: Should the Government Handle and Label It with John Campbell
John Campbell breaks down this week’s regional market report and then moves into two big headline conversations: the latest on Mexican screwworm control claims…
CattleUSA Daily263: Stop Complaining and Start Showing Up with Emma Coffman
Getting involved in the cattle industry doesn’t have to mean running for national office or stepping into a high-profile leadership role. It can start with…
CattleUSA Daily262: Why Moderate Cows Outperform Big Cows Long-Term
Cow size has become a badge of honor in some circles, but when you strip away opinion and look strictly at biological efficiency, the numbers tell a different…
CattleUSA Daily261: Argentina Beef Headlines, Mexico Screwworm, and Why This Market Feels Fragile with Dan and Sammantha
Cattle markets are sitting in a tight, sideways range, and it has everyone on edge. Cash has stayed supportive, but futures continue to hesitate at key…
CattleUSA Daily260: Western Drought Warnings, Midwest Snow Cycles, and a Hot Summer Outlook with Gary Lezak
Snow drought conditions across the western United States are raising serious concerns for water supplies, fire season risk, and downstream impacts throughout…
CattleUSA Daily259: What a JBS Greeley Strike Could Mean for the Cattle Market with John Campbell
Strong sale barn prices, aggressive buyer demand, and a cattle inventory report that confirmed tight supplies set the tone early this week — until labor…
CattleUSA Daily258: Volatility, Heifer Retention, and a Nervous Cattle Market with Dan and Samantha
Volatility has returned to the cattle market in a big way, and this episode digs into why. Lauren is joined by Dan Gerhold and Samantha Cozza-Wright to break…
CattleUSA Daily257: Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) Explained for Cattle Producers with Samantha Cozza-Wright
Livestock Risk Protection has carried a bad reputation for years, often built on misinformation, outdated assumptions, and overly complicated explanations. In…
CattleUSA Daily256: The Ag Labor Crisis We Created and Now Can’t Ignore with Marty Ropp
Labor is no longer a short-term headache in agriculture. It’s a structural, generational problem that touches every segment of food production. In this…
CattleUSA Daily255: Could AI Predict Heart Failure Risk in Cattle? with Chase Markel
Lauren sits down with Chase Markel, a PhD researcher at the University of Wyoming, to unpack one of the most overlooked efficiency drains in the beef industry…
CattleUSA Daily254: A Hot Cattle Market Collides With Politics, Protests, and Beef Labels with John Campbell
Cold weather, light receipts, and strong prices set the tone for this episode as Lauren Moylan sits down with John Campbell for a wide-ranging conversation…
CattleUSA Daily253: Why the Cattle Market Feels Strong and Fragile at the Same Time with Dan and Samantha
Cold weather, uneven trade, and tight supplies continue to define the cattle market as the industry moves deeper into winter. In this episode, Lauren is joined…
CattleUSA Daily252: Cows Work for Us, Not the Other Way Around
There’s a phrase in ranching that sounds noble, hardworking, and respectable: the cows come first. And while the intention behind it is good, somewhere along…
CattleUSA Daily251: Ranch Training Is Expensive: Here’s How to Do It Without Wasting a Year with Dan Leahy
Dan Leahy breaks down what most ranch “apprenticeships” are missing: a written plan, a weekly cadence, and honest accountability. He walks through the…
CattleUSA Daily250: Why the Snow Isn’t Coming and What That Means Moving Forward with Gary Lezak
Lauren sits down with Gary Lezak for a winter weather check-in as Colorado experiences one of the most extreme snow droughts on record. They break down what’s…
CattleUSA Daily249: The Week in Cattle Politics: Wolves, Worms, and Market Whiplash with John Campbell
Lauren is back with John Campbell for another rapid-fire cattle industry rundown, covering what’s moving markets and what’s just loud noise. They talk sale…
CattleUSA Daily248: Cattle Markets on Edge as Cold Weather and Headlines Collide with Dan and Samantha
Lauren is joined by Dan Gerhold and Samantha Cozza-Wright for a candid market check-in as extreme cold weather moves across much of the country and volatility…
CattleUSA Daily247: How Tech Is Quietly Changing Beef Processing with Brianna Buseman from Marble Technologies
Beef doesn’t end at the rail. It ends in a box. Brianna Buseman from Marble breaks down what “pack-off” actually is, why it’s one of the most repetitive and…
CattleUSA Daily246: The Food Pyramid Is Getting Rewritten Again. Beef Producers Should Pay Attention. with Emma Coffman
Lauren and Emma break down how nutrition messaging around beef went off the rails and why it still matters to cattle producers today. They talk through how…
CattleUSA Daily245: Warm Winter, Dry Plains, and the Weather Risks Facing Cattle Country with Gary Lezak
Lauren sits down with Gary Lezak for a grounded look at the winter weather pattern shaping conditions across the CattleUSA region. While much of the Plains has…
CattleUSA Daily244: The Cattle Market Rallies Again and Canada’s New Traceability Rules Are a Train Wreck with John Campbell
John opens with a strong market week and even stronger prices on lightweight calves, then the episode turns into a blunt reality check on Canada’s new cattle…
CattleUSA Daily243: Why I Don’t Believe in “Just Hanging On Until the Kids Take Over”
Lauren challenges one of the most common phrases in agriculture: “we’re just hanging on until the kids take over.” While that mindset often comes from grit…
CattleUSA Daily242: Inside the Cattle Market: Strong Cash, High Break-Evens, and Why You Can’t Get Comfortable with Dan and Samantha
Lauren sits down with Dan and Samantha for a no-nonsense cattle market check-in as January gets underway. Cash markets are strong, grazing cattle and…
CattleUSA Daily241: 3 Financial Metrics Every Producer Should Track Monthly
Most producers can tell you cow count, rainfall, and how much hay is left. But the operations that stay broke even in good markets usually miss the same thing…
CattleUSA Daily240: How to Rebuild Without Going Broke: Heifers, Genetics, and Data with Emma Coffman
Lauren and Emma kick off the year by getting brutally practical about herd rebuild decisions and the real economics behind keeping heifers. With cattle prices…
CattleUSA Daily239: The Cattle Market, Methane, and the Misinformation Producers Still Pay For with John Campbell
Lauren and John open the year with a strong market update across multiple regions, highlighting higher prices, aggressive demand for bigger feeder cattle, and…
CattleUSA Daily238: Behind the Scenes of the Beef Checkoff with Terry Quam
As CattleCon approaches, Terry Quam joins the podcast to walk through what actually happens behind the scenes of the beef checkoff and why producer involvement…
CattleUSA Daily237: The Big 2026 Cattle Market Wildcards: Border, Beef Demand, and Placements with Dan and Samantha
The first market update of the new year kicks off with Dan Gerhold and Samantha Cozza-Wright breaking down a cattle market that’s wasting no time rebounding…
CattleUSA Daily236: Will Your Operation Survive the Generational Shift? with Emma Coffman
Emma’s back and we’re going straight into one of the messiest, most avoided topics in agriculture: generational transition. With the average age of U.S…
CattleUSA Daily235: What the Weather Pattern Is Telling Us About 2026 with Gary Lezak
Meteorologist Gary Lezak kicks off the new year by breaking down what the long-range weather pattern is already revealing about 2026. After chasing a major…
CattleUSA Daily234: The Bold Shift Ranching Needs Now with Dan Leahy
Dan Leahy has spent 20+ years walking into other people’s ranches and fixing the stuff nobody wants to name out loud. In this episode, he breaks down why ranch…
CattleUSA Daily233: “Keep It All in the U.S.” Sounds Good. It Doesn’t Work: Beef Trade Explained with Emma Coffman
Emma is back, and today we’re tackling one of the most misunderstood conversations in ag: why the U.S. exports beef while also importing beef. If you’ve ever…
CattleUSA Daily232: The Hard Truth About Ranching in 2026: Regulation, Consolidation, and What Comes Next with John Campbell
John Campbell is back and he’s not here to recap another week of prices. He steps back and asks the bigger question heading into 2026: why does it feel like…
CattleUSA Daily231: Where Will the Cattle Market Go as We Head Into 2026? with Samantha Cozza-Wright
Samantha Cozza-Wright joins the podcast for a post-Christmas market check-in, breaking down what a quiet holiday trade really tells us about where cattle…
CattleUSA Daily230: The 73-Day Weather Pattern You Can’t Ignore with Gary Lezak
Meteorologist Gary Lezak returns to break down a newly established weather pattern that’s already leaving clear fingerprints across the country. With a cycle…
CattleUSA Daily229: Cattle Market Rebound, Record Pairs, and a Beef Checkoff Rant with John Campbell
John Campbell is back on the podcast, this time calling in from Oklahoma with a full breakdown of how the cattle market has snapped back from the fall crash…
CattleUSA Daily228: Cattle Market Holds Strong as Heifer Retention Rises: What It Means for 2026 with Dan and Samantha
This week’s conversation digs into the final stretch of 2025 cattle markets with Samantha and Dan breaking down the latest data, the holiday trade environment…
CattleUSA Daily227: The 10-Step Year-End Checklist Every Ranch Should Finish Before January
Most ranchers drift into January with half-finished books, fuzzy numbers, and a mental list of decisions they’ll “get to later.” But if you want a stronger…
CattleUSA Daily226: The Truth About Regenerative Grazing: What Works and What Doesn’t with Emma Coffman
Grazing management is one of the most misunderstood and most financially consequential parts of running a ranch. In this episode, Lauren Moylan and Emma…
CattleUSA Daily225: The Pattern Is Locked In. Now the Real Questions Begin for 2025–26 Weather with Gary Lezak
This week’s episode dives into a weather pattern that has finally revealed its true shape — and it’s a complicated one. Meteorologist Gary Lezak joins Lauren…
CattleUSA Daily224: The Mating Mistakes Costing You Thousands — And How Genomics Prevents Them with Martin Ropp
In this episode, Lauren sits down with industry veteran Marty Ropp to cut through the noise on genomics and what it actually means for cattle producers. Marty…
CattleUSA Daily223: The Cattle Market Is Up, but Beef Demand Isn’t: Dan’s Rant the Industry Needs to Hear
Warm temps, melting snow, and a half-marathon training confession set the stage for what turns into one of the most candid episodes of the year. Host Lauren…
CattleUSA Daily222: $12B for Farmers, Trade Deals in Limbo, and Farm Bill 2.0 with Rep. Tracey Mann
Representative Tracey Mann returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the Bridge 8 announcement, ag trade realities, input costs, and what…
CattleUSA Daily221: Feed Her or Sell Her: The Hard Truth About Winter Nutrition and Cow Numbers with Emma Coffman
Winter is here, forage is fading, and a lot of cows are walking into the hardest part of the year underfed and overworked. In this episode, Lauren Moylan and…
CattleUSA Daily220: Not the “Worst Winter Ever”: What the Real Long-Range Forecast Says for 2025–26 with Gary Lezak
This winter’s atmosphere is officially locked in, and it is not the pattern a lot of people were hoping for. In this episode, meteorologist Gary Lezak joins…
CattleUSA Daily219: Unpack the Cattle Market and MCOOL with John Campbell
When cattle prices finally bounce back, most producers’ minds go straight to optimism, not labeling law. In this episode, host Lauren Moylan and John Campbell…
CattleUSA Daily218: Volatile, Violent, and Not Over Yet: Cattle Market Reality Check with Dan and Samantha
The cattle market just put producers through one of the wildest years in recent memory, and this episode does not sugarcoat it. Lauren Moylan sits down with…
CattleUSA Daily217: Before You Add Another Side Hustle to Your Ranch, Listen to This
Ranch income can swing wildly from year to year, and diversification is the go-to solution most producers assume they need. In this episode, Lauren Moylan…
CattleUSA Daily216: The Harsh Truth About Ranch Labor No One Wants to Say Out Loud
Labor may be one of the most emotional and misunderstood pieces of ranch management, and Lauren Moylan takes a clear-eyed look at why hiring help feels harder…
CattleUSA Daily215: Winter 2025 Forecast: Long Cycles, Storm Signals, and Ag Impacts with Gary Lezak
Winter has officially taken shape in the atmosphere, and Lauren Moylan and Gary Lezak break down what the fully formed cycle reveals about the months ahead…
CattleUSA Daily214: Cattle Market Update: Plant Closures, Brazilian Beef, and What Comes Next with John Campbell
Cattle markets are shifting fast, and Lauren Moylan and John Campbell dig into the forces reshaping price discovery and producer confidence. With a major…