JAMESTOWN, N.D. — In a normal summer, the Jamestown livestock auction goes through a slow season, running once every two weeks. That is not the case this year. Now selling every Tuesday, their numbers ...

For centuries, people have been trying to find Noah’s Ark. Who knew it was lying around the Parish Fairgrounds in Covington?

WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Around sunup every Tuesday morning, farmers, ranchers and hundreds, sometimes thousands of head of cattle are all on the road in pickups and semi-trucks, converging on a modest ...

Many interesting things happen at a livestock auction. One buyer was telling me that another buyer had bought a set of feeder heifers that were not guaranteed open. When he had the veterinarian preg ...

Auctions typically follow a competitive bidding process, in which potential buyers bid against each other until the highest offer is accepted. Within pens or encircling rings, animals take center ...

Social relationships build a sense of community and belonging. For farming and ranching, one of those communities is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A swirl of emotion crossed Maddie Peterson’s face as she heard the bids coming in for her 1,422-pound steer on the last day of the ...

CHEHALIS, Wash. — Auction day at the Chehalis Livestock Market begins with a flurry of activity behind the scenes, as hundreds of cattle from area ranches arrive at the sale barn adjacent to ...

SIOUX FALLS & MITCHELL, S.D. — Cattle prices are increasing as the number of cattle decrease across the country. According to the USDA, cattle inventory is down by 3% this year, with 89.3 million head ...

The general manager for the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo Ron Jeffries said the event’s cattle and vendor numbers are on ...