BILLINGS, Mont. -- Cattle broker Jeff Ferguson can buy livestock without getting his boots dirty. He doesn't even have to leave the office. Instead, he looks the animals over and places his bids via ...

The family-owned and operated High Country Cattle Auction is “in the bones” of the Cugnini family, said third-generation owner Chris Cugnini. The business was founded by Chris’ grandfather, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Great Frederick Fair Saturday. From $10,000 to $11,000, then $12,000, ...

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 ...

Genetics, performance data, and breeding values are powerful tools for marketing animals, but a championship show title carries a lot of weight.

On the edge of a thriving downtown dotted with luxury hotels and trendy restaurants is a more than 100-year-old relic of Oklahoma City’s western heritage: One of the world’s largest cattle stockyards.

Northern Livestock Auction in Minot, N.D., is closing, but the business could reopen under different ownership at a new location in the Minot area, a co-owner of the company says. "I can't tell you ...