Cattle numbers are shrinking at auction barns across Texas, and that tightening supply is driving up prices — good news for ranchers, but a growing burden for consumers.

BIG COUNTRY, Texas — New World screwworm wreaked havoc on the livestock industry in the 1960s and 70s and now it's possible it's coming back. We talked to industry experts at the Abilene Livestock ...

Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than ...

Steak and hamburgers, American staples, are fast becoming luxury items. Texas ranchers know why.

The aggies put in years of work to show off their animals at the Junior Livestock and Poultry Auction. Students from elementary to high school competed for best in show and hundreds of buyers showed ...

Jade Stone exits after leading his 18-month-old Grand Champion Market Steer, Haggard, from Stanton, TX, during Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction, on Friday at State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Shafkat ...

Rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281 on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. 2 injured in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281, SAFD says Read full article: 2 injured in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 281, SAFD says ...