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The US Winter Wheat Harvest is 63% complete as of July 13, 2025, versus 53% completed a week ago, and versus the 64% five-year average.

Spring crop conditions nationally show the US Corn crop has remained the same as last week at 74% good to excellent.

The US Soybean crop is at 70% good to excellent, up from 66% a week ago.

Cotton crop conditions were slightly higher this week at 54% versus a week ago at 52%

Grain Sorghum stands at 69% good to excellent this week versus 67% a week ago.

Finally- the US Pasture and Range Conditions are slowly continuing to climb at 46% good to excellent this week compared to 45% last week.

At the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with Executive Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Kent Bacus. Our Coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater.

Kent Bacus emphasized the enormous impact of the “one big, beautiful tax law.” Bacus, NCBA’s Executive Director of Government Affairs, explained that this law provides certainty for producers beyond 2025, something that was previously lacking. “We don’t have to worry about expiring provisions at the end of 2025,” he said. This long-term stability allows cattle producers to confidently make decisions regarding succession planning, major capital investments, and other future-facing business moves.

Bacus credited the bill’s passage to both political leadership and the consistent pressure from cattle producers themselves. He praised President Trump and congressional leaders for the speed at which the bill moved, noting, “Tax bills always take a long time to get done the rate of speed at which they moved speaks volumes.” 

Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel analyzes recent beef demand.

The summer doldrums between Independence Day and Labor Day usually means slack beef demand. Indeed, the Choice boxed beef cutout dropped from the end of June to a current weekly average of $386.75/cwt., down from the recent high of $394.19/cwt. However, boxed beef prices remain 19.1 percent above this time last year and have averaged 12.6 percent above one year ago each week in the first half of the year.

Higher average boxed beef prices reflect generally strong beef demand coupled with declining beef production, especially in the second quarter of the year. Total beef production is down 1.7 percent year over year through the first half of the year but is down 4.8 percent in the second quarter. 

Fall armyworms (FAW) are caterpillars that directly damage Bermudagrass and other introduced forage pastures, seedling wheat, soybean and residential lawns. There have been widespread reports of FAW buildups across East Central and Northeast Oklahoma in the first two weeks of July. Current locations exceeding thresholds for control are Pittsburg, McIntosh and Rogers counties.

Female FAW moths lay up to 1000 eggs over several nights on grasses or other plants. Within a few days, the eggs hatch and the caterpillars begin feeding. Caterpillars molt six times before becoming mature, increasing in size after each molt (instars). The first instar is the caterpillar just after it hatches. A second instar is the caterpillar after it has shed its skin for the first time.

A sixth instar has shed its skin five times and will feed, bury itself in the soil, and pupate. The adult moth will emerge from the pupa in two weeks and begin the egg laying process again after a suitable host plant is found. Newly hatched larvae are white, yellow, or light green and darken as they mature. Mature FAW measure 1½ inches long with a body color that ranges from green, to brown to black. 

Anne Ilse Anderson of Austin, Texas was honored with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board’s fifth annual Beef Checkoff Visionary Award during the General Session of the 2025 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, California. This award recognizes an individual in the beef industry who has demonstrated exemplary support of and commitment to the Checkoff’s goals and vision.

Oklahoma Farm report’s Ron Hays talked in depth about her career with Anderson- you can hear their full conversation by clicking on the listen bar above.

“Anne represents what this award is all about,” said Ryan Moorhouse, chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. “She’s a fellow Texan who’s spent decades helping drive beef demand—both here at home and around the world—through education, research and smart marketing. Anne helped lay the groundwork for the Beef Checkoff, and years later, she’s still helping shape its future. We’re proud to recognize her with the 2025 Visionary Award.”

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to invest in America’s rural communities, support our nation’s farmers and ranchers, keep our food supply secure, and maintain nutritional support for low-income American families.

The measure, which was advanced by a unanimous vote of 27-0, provides $27.1 billion in discretionary funding. Oklahoma is represented on the full Committee by Senator Markwayne Mullin, who also serves as a member of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.



“This important bill supports our farmers and rural communities, the safety of our food supply, critical federal nutrition programs, and medical research and advancements. This bill also provides much needed investments in rural housing programs to help address severe affordable housing shortage felt in Maine and states across the country,” said Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee.

Superior Livestock Auction hosted their Week In The Rockies video auction live July 7-11 from The Steamboat Grand Hotel Ballroom in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Cattle producers sold 303,645 head of calves, yearlings, and bred stock, totaling 2,300 lots from 30 states for this offering.

Strong buyer participation from several bidders throughout the auction resulted in

466 different successful buyers. Cattle were sold on contract to deliver immediately

through April 2026.

Superior Livestock’s Week In The Rockies offered five full days of true price discovery coupled with record prices and crowds. Regions 3/4/5/6 Weaned Calves and Calves on Cows started off the week at fully steady to $20 higher on all classes and weights. Beef on Dairy were steady with the last test. Regions 3/4/5/6 Feeder Steers and Heifers were also consistent. Nebraska and Colorado Feeder Steers and Heifers gained traction at $5 to $10 higher. Regions 1&2 Feeder Steers and Heifers kicked off at $4 to $8 higher than earlier tests.

Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released his latest Mullin It Over column—his second in a series of upcoming op-eds breaking down key policy wins from President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ which was signed into law on July 4th, 2025.

How The One Big, Beautiful Bill Sustains And Saves Medicaid By Senator Markwayne Mullin “In a huge victory for Oklahoma, Congress recently passed President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which, among many wins, will deliver the largest-ever tax cut for working and middle-class families, secure the border, and lower energy costs.

Unfortunately, Washington Democrats who are desperate to change the media narrative after a brutal 2024 election loss have made it their mission to lie about this bill and mislead American families — especially on Medicaid program improvements.

Checking the Markets...

This week started red hot at our major Monday markets- Oklahoma National and Joplin- At ONSY- Feeder steers 10.00-20.00 higher, 800-950 lbs lightly tested and steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 15.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers and heifer calves 10.00-25.00 higher. The Joplin market reported feeder steers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with the most gain on heavy five weights. Feeder heifers under 625 lbs. sold 4.00 -20.00 higher with the most gain on four weights. Feeder heifers over 625 lbs. sold from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher.

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