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It’s the Ranch It Up Radio Show! Join Jeff “Tigger” Erhardt, Rebecca Wanner AKA BEC and their crew as they get a preview of the big one, the Big Horn Classic from Superior Livestock.  Close to 200,000 head will sell next week.  Plus the latest cattle industry news, upcoming sales and lots more on this all-new episode of the Ranch It Up Radio Show. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel.

Superior Livestock Auction Big Horn Classic

Close to 200,000 head of cattle are consigned to Superior Livestock’s Big Horn Classic next week in Sheridan, Wyoming.  Tune in on Dish Network Channel 997 or watch online at SLA-TV.com.

Cattle Industry News The Senate Agriculture Committee Will Get Another Shot At Moving The Farm Bill Forward

Committee Chairman John Boozman of Arkansas says senators will return in September for another vote after the Farm Bill package failed to advance.

Boozman says he expects the committee to vote on the same bill, and he believes Democrats could face pressure from farmers, ranchers and rural communities that want the Farm Bill completed.

A major sticking point is SNAP, or food assistance. Democrats want to delay a requirement that states begin sharing the cost of SNAP benefits by two years. Boozman offered a one-year delay, along with other bipartisan provisions.

The bill also ran into a numbers problem.

Senator Mitch McConnell, who is on medical leave, was able to vote by proxy on amendments. But Senate rules don't allow proxy votes to determine whether a bill advances to the Senate floor. McConnell's absence, along with another Republican voting by proxy, helped prevent the bill from moving forward.

During the markup, senators also approved an amendment bringing back mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, known as MCOOL.

The vote was 16 to 7.

It marks the first time the Senate has taken action on beef MCOOL since the 2008 Farm Bill.

Boozman says getting the Farm Bill passed before the midterm elections will take a “miracle” — but says it can happen with cooperation.

REFERENCE: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/08/senate-farm-bill-fails-ag-committee-to-vote-again-in-september/

Tight Beef Supplies Cut U.S. Exports, But Global Demand Remains Strong

U.S. beef exports were down during the first half of 2026, as tight domestic supplies limited the amount of beef available for export.

According to USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports from January through June totaled about 546,000 metric tons, worth 4-point-74 billion dollars.

That’s a 9 percent drop in volume compared to the first half of 2025. But strong beef prices around the world helped limit the decline in export value to just 4 percent.

The June numbers were actually more encouraging. Export volume was down less than 6 percent, while export value increased nearly 3 percent from June of last year.

China continues to be a major challenge for U.S. beef. American beef has been almost completely shut out of China since March of 2025.

Excluding China, U.S. beef exports are down just 1 percent, while export value is actually up 6 percent.

Exports to some of the biggest markets were lower. Japan was down 8 percent, South Korea dropped 10 percent, Mexico was down 1 percent, and Canada fell 14 percent.

But there were some bright spots.

Hong Kong beef exports jumped 83 percent, while shipments to Taiwan increased 11 percent.

USMEF President Dan Halstrom says global demand for U.S. beef remains very resilient, even with record-high prices.

And with potential changes in China's beef import pol