Burn Scars, $252 Cattle & $5.60 Diesel — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (4/15/26)

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of cattle prices, diesel costs, and the implications for ranchers amidst various challenges in the industry.

Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report on Burnin' Daylight. Cattle just printed 252-dollar highs, feeders are hot again, boxed beef finally quit that upside-down nonsense, and diesel's sniffing 5.60 with no sign of shame. Nebraska's wearing burn scars, 40,000 head are out of place, USDA's talking about cracking the Mexico feeder tap, screwworm's edging north, and BLM swears there's 24 million acres of federal grass sitting there if you're stubborn enough to chase it. We're not here to cheerlead the board. We're here to walk through what this mix of record cattle, hot fuel, and busted-up country actually does to your cost of gain, your grazing bill, and your cattle check -- so you don't turn the best market you've seen in years into the dumbest set of decisions you've ever made. Also the new camera setup only made the camera look better. The operator remains unchanged. Subscribe at burnindaylight.substack.com | Dashboard: burnin-daylight-report.vercel.app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• cattle prices
• diesel prices
• USDA
• grazing
• cost of gain

Keywords

• burn scars
• feeders
• boxed beef
• screwworm
• federal grass

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cattle, diesel

Places: Nebraska, Mexico

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