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With the lack of rebuilding the strong cattle market could be extended another year.

Ag market activity Friday and much of the week was dominated by money flow and spillover from outside markets like the metals, the energies, and the dollar. That’s according to Allison Thompson with The Money Farm.

Heading into 2026, recent surveys pinpoint which farmer segments are most concerned about their balance sheets.

USDA’s annual report reveals the smallest total herd since 1951, with beef cow numbers falling to 27.6 million despite a slight uptick in replacement heifers.

Alan Brugler, with A&N Economics Inc., says, “What we’re seeing right now is, I think, intentional — that is, to get a little weaker dollar and, of course, that does help a commodities in general.”

Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle markets have gotten caught up in the outside market money flow but are also seeing some caution ahead of the USDA semi-annual cattle inventory report to be released Friday.

A motto of independence has led to success for Amity, Ore., farmer and 2026 Top Producer Woman in Agriculture award winner Helle Ruddenklau.

While producers were aggressive sellers of soybeans last fall, they remained reluctant to move corn or wheat.

Grain markets were higher overnight and on the opening Thursday making multi-week highs and new highs for the move before failing. Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge says the asset reallocation in the outside markets spilled over into the ag markets.