Burnin’ Daylight

Matt McKinley
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A podcast explaining and celebrating the intricacies, wisdom and humor of cowboy/ cowpuncher/ buckaroo culture. Enjoy conversations with working cowboys, authors, musicians, business leaders and hilariously offensive news and political analysis from the viewpoint of your favorite feedlot cowboy, Matt McKinley. The podcast for the working cowboy!

  1. 13H AGO

    After the Bell — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 31, 2026)

    After the Bell for Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Live cattle holding the low 240s, feeders firm, and May corn creeping toward $4.60. Full war desk update on the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Iran, Red Sea shipping threats from the Houthis, and what the Strait of Hormuz shutdown means for your diesel and fertilizer bill. Deep dive on the JBS Greeley strike entering its third week and why packer labor risk lands on producers. Colorado wolf program reality check with over $1.3 million in depredation payouts, the suspended lethal removal in Rio Blanco County, and why the compensation fund is already blown. Plus On This Day in baseball history and tonight's MLB slate including A's at Braves, Padres at Giants, Yankees at Mariners, Red Sox at Astros, and Rockies at Blue Jays. Subscribe at burnindaylight.substack.com for the full Burnin' Daylight Report with market dashboards, drought monitor, conflict tracker, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Two Threats at the Gate — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 30, 2026)

    Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report — Two Threats at the Gate (March 30, 2026) Markets finished the day choppy: cattle held up but faded off early strength, grains leaked lower, and the big outside board is still trading war-premium and politics. The tape matters, but the real story today is what's crawling toward the southern border and what Russia might be hiding in Siberia. In this episode: - Cattle & hogs: June live cattle at 209.55 up 1.05; feeders at 293.30 up 1.85; hogs at 89.125, still range-bound. - Grains: May corn at 4.55 3/4 down 6 1/4; beans flat at 10.59 3/4; wheat at 5.07 up 2. - Russia FMD threat: Mass culling in Novosibirsk, farmers protesting, Kazakhstan banning Russian livestock, up to 18 regions potentially affected. What that could mean for global beef supply and U.S. cattle prices. - New world screwworm: 943 cases in Mexico since late 2024, now 70 miles from Texas. Southern ports closed, USDA releasing 100 million sterile flies a week, FDA emergency topical spray authorized. What producers need to know. - War Reel: Iranian forces harassing tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthis threatening Red Sea shipping. How choke-point risk keeps a war-premium baked into WTI, diesel, freight, and fertilizer. - On this day: Seward's Folly (Alaska purchase 1867), Reagan shot 1981, and the first pencil with an eraser patented 1858. This report is built for working cow-country: the cattle producer, farmer, and small-time operator who needs a handle on the board, the border, and the war-noise. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. Full write-ups and dashboards on Substack: burnindaylight.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  3. 4D AGO

    War Desk, Cattle Leverage & the Viagra Anniversary — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 27, 2026)

    The Iran war isn't just a map on cable news -- it's American kids from farm towns and ranch schools sitting in missile range. This week: cattle held their ground, hogs sulked, grains stayed cheap, and the big outside markets are trading war headlines harder than USDA reports. In this episode: - Livestock close: live cattle up, feeders strong, hogs under pressure - Grains close: corn soft, beans fading rallies, wheat algorithm-trading - Macro & metals: crude spiking on war premium, gold and silver bid, stocks sliding into correction - War desk: troop movements, Operation Epic Fury update, casualty counts, cost estimates, and damage assessments on both sides - On This Day: U.S. Navy created (1794), Goliad Massacre (1836), Alaska earthquake (1964), and the FDA approves Viagra (1998) Middle America does the fighting -- we deserve straight talk, not slogans. Subscribe: burnindaylight.substack.com Dashboard: burnin-daylight-report.replit.app Cattle markets, farming, ranching, Iran war, commodities, agriculture, Burnin' Daylight, Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min

  4. 6D AGO

    Iran War, Fertilizer Squeeze & Opening Day — Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 25, 2026)

    Today on The Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report: The U.S. is now at war with Iran — and the markets are reacting. Crude oil is surging, diesel is following, and if you're running cattle, farming, or hauling anything, your input costs just got a whole lot more real. We're breaking down what the Iran conflict means for fuel, fertilizer, and feed prices. We'll hit the latest cattle and grain futures, dig into drought conditions, and talk about what this all means for your bottom line heading into spring. Plus — it's Opening Day across baseball, and we've got the March Madness Sweet 16 on deck. This is your no-BS farm and ranch market briefing. Let's get to work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min

  5. MAR 25

    Bullish Board, Bearish Leverage – Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 25, 2026)

    Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for March 25, 2026 — MLB Opening Day edition. Daily Call: Bullish board, bearish producer leverage. Confidence: 70%. Board & Boxes: June live cattle ~234.65, up ~1.25 on the day. April feeders ~352.48, up ~1.30. Choice boxed beef just under $400, Select mid-390s. Packer margin jumped from ~$57 to ~$118/head in one week. Cash Trade & Leverage: Multiple March days labeled light or inactive on negotiated slaughter cattle. Some days only a few hundred head set the national cash price. Cash fats steady near 235 while packer margins double. Nevada & West Drought: Humboldt Basin snowpack at ~40% of median SWE — lowest on record. Multiple Nevada SNOTEL sites at record lows. Around 55% of the Lower 48 in drought. NV, AZ, CO, NM all worsening. Tighter Walker and Humboldt River allocations ahead. Policy & Macro: Trump postponed strikes on Iranian power infrastructure — crude eased, equities rallied, cattle followed. Fed still higher for longer. No new farm bill or EPA rule today, but rates and input costs keep grinding. Quiet Land Grab: Senate budget proposals targeting 2-3 million acres of federal land for sale. Stan Kroenke acquired ~937,000 acres in New Mexico. Pathfinder Ranches (~916,000 acres in Wyoming) sold early 2026. Land consolidation is accelerating. The Daily Call will be revisited and scored in a future episode. Questions and pushback welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  6. MAR 24

    Diesel's Eating Your Raise

    Markets are frisky, diesel's a bandit, and DC is still DC. Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report for March 24, 2026 walks through: live cattle in the mid-230s, feeders pushing the upper half of their recent range, and corn sagging with national cash around 4.18. USDA's February slaughter report still shows cattle slaughter down about 7% and beef production down around 4% year-over-year, with heavier carcass weights trying to close the gap. Boxed beef has Choice around 400 and Select just under 393. The real squeeze is fuel: U.S. on-highway diesel is sitting a little above $5.00 a gallon, roughly a dollar over EIA's full-year forecast, and up about 4% week-over-week, which quietly rewrites every freight, hay, fertilizer, and feedyard bill in your budget. Also in this episode: - Freedom Framework scoreboard on market distortion and regulatory drag - Underreported story: how diesel is quietly running every ranch in America - On This Day - March 24: Koch discovers the TB bug (1882), the Exxon Valdez spill (1989), NATO's Kosovo air campaign (1999), and National Ag Day 2026 with the theme "Together We Grow" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    27 min

  7. MAR 23

    Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report – Cattle on Feed, Corn, Fire & Policy Moves (March 23, 2026)

    Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report – March 23, 2026. In this episode: - March 1 Cattle on Feed at 11.5 million head with February placements up 4% – what that does to leverage between ranchers, feedyards, and packers. - Fats and feeders firm with corn back in the mid‑$4.60s, beans and wheat under pressure – how that pencils out for buying calves and locking in feed. - Western snowpack at weak levels, early high‑risk fire setup, and Nebraska Sandhills wildfires burning over 820,000 acres – direct implications for hay, grazing, and water. - USDA’s new prevented‑planting rules and nearly $900 million headed to western water infrastructure – why those policy moves actually change risk management on real operations. If you want every Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report plus full transcripts and links in one place, join the email list on Substack (free or paid): https://burnindaylight.substack.com Subscribing there is the best way to support the show and make sure you never miss an episode as we keep building this series out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  8. MAR 20

    Strikes, Horses & High-Priced Feed – Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 20, 2026)

    Feed got more expensive, the board flinched, JBS Greeley workers walked, BLM's yanking horses off Nevada country, and drought's already eyeing your grass. Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report covers the latest grain rally, a hard break in cattle futures versus steady cash, USDA's tighter beef outlook, the JBS Greeley strike, early-season drought and fire risk in the West, and BLM's big Nevada horse removals where herd numbers are 5-6 times over Appropriate Management Levels. If you're trying to pencil cost of gain, pasture plans, or show lists heading into spring, this one will help you sharpen the pencil before you turn anything out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min
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A podcast explaining and celebrating the intricacies, wisdom and humor of cowboy/ cowpuncher/ buckaroo culture. Enjoy conversations with working cowboys, authors, musicians, business leaders and hilariously offensive news and political analysis from the viewpoint of your favorite feedlot cowboy, Matt McKinley. The podcast for the working cowboy!

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  • Creator
    Matt McKinley
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    535
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matt McKinley
  • Show Website
    Burnin’ Daylight

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