# Western Livestock Journal

> U.S. livestock and agriculture news, auction sale reports, live market data,
> and digital publications serving ranchers, cattle producers, and the auction
> industry since 1922.

## Editorial News

- [News](https://www.wlj.net/news): Latest articles by topic — Beef, Livestock, Policy, Viewpoint, and more.
- [Markets category](https://www.wlj.net/category/markets): Daily and weekly market wrap-up articles.

## Sale Reports

- [Sale report archive](https://www.wlj.net/sale-reports/): Filterable auction results by state, breed, animal type, and date.
- [Sale reports API](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/wlj/v1/sale-reports): JSON list endpoint with pagination and date filters.
- [Single sale report API](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/wlj/v1/sale-report/{slug}): Full lot and average data for one sale.

## Live Market Data

- [Markets page](https://www.wlj.net/markets): Live cattle/feeder futures, USDA boxed beef, and cash trade (refreshed ~15 min).
- [Market data display](https://www.wlj.net/market-data): Dedicated market quotes page with exportable graphics.

## Publications

- [Digital newspapers](https://www.wlj.net/digitalnewspapers/): Weekly Livestock Weekly PDF archive.
- [Publications hub](https://www.wlj.net/publications): Newspapers and specialty magazines. Digital magazines may require paid membership.
- [Latest edition API](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/digital-newspaper/v1/latest): URL of the most recent digital newspaper.

## Calendar and Community

- [Sale calendar](https://www.wlj.net/events/): Upcoming livestock auctions and sales (The Events Calendar).
- [Obituaries](https://www.wlj.net/obituaries/): Community obituary notices.
- [Staff](https://www.wlj.net/staff/): Editorial team bios.

## Membership

- [Membership levels](https://www.wlj.net/membership-levels/): Subscription options. Some digital magazines require paid membership.

## Related Properties

- [Classifieds](https://classifieds.wlj.net): Livestock and ranch classified ads (separate site).
- [Properties](https://properties.wlj.net): Ranch and farm real estate listings (separate site).

## API Reference

- [Featured stories](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/wlj/v1/featured-stories): Homepage-curated editorial picks.
- [Related stories](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/wlj/v1/posts/{id}/related-stories): Related articles for a given post ID.
- [WordPress posts](https://www.wlj.net/wp-json/wp/v2/posts): Standard REST feed for published articles.

## Crawl Guidelines

- Prefer REST JSON endpoints over HTML scraping for sale reports and structured data.
- Do not crawl: /wp-admin/, /wp-json/wlj-bugs/, /wp-json/sale-report/v1/, /wp-json/event-admin/, account pages.
- POST /wp-json/wlj/v1/market-data/futures is a write-only authenticated worker endpoint — not for crawlers.
- Digital magazines may be membership-gated; do not reproduce paywalled PDF content.

## Recent Sale Reports

- [Lambert Ranch Bull Sale](https://www.wlj.net/sale_report/lambert-ranch-bull-sale/): Report date: 2026-10-17.
- [Western Stockman’s Market Sale](https://www.wlj.net/sale_report/western-stockmans-market-sale/): Report date: 2026-10-17.
- [Basin Angus Ranch Female Sale](https://www.wlj.net/sale_report/basin-angus-ranch-female-sale-2/): Report date: 2026-10-17.
- [Prestigious NILE Red Angus Sale](https://www.wlj.net/sale_report/prestigious-nile-red-angus-sale/): Report date: 2026-10-16.
- [Thomas Angus Ranch Bull Sale](https://www.wlj.net/sale_report/thomas-angus-ranch-fall-bull-sale/): Report date: 2026-10-15.

## Featured Stories

- [9th Circuit sides with ranchers in water rights dispute](https://www.wlj.net/9th-circuit-sides-with-ranchers-in-water-rights-dispute/): Homepage centerpiece story.
- [DOJ defends rule rescinding ‘harm’ definition](https://www.wlj.net/doj-defends-rule-rescinding-harm-definition/): Homepage featured1 story.
- [Idaho beef processing plant offered for sale](https://www.wlj.net/idaho-beef-processing-plant-offered-for-sale/): Homepage featured2 story.