Fed slaughter is currently 81.4% of total cattle slaughter, the highest percentage since 2007. Low cow slaughter since 2022 ...

High beef prices are primarily caused by a shrinking U.S. cattle herd and steady consumer demand. Drought has forced ranchers ...

Trade deals and cash prices drive beef market shifts, while consumer demand remains strong despite packer losses.

In November, Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Lexington processing plant on Jan. 20. The announcement shocked the beef industry and specifically the town of Lexington, Neb. A ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common in ...

2025 has been a historic year in the cattle market. The tightest cattle numbers in 70 years laid the ground work for cash and futures prices to push to record and all-time highs. From All-Time High to ...

Lisa Peterson, North Dakota State University Extension livestock and beef quality specialist at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near Streeter, North Dakota, spoke about Beef Quality ...

A livestock industry expert says the slight beef cattle herd liquidation that took place in 2020 could continue into the new year. Derrell Peel, an ag economist with Oklahoma State University, said ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Cargill stopped paying about 1,700 employees at a beef plant in Fort Morgan, ...

Britain’s beef farmers are facing mounting pressure as falling cattle prices, rising costs and shrinking herd numbers ...