Figure 1 shows weekly cattle slaughter by federally inspected plants since 2020. From 2020 to 2024, cattle slaughter largely remained between 600,000 and 700,000 head per week, but it has dipped to ...

Packer margins rebound from $350 losses as choice cutout jumps $10.70 while slaughter remains tight despite available capacity nationwide.

2026 could be another record breaking year for cattle prices. That’s according to the CattleFax’s 2026 Outlook released during CattleCon in Nashville, Tenn. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach says it is likely ...

USDA’s semi-annual cattle inventory report confirmed the smallest herd in 75 years. This comes as the cattle industry is still healing from consecutive years of drought, but the surprise is that ...

About 3,800 JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, plan to go on strike starting Monday, the workers' union said on ...

Live cattle futures were the $7.25 limit higher to close out the Monday session. Last week’s cash trade was reported at $225-230 in the north, with $230-232 Southern sales. Feeder cattle futures ...

Beef is not just another line on your grocery receipt, it is a barometer of how strained the entire U.S. cattle system has become. As you look toward 2026, the latest federal outlook signals that ...

Last week several Denver chefs traveled to Kansas to visit the Callicrate Ranch, a cattle ranch and slaughterhouse owned by fiercely opinionated, radically passionate Mike Callicrate, to witness the ...