USDA is already penciling in 2026 commercial beef production at 25.735 billion lb., down from 26 billion in 2025. That is not ...

Feeding margins last week average $342.33/head against a $215/cwt. breakeven and a breakeven for cattle placed on feed last ...

US beef cow numbers fall to 1961 lows while tight supplies are expected to drive cattle prices higher in coming months.

American beef cow slaughter fell during the fall quarter by 19 percent from the same period in 2024, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released in the wake of the recent federal ...

Tyson Foods is preparing to shut down one of its largest beef processing plants, a move that underscores how a shrinking U.S. cattle herd is reshaping the meat industry from feedlots to grocery ...

Slaughter-cattle weights followed the same pattern with a larger spread between the weights. Dairy cattle averaged 1,475 pounds per head, almost 60 pounds heavier than dairy-beef cattle at 1,416 ...

CHICAGO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures continued to rally on Thursday, holding to a nearly six-month peak in prices, as exports to China also grew, traders said.