Terrain's Dave Weaber says placements of cattle into feedlots will continue to shrink, long-feared beef slaughter capacity reductions have arrived, and the beef cow herd hasn’t begun to expand.

Cattle inventories hit 1950s lows while prices surge 29 percent as drought and economics drive widespread herd liquidation.

Lexington closure signifies a structural shift in the beef packing industry, not a temporary disruption like earlier plant ...

Several years of drought in many parts of the country have spurred contraction in the U.S. beef cattle herd, and it will continue to get tighter, an agricultural economist said, adding that prices ...

"JBS will permanently close a facility outside Los Angeles that prepares beef for sale at U.S. grocery stores, the world’s ...

The U.S. cattle inventory is at a multidecade low — even lower than it was in 2014, when tight supplies propelled cattle prices to record highs. The January 2024 cattle inventory was the lowest in the ...

Despite political rhetoric surrounding cattle and beef prices, a panel of leading cattle market experts says the fundamentals remain firmly supportive of historically strong cattle prices for years to ...

Cattle-raisers have been enjoying booming prices for a while now, and Derrell Peel, Oklahoma cooperative Extension livestock marketing specialist, said they can expect more of the same for at least ...

The High Plains area weekly weighted average direct cattle sales results for the week ending Dec. 21, reported receipts of 26 ...

French farmers are protesting against government measures, including the culling of entire cattle herds, aimed at containing ...

Thousands of cattle are being slaughtered as the Smoke House Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle blazes across 1.1 million acres, according to reports from the area. The fire is leaving destruction and ...