Cattle slaughter has declined significantly in 2026, driven by several converging factors: reduced feeder imports from Mexico due to New World Screwworm concerns, low cattle inventory across the US, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 19 (Reuters) - Massive wildfires have burned vast swaths of grazing lands in Nebraska, ...

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

Cattle futures react to news of war with Iran and worker strike at JBS Greeley beef plant. Recession is a threat to look out ...