Lightweight calves and stockers were more than 50% higher in late February than one year ago, with heavy feeder prices up over 40% year over year. Fed cattle prices are up about 24% year over year.

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 ...

Beef is the centerpiece of today’s discussion about consumer affordability. You’ve probably heard that today’s high beef prices are the result of a recent widespread drought that reduced the size of ...

Beef prices increased by 15% across the board in 2025 and are projected to rise even further this year. Low inventories are fueling the cost surge and there are ...

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 ...

Large processors argue scale is necessary to keep meat prices affordable.

Cattle opened lower Monday morning, with hogs starting lower then turning mixed. Grains opened sharply higher. The cattle futures saw follow through selling pressure on Monday after huge reversals on ...

Live cattle futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts up 50 to 70 cents and August down 20. Cash trade saw very light $225 Southern action reported on Tuesday. The Wednesday morning Fed ...

U.S. cattle herds are at the lowest level in 75 years, putting a premium on the protein.

Many cattle producers may be locking in strong earnings with 2025-26 shaping as a bumper year for value and exports, but if official predictions are correct the cycle may soon be turning for Australia ...

CHICAGO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods Inc said on Friday it will soon discontinue cattle slaughter at its Emporia, Kansas, plant as part of a restructuring because the U.S. cattle ...