Cattle Market Reports and Analysis
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Terrain’s Dave Weaber projects 4-6% lower cattle slaughter and 2.5–5% less beef production versus 2025, but record imports, heavier carcass weights and resilient demand keep fed, feeder and calf prices at historic highs.
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How a cattleman’s frustration with paperwork and a passion for innovation led to Herd Advisor — an app turning ranch talk into records.
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CattleFax’s Patrick Linnell predicts a slow, cautious rebuild as aging producers, labor shortages and volatility reshape expansion decisions.
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Beef Profit Tracker: Packer Margins Improve to -$191.89/head, Feeder Margins Improve to $295.48/head
Check out the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker for week of Jan. 24.
University of Kentucky’s Burdine says low domestic cattle inventory, combined with the ban on live cattle imports from Mexico, continue to keep cattle supplies tight.
Brad Kooima discusses the drivers behind current cattle market volatility and how supply shortages are shaping packer strategies.
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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.
Check out the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker for week of Dec. 20.
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Strong demand supports beef prices amid economic volatility, but herd investment and growth slows as producers grapple with increasing uncertainty due to political noise.