Cattle Market Reports and Analysis
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Economist Dave Weaber shares beef market insights to help producers navigate demand, risk and future opportunities.
University of Kentucky’s Kenny Burdine explains how the cattle markets reacted to the NWS news on the heels of the August cattle-on-feed report.
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Economist Dan Basse predicts a bullish outlook for the beef industry, with projected 2025 revenue of $113 billion — compared with $57 billion for corn.
These three potential market affecting factors are currently flying under the radar.
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The beef industry will continue to face market volatility due to tight cattle numbers and tariff uncertainty.
Market analysts agree there are only a handful of factors that could slow down or stop the incredible rally in the cattle market.
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Cow herd expansion is not the only option to consider when the markets are strong and producers have profit to invest.
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Economists further breakdown USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report and Cattle Inventory Report that were released on Friday. The Cattle Inventory Report showed the smallest U.S. herd in history and a smaller calf crop, plus the Cattle on Feed Report confirmed continued tightening numbers on feed.
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Market analysts attribute the strong beef demand to several factors including the consumer craze for protein.
The consequences of reduced cow slaughter is a reduced U.S. supply of lean grinding beef, which leads to sourcing beef through imports.
With large moves in both directions, fed cattle prices have been erratic for the past three weeks.
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Extension livestock economist James Mitchell summarizes the sharp increases in beef prices the first half of 2025.
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The passing of the early summer seasonal high in fed cattle values came two weeks earlier than last year but was aligned with that of 2023.
Today’s market creates both the opportunity and the incentive is to pay down debt, and create a solid financial statement as opposed to herd building.
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Arkansas extension livestock economist James Mitchell explains the role of the cattle cycle, the changing relationship between calf and feeder cattle prices, and the implications for basis.
Cow slaughter was down by more than 17% through mid-May. If that trend continues through the rest of the year, beef cow slaughter would be at the lowest levels we have seen since 2015.