Fed Cattle
Following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary Rollins and the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, USDA will start reopening the ports for cattle, bison and equine.
New facility reinforces Walmart’s commitment to building a more resilient, transparent and efficient supply chain for Angus beef — helping Walmart provide quality beef options that meet demand and bring tremendous value to customers across the Midwest.
Workers at Tyson’s Amarillo beef processing plant want a fair contract demanding better wages and improved benefits.
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Technology, genetics and market signals must align to drive meaningful improvements in beef production. Meat scientist Dale Woerner says the industry needs to move from simply measuring weight to understanding the true composition and efficiency of cattle.
The Nebraska and Iowa/Minnesota reporting regions continue to lead the way with a trading range from $239 to $244/cwt.
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Increasing carcass size, global methane research and beef on dairy were some of the key topics discussed during the 2025 BIF Symposium.
An industry leading opportunity giving Hereford youth real-world experience feeding cattle and understanding carcass data.
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With cattle values at record highs, Livestock Risk Protection offers producers a risk management tool. Learn what it covers and how it works.
Lee Schulz and Chip Flory discuss current supply and demand in the beef and pork industries and what’s ahead.
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Live cattle futures continue to ignore the strength in spot cash trade with a sharp downside correction last Wednesday, extending into Thursday, pulling $5/cwt.
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Millions of pounds of ground beef are thrown away each year because of foreign material contamination. This is not just about isolated incidents but a widespread practice that needs immediate attention.
Fundamental supply and demand have taken control of spot fed cattle values over April Live Cattle futures lows.
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The fed cattle market was sharply higher last week with a $4.29/cwt. upward move.
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The 2025 fed cattle harvest has run very close to a year ago with the full production weeks averaging 473,000 head, a 1,600-head increase over the same period last year.
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Introduced in 1965, the USDA Yield Grade system has not been updated since its release even though cattle and technologies have drastically changed.
New program offers two options for Wagyu beef producers — certified meat program and process verified program.
Total beef cattle harvest last week was slightly larger than the prior week at 563,000 head, an increase of 2,000 head.
The total U.S. feedlot inventory on Jan. 1, 2025 was 14.297 million head, including 2.474 million head in feedlots with capacity less than 1,000 head.
In the last two weeks the average weekly fed cattle harvest total has been 480,000 head, a total reduction of 30,000 head (-3%) over the two-week span compared to a year ago.