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 ...

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 ...

2026 could be another record breaking year for cattle prices. That’s according to the CattleFax’s 2026 Outlook released during CattleCon in Nashville, Tenn. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach says it is likely ...

The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for United States red meat and poultry production for 2026 is forecast lower than in 2025 and prices likely will stay higher for 2026 ...

Ranchers feel bullish as cattle prices hit record highs this summer and remain elevated thanks to record low inventory and strong beef demand. “It bodes well for us right now. If you’re a cow-calf ...

Cheap beef may soon become further out of reach. Brazil, one of the world’s few remaining sources of abundant cattle, is heading into a period of shrinking supplies that could push global prices ...

Cattle are slow-growing animals that reproduce one at a time. One feature that is particularly important is that breeding cattle and cattle used for beef production originate from the same set of ...

April live cattle (LEJ26) futures last Friday rose $1.65 to $237.25 and for the week were up 45 cents. March feeder cattle (GFH26) futures Friday gained $3.35 to $367.425 and on the week gained $7.15.

Live cattle futures were $1.75 to $1.82 higher in the front months on Tuesday. Preliminary open interest suggested new buying interest, up 2,200 contracts. There were no new deliveries on Tuesday for ...

The United States cattle on feed report showed a 3% drop in inventory for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service ...