August lean hog (HEQ26) futures last week gained $2.175 while hitting a nearly four-week high. August hogs posted a strong ...

Cattle behind barn fence by dusanpetkovic via Istock. August live cattle futures on Friday fell $1.40 to $245.825 and for the ...

Cattle slaughter for the holiday-shortened week was pegged at 458,000 and down from 537,000 the prior week leaving ...

Though demand has remained generally strong for steaks and hamburgers, some shoppers have shifted to other proteins, such as ...

Ground beef now makes up half of consumption as imports and heavier weights offset lower slaughter amid tight supplies.

October live cattle (LEV26) futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness. See on the daily bar chart for ...

Both fed and feeder cattle prices have hit record levels already in 2025 on both the futures and in the cash market. So how long will the bull market last? CattleFax releasing their cattle market ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. & HURON, S.D. — Cattle prices have been in great shape so far in 2025. “We had a price spike there earlier in the year that not a lot of people were anticipating,” said Mike Miller, ...

Cattle producers are enjoying record prices for steers as they start the year. According to USDA, prices for live slaughter steers set a record of $202.80 per hundredweight on Jan. 9 and averaged $200 ...

The arrival of the invasive New World screwworm in Texas could hit consumers this summer with beef prices already an acute source of inflation.

Cattle graze on grass at the Tuckahoe Plantation, in the Goochland County, Virginia, area. (USDA photo) Lingering uncertainty about the Trump administration's beef sector plans and prospects for ...

It's never been so expensive for Americans to buy a steak or hamburger, but cutting those costs requires ranchers like Stephanie Hatzenbuhler to raise more cattle — and that's not an easy ask.For a ...