Cattle Beef - Statistics Information - USDA ERS For the most current coverage of U S livestock outlook: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (includes current situation and forecasts) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (all issues) For current and historical inventory data, see the following USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports: Cattle (U S and State cattle inventories) United States and Canadian
Cattle Supply Cliff: Why U. S. Beef Production Faces a Multi-Year . . . The USDA’s 2025 outlook projects a nearly 2% decline in beef production, marking the third consecutive year of contraction With the national cattle inventory at its lowest since 1951 and heifer retention rates plummeting, the industry faces a prolonged supply shortage This downturn benefits large meatpackers and synthetic protein investors, while independent ranchers bear the brunt
Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Tyson Foods will close a major beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, with about 3,200 employees in January after U S cattle supplies dropped to their lowest level in nearly 75 years, the meatpacker said on Friday The closure in the heart of cattle-feeding country signaled that supplies will remain tight, forcing meatpackers to pay steep prices for cattle to
U. S. Cattle Inventory Smallest in 73 years - American Farm Bureau . . . The smallest calf crop since 1948 and a 1% decline in replacement beef heifers from last year indicate that when the current supply of cattle on feed dries up, there won’t be as many cattle available to refill the supply chain This could send beef prices to record levels in 2024 and 2025, as we hit the supply bottom of the current cattle cycle
Supplies Still Shrinking, Prices Still Soaring - FCSAmerica Report Snapshot Situation Cattle supplies continue to tighten, and herd expansion has not yet started in a meaningful way Growth in consumer spending on beef through the first seven months of 2025 is far outpacing spending on competing meats Finding Record prices for most classes of cattle have not yet inspired cow-calf producers to retain large numbers of heifer calves Outlook When heifer
Cattle futures fall as traders await US inventory data - CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle and feeder cattle futures slumped on Tuesday as traders waited for US inventory data and assessed prospects for beef imports, Reuters reported, citing analysts Lean hog futures hit their lowest level in about seven months