Cattle futures contracts have jumped more than 25% over the past 12 months as ranchers face rising costs and cut the size of herds.

Beef prices are sitting at record levels, at least 14% higher than the year prior, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

Oklahoma State's Peel says as U.S. cow slaughter hits historic lows, the industry is turning to international markets to fill ...

American beef cow slaughter fell during the fall quarter by 19 percent from the same period in 2024, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released in the wake of the recent federal ...

CattleFax’s Holden Ramey says grass plus profitability equals more cattle — but ongoing drought and volatility are slowing ...

In Parts I through III, we talked about how, in just over a generation, the U.S. cattle industry had succumbed to an oligopolistic market structure created by global beef packers with unlimited access ...

In a July 17, 2025, Barchart article on the cattle futures market, I concluded: The cattle trend remains bullish, no pun intended, as the market is in the heart of the 2025 grilling season. While a ...

While US inflation has cooled from its pandemic-era peak, prices at grocery store meat counters are skyrocketing with no relief in sight. Beef costs have risen faster than most other items in the ...

Live cattle futures are up $2.02 to $4.05 on Monday. Cash trade last week was centered around $246 across the country, with a ...