Cattle are supposed to be stunned and rendered insensible to pain with a bolt or bullet in the head before they are processed ...

Feedlot margins were estimated at about $471/head with the Choice steer prices at $208/cwt., a rather modest drop from the record peak of $213/cwt. three weeks ago.

For more than a year, manufacturers of beef — slaughterhouses — have struggled. And economic trends are not necessarily getting better. Recently, Beef Magazine predicted a “perfect storm ...

A livestock economist says beef cow slaughter will be an area to watch in 2025. Kenny Burdine, with the University of Kentucky says, “We are not culling this cow herd as hard as we have been the last ...

"Small and very small slaughter facilities are being out-competed ... Small farmers gained ground as beef prices soared earlier this year. More from News The US has challenged its most powerful ...

with a slaughter of 1,000 heads per week,” it was also explained. China, the world’s largest beef importer, relies heavily on Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay as key suppliers. The import surge ...