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 ...

"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 ...