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93-year-old OKC Processor Latest Victim of Challenging Beef Market
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (199+ words) The United States’ historically tight beef market has claimed another victim. According to a post on its Facebook page, Cusack Meats in Oklahoma City — which was founded in 1933 and has operated out of the same address since the 1940s — concluded its…...
Hales: Beef Packers May Be Turning a Corner
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (897+ words) Hales Trading Co., based in Amarillo, Texas, is a commodity trading advisory firm specializing in cattle market analysis and futures trading strategies. Led by industry veteran David L. Hales, the firm publishes the widely followed Hales Cattle Letter, a daily report…...
Chicken Up, Pork Down in July Wholesale Prices
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (147+ words) The Producer Price Index (PPI) was unchanged in July, the second straight month of relative stability after steep jumps earlier in the year, according to the latest report from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, wholesale meat prices were…...
Daily Livestock Report: Inflation Eases, but One Grocery Category Keeps the Pressure On
1+ week, 5+ day ago (58+ words) Meatingplace Daily Livestock Report: Inflation Eases, but One Grocery Category Keeps the Pressure On This content is for Meatingplace Pro members only. Already a Pro member? Log in. Already a member? Log in. The information source for the meat and…...
Beef Shines in Overall Tough July for the Meat Department
1+ week, 5+ day ago (323+ words) This item is contributed by Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics LLC, based on her research. Retail price growth in Circana’s MULO+ universe decelerated to 2.1% in July 2026 (the four weeks ending July 26, 2026), down from 2.3% in the second quarter of 2026. Price trends varied…...
Hales: Prime Beef Supplies Raise New Market Questions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Today’s cattle slaughter estimate was 108,000 head, compared to 110,000 head last week, for a week-to-date total of 204,000 head versus 200,000 head last week. With week-to-date slaughter now 4,000 head above last week, slaughter is on track to reach 513,000 head this week. The estimate…...
Peel: Ground Beef Prices Rising Fastest
2+ week, 5+ day ago (453+ words) This article first appeared in the Cow/Calf Corner Newsletter and is republished with the author’s permission. Much has been said and written about rising beef prices, and especially ground beef prices, for many months. Since 2022, the year of record…...
Tyson’s Chicken Segment Still Hot While Beef Forces Lower Outlook
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (208+ words) The chicken and prepared foods businesses continued to thrive in the third quarter at Tyson Foods Inc. even as its expected losses are mounting in the troubled beef segment, the company’s quarterly earnings Monday showed. Overall, sales for the quarter…...
Beef Isn’t Off the Menu, but It May Not Be on It Tonight
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (502+ words) Every Wednesday, I get the weekly grocery flyers from Safeway and Kroger in my mailbox. Lately, both stores have been promoting petite sirloin steaks at what looks like a pretty good price. Petite sirloin sounds like a small, tender steak…...
In-Depth: How Meat Judging Builds the Industry’s Next Leaders
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1117+ words) Nathan Barrett felt a familiar chill on his face as he opened the glass door into the meat lab at West Texas A&M, but his eyes darted across the room to a carcass unlike any pig he had seen…...