Cattle slaughter has declined significantly in 2026, driven by several converging factors: reduced feeder imports from Mexico due to New World Screwworm concerns, low cattle inventory across the US, ...

Figure 1 shows weekly cattle slaughter by federally inspected plants since 2020. From 2020 to 2024, cattle slaughter largely remained between 600,000 and 700,000 head per week, but it has dipped to ...

A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor crippled beef and pork processing capacity early this week. JBS USA confirmed the attack affected servers at its IT systems in North America and ...

The latest cattle on feed report indicated the number of cattle and calves on feed headed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.2 ...