The USDA issued the recall on the beef, which was sent out from Wolverine Packing Co. to restaurants across the country.

They are predicting 2014 beef production will be down 5.2% from 2013. The midpoint of their price forecast range for slaughter steers on a live weight basis is $127.50/cwt for 2013 and $132/cwt in ...

Some major packers are cutting back or not accepting dairy cattle for slaughter, and producers say it’s not helping. “There is a bigger discount with Holsteins today because some of the packers are ...

The SISBOV system mandates individual identification and monitoring of cattle at least 90 days before slaughter ... acquired for fattening by certified properties and tracked through Animal ...

From 1 January 2025, the maximum age at slaughter for the Scheme year will be 28 months. Beef finishing cattle fed on high ...

and the number of cattle on feed up 1.6% at the start of August. Daily marketings were much higher than last year as there were two fewer slaughter days in July this year compared to last year.

Fat cattle were higher, along with boxes. Now we see how much higher, or not.  Out to the August contract, none made a new contract high on this move up.  The October and December did and February of ...

Elanco, an arm of drugmaker Eli Lilly, describes ractopamine as a feed ingredient to direct nutrients from fat to lean protein ... for increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency in ...

Cattle prices continue to rise on the back of rampant processing demand, with base quotes now on 508p/kg. Lamb prices are ...

The feedlot sector has grown enormously over the past decade, hitting a record 1.42m head in September - and with that has ...

The laws vary greatly from state to state. State legislatures have exclusive powers to legislate the prevention of slaughter and preservation of cattle. Some states permit the slaughter of cattle ...

U.S. cattle slaughter to decline further in 2025 December 13, 2024 • United States U.S. cattle slaughter is expected to see a further decline in 2025, according to the latest analysis from ...