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ANALYSIS: Record Beef Prices and Reduced Cattle Supply in 2025 Are Reshaping the US Market
The 2025 US cattle slaughter pace continues to lag well below historical norms, marking one of the lowest levels for this period in over a decade. Weekly federally inspected slaughter rate is running roughly 7% under 2024, tracking near levels last seen in 2014–2015, when the US market faced a similar phase of herd contraction in...