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Evaluating red meat yield in today’s beef industry

The past chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beff Association’s Federation of State Beef Councils says the current red meat yield equation is outdated.  Dan Gattis, a Texas cattle producer, says it has been more than 60 years since the beef industry updated its methods...

USDA raises 2025 red meat outlook, cuts poultry, eggs

The USDA has raised its expectations for 2025 U.S. red meat production. Beef is now pegged at 26.565 billion pounds, up 775 million from January because of expectations for increased placements, slaughter, and dressed weights, with an average steer price of $201 per hundredweight,...

Governor Mike Parson honored with naming of new Meat Sciences Lab

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has voted to name the developing meat sciences laboratory on the MU campus after former Governor Mike Parson.  The new building’s name will be the Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory.  Board of Curators...

Red meat, poultry stocks tighten

Demand pulled red meat and poultry stocks in cold storage below year ago levels. The USDA says red meat supplies at the start of 2025 were 5% lower than the start of 2024 at 878.366 million pounds, with beef declining 5% to 457.274 million...

December red meat production down slightly on year

U.S. commercial red meat production during December 2024 was 4.545 billion pounds. The USDA says that was slightly less than during December 2023, with the cattle and hog slaughters both posting year-to-year declines, canceling out the steady to higher average live weights. Beef production...

Midwest Meat Summit kicks off in Des Moines

The inaugural Midwest Meat Summit is underway in Des Moines. Margaret Chamas with Practical Farmers of Iowa says the event is all about making connections across the entire value chain. “People producing the live animals on the ground, all the way through the people...

Meat exporters already reacting to potential port strike

An export group leader says the potential work stoppage at U.S. ports in mid-January is already affecting markets. Joe Schuele with the U.S. Meat Export Federation tells Brownfield the industry has known about the January 15th, 2025 port worker contract deadline for several months,...

Red meat, poultry supplies tighten

Supplies of red meat and poultry in cold storage got tighter in November. The USDA says frozen red meat stocks were down 5 percent from last year.  Compared to last year, beef supplies were down 4 percent, and pork supplies were down 6 percent. ...

November red meat production down on slower slaughter

Commercial red meat production was down during November 2024. The USDA says the monthly total of 4.564 billion pounds was 3% lower than November 2023 with slower slaughter rates for both cattle and hogs canceling out steady to higher average live weights. Beef production...

USDA increases red meat, poultry estimates

The USDA has raised its 2024 and 2025 combined red meat and poultry production outlooks. For this year, beef was up from November on higher slaughter rates and average dressed weights, while the gains in poultry were mostly based on recent production data. 2024...

October red meat production up 5% on year

Commercial red meat production during October was 5.024 billion pounds. That was an increase of 5% on the year thanks to faster cattle and hog processing paces and heavier average live weights. Beef production was 2.465 billion pounds, 5% higher, with a slaughter of...

Grassroots efforts to develop markets for U.S. red meat

The head of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says the organization utilizes checkoff dollars from partner organizations to develop and bolster markets around the world. Dan Halstrom says Guatemala is a perfect example. “It wasn’t that many years ago where the prices reached a...
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