Pressures at every stage of the 18-month cattle supply chain are expected to keep prices high at least through 2026.

A decade ago, a pound of ground beef cost about $3.52. Today, that same pound runs north of $6 — and in some corners of the country, close to $7. The surge has redrawn grocery budgets, upended ...

“Beef prices are near the highest level ever in meat markets with exception of certain specials.” At the rate of which cows are being dispersed throughout most of the nation, prices will go higher.

Beef prices have been on an upward path for more than a year and two men who help ranchers market their cattle say values are likely to be high in 2026. Layne Konkel, with Beaver County Stockyards, in ...

The long-feared rightsizing of shackle spaces to more closely match the number of cattle has begun. “The market’s reaction to the November announcement was a good reminder that market volatility still ...

Anyone who has purchased a steer, a pound of beef, or a steak at a local restaurant understands the cost of beef is rising.