Beef packing plants have closed. Regional cattle buyers have disappeared. Workers have lost jobs, and cattle producers are dealing with the loss of nearby markets. The damage is well underway.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on Oct. 1, 2026. The inventory was slightly below Oct ...

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 ...

December live cattle (LEZ26) futures on Friday fell $1.70 to $221.475 and for the week were down 67 1/2 cents. November feeder cattle (GFX26) futures lost $5.20 to $331.15 and for the week were down ...

This article was originally published at 2:03 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 18. It was last updated with additional information at 2:23 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 18. OMAHA (DTN) -- Cattle and calves on ...