The cattle herd is progressively shrinking, and as of Jan. 1, it totaled 87.2 million head. This year’s inventory is the fewest since 1951, when the herd totaled 82.1 million. Each subsequent peak in ...
PENDLETON — The beef cycle probably peaked this fall with a record price of $245 per hundredweight for fed cattle, but the market should drop only slightly in 2026 as supply slowly rebuilds, said a ...