Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

02/09/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/09/2026 10:16

Tight supplies, meat quality drive cattle profits

U.S. cattle producers are riding a wave of record-setting profitability into 2026, even as CattleFax analysts project a shift as the national cattle cycle begins to turn.

The annual CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held during the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention (CattleCon) in Nashville last week, detailed a market defined by historically tight cattle supplies and record-setting beef demand.

While markets...

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