ANALYSIS: Live Cattle Weights Down YTD as Fall Rate of Gain Trail 25’ and 24’
Live cattle weights have been increasing progressively and, over the past three years, have only dipped below the previous year in 2024 for a small fraction of time. With slaughter levels holding generally underneath the previous 10 years, cattle weights have been playing a large role in supporting meat production levels. For the week ending 10/31/2026, production was trailing 2025 year-to-date by only 4.9%, while slaughter was running 7.1% behind last...
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