This week’s mid-week update is a big one. Brock and Jim break down the major market shock everyone’s talking about: Tyson’s closure of its Lexington, NE beef plant and shift reductions in Amarillo—removing up to 8,000 head of daily slaughter capacity from the system. They unpack how this structural change could impact bids, competition, freight, and marketing plans across Nebraska, Texas, and the High Plains. From there, the guys dive into a tightening processor landscape, Walmart’s $257M b...
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This week’s mid-week update is a big one. Brock and Jim break down the major market shock everyone’s talking about: Tyson’s closure of its Lexington, NE beef plant and shift reductions in Amarillo—removing up to 8,000 head of daily slaughter capacity from the system. They unpack how this structural change could impact bids, competition, freight, and marketing plans across Nebraska, Texas, and the High Plains. From there, the guys dive into a tightening processor landscape, Walmart’s $257M b...
This week’s mid-week update is a big one. Brock and Jim break down the major market shock everyone’s talking about: Tyson’s closure of its Lexington, NE beef plant and shift reductions in Amarillo—removing up to 8,000 head of daily slaughter capacity from the system. They unpack how this structural change could impact bids, competition, freight, and marketing plans across Nebraska, Texas, and the High Plains. From there, the guys dive into a tightening processor landscape, Walmart’s $257M b...
It's Friday, November 21st, and you're listening to our Week in Review episode. I'm Brock, your data-minded host beaming in from Nebraska, where spreadsheets never lie—and sometimes, neither do cattle buyers. Today, we've got a packed show with a lot to unpack. We'll start with a snapshot of this week's cattle markets, then take a deeper dive into ongoing price volatility, political interference shaking up the beef industry, and finally, some international trade drama that could ripple into y...
In this week’s Mid-Week Market Check, Brock and Jim break down a sharp forecast jump in 500–549 lb feeder steers, contrast rising futures with sluggish cash bids, and unpack what President Trump’s newly announced tariff rollback on beef could mean for U.S. cow-calf producers. They also dig into the fresh DOJ investigation into the Big Four packers, share firsthand stories from past trade shocks, and look at how tightening fed cattle supplies are shaping packer margins heading into December. ...
Today is Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, and we've got a packed slate. We'll start with a quick snapshot of the current cattle markets, dig into what's driving the futures movements, look at some key shifts in international trade relations—especially with China—and wrap it up with the impact of food assistance programs and ongoing consumer demand. Now, I know that sounds like a lot, but these pieces all connect in ways that matter to your bottom line, and I want to make sure we tie them toget...
This week’s mid-week update is a big one. Brock and Jim break down the major market shock everyone’s talking about: Tyson’s closure of its Lexington, NE beef plant and shift reductions in Amarillo—removing up to 8,000 head of daily slaughter capacity from the system. They unpack how this structural change could impact bids, competition, freight, and marketing plans across Nebraska, Texas, and the High Plains. From there, the guys dive into a tightening processor landscape, Walmart’s $257M b...
