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...
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. ...
The Cattle Market Guys Podcast
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...
