Cattle & Beef - Sector at a Glance | Economic Research Service
May 22, 2025 · The amount of U.S. beef exported is mainly affected by volume of domestic beef production, which reflects the current stage in the cattle cycle. Similarly, beef traded in the global …
Meat Price Spreads | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS
Feb 13, 2026 · This data set provides monthly average price values, and the differences among those values, at the farm, wholesale, and retail stages of the production and marketing chain for selected …
Larger Beef Cow-Calf Farms Have Lower Costs per Cow Than Smaller ...
Dec 11, 2024 · On beef cow-calf farms, cows deliver calves that are sold shortly after weaning or grown to a higher weight before sale. These farms vary widely in cattle inventories and in their economic …
2022 Census of Agriculture: Majority of farms with beef cows have …
Jul 23, 2024 · Farms with fewer than 20 beef cows held 9 percent of the national inventory of cows, and those with 1,000 cows or more held 10 percent of the inventory. Farms with 200 to 999 beef cows …
Cattle & Beef - Statistics & Information - USDA ERS
Jul 2, 2025 · Cattle (U.S. and State cattle inventories) United States and Canadian Cattle Meat Animal Production, Disposition, and Income Annual Summary For current cattle and beef prices: National …
Structure, Management Practices, and Production Costs of U.S. Beef …
Jul 27, 2023 · This report compares cow-calf farms by region, farm size, phases of beef production that are present on the farm, and farm typology using the cow-calf version of the 2018 USDA Agricultural …
Cattle & Beef | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS
Jan 8, 2025 · The U.S. industry is roughly divided into two production sectors: cow-calf operations and cattle feeding. Because the cattle/beef industry depends on feed grains, grain supplies and prices …
Smaller cow-calf operations still outnumber large operations, but herd ...
Aug 17, 2023 · These changes in farm number and herd size, while notable, have not been as significant as industry shifts in hog and dairy production. This chart is drawn from the USDA, …
Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer | Economic Research Service
Feb 17, 2026 · A different method is used to calculate monthly price spreads for beef, pork, broilers, turkeys, and eggs. Data Training Webinar: ERS economists Hayden Stewart, Bill Hahn, and Jeffrey …
Meat Price Spreads - Documentation | Economic Research Service
Aug 26, 2025 · The total value of the animal at the farm could be compared with the total value of the animal at wholesale and retail. ERS calculates its price spreads on a per-pound-of-retail product …