A livestock economist says heavier cattle weights continue to offset tighter cattle supplies. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says live cattle weights for 2025 were up 33 pounds from the previous year. “Looking at 2025 versus 2024, a 2.4% increase is very significant,” he says. “Holding everything else constant, that means we could harvest […]
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