Cattle Call

8 - 14 - 2026

This was a rough week in the cattle complex. Bearish news seems to have a target on the market and we cannot shake it, the latest being Tysons restructure announcement. In my opinion, Tyson is either reshaping to be more efficient in the cattle business, OR they are looking to reduce their exposure to the industry as a whole. Either way the market did not respond well.

I am worried about reduced domestic beef processing infrastructure. The current administration likes to state they want domestic production of beef, but the facts suggest a continued move towards increasing imports to fill demand.

Coming into the week, producers were asking $240 in the north. $230 traded in Nebraska mid-week. As of today, bids are at $223. I have heard some notable sale barns being down $20/cwt today. The only light at the end of the tunnel may be that packers are profitable again. Hopefully a little greed comes into play and they increase the kill. I do think the days of possession being king are over. Turn after turn rewarded ownership. Going forward there will be opportunity, but lets be diligent.

-Dallas Granstra

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