We have settled on buying nothing but filet mignon. No bone, no fat, and 6-8 oz is plenty for a meal.

Fat cattle selling around 2.15 to 2.20 recently. Figure out who's making the money on 7 dollar ground beef.

Post some articles about the settlements and investigations into the big four packers, for price fixing and collusion.

Just like when Walmart came to town, and drove all the local stores out of business. Then you only had one place to do business.

That's true for sure. I guess what I was thinking of when I made that comment was.... permanently affect. As in..... he can't wave a magic wand and grow the beef herd.

Just think what beef prices might be without the meat from dairy cull cows, dairy steers and the millions of beef crosses. Roughly 20% of the beef today traces back to our dairy herd. If the great plains continues to warm more and stay dry the beef herd will need to move east, we import more beef or we eat less beef. The herd can be built up much faster now then in the past with sexed semen and other reproductive improvements, but it still means drawing a lot of head out of the slaughter market and range conditions need to get better before one can restock.

Bryce

I like my beef. but beaver is a good substitute.

X10000

All our efforts at predator control to save the moose population 20 years ago is sure paying off now. Playing the long game.