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Beef Prices Soar 16.4% as Tyson Faces Major Losses

2/4/2026

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Beef prices rose 16.4% in 2025, per Tyson Foods and the Agriculture Department, amid the lowest cattle supply in 75 years.
Tyson Foods, holding 20% of the U.S. meat market, expects beef losses of $250–$500 million.
Live cattle prices rose to $2.41 per pound.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Tyson posted a $319 million beef loss.
Tyson plans to close a major beef processing plant in Nebraska.

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Beef prices rose 16.4% in 2025, per Tyson Foods and the Agriculture Department, amid the lowest cattle supply in 75 years.
Tyson Foods, holding 20% of the U.S. meat market, expects beef losses of $250–$500 million.
Live cattle prices rose to $2.41 per pound.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Tyson posted a $319 million beef loss.
Tyson plans to close a major beef processing plant in Nebraska.