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Sheep slaughter totaled 12,521 head in the week ended October 24, down 22.6% from the previous week. Even so, it was the second-largest weekly slaughter since late February, surpassed only by the previous week’s figure. Compared with the same week of 2025, slaughter fell 55.6%.
Cattle slaughter rose again in the week ended October 24. Processing activity remained above 45,000 head, supported by a sharp increase in steer slaughter. The main driver was the start of production for the Quota 481 shipping window, covering beef due to enter the destination market from January 1.
Live cattle exports totaled around 31,000 head in September, according to INAC. This marked the third consecutive month of year-on-year declines following June’s peak of 75,000 head.
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Sheep slaughter totaled 12,521 head in the week ended October 24, down 22.6% from the previous week. Even so, it was the second-largest weekly slaughter since late February, surpassed only by the previous week’s figure. Compared with the same week of 2025, slaughter fell 55.6%.
Cattle slaughter rose again in the week ended October 24. Processing activity remained above 45,000 head, supported by a sharp increase in steer slaughter.
The main driver was the start of production for the Quota 481 shipping window, covering beef due to enter the destination market from January 1.
Live cattle exports totaled around 31,000 head in September, according to INAC. This marked the third consecutive month of year-on-year declines following June’s peak of 75,000 head.
Compared with the previous market test, US imported beef prices were mostly moderately to sharply higher, with some generally steady, according to the USDA. Trading was light.
A bullish Cattle on Feed report put the brakes on cash cattle trading. On Friday, only limited trading occurred in Texas and Kansas at US$ 230 per hundredweight, and in the northern market at US$ 228–228.50, The AG Center reported.
Demand for protein-rich foods is driving the expansion of meat snacks in the United States. Annual meat stick sales have reached US$ 5.7 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.5%, more than triple the 3.1% rate for the overall snack category, according to Circana data cited by FoodNavigator.
Australian cattle prices rose sharply over the past week, driven by rainfall, tighter supply and stronger competition from restockers.
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) increased by 29 Australian cents per kg carcass weight, exceeding A$ 10 for the third time this year, Beef Central reported. At the current exchange rate, that is more than US$ 7 per kg carcass weight.
The recovery in prices for deals concluded since August has begun to be reflected in the average export value of Brazilian beef.
The Brazilian real depreciated sharply in early trading on Monday following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s surprise reelection. The dollar traded around R$ 5.50, compared with approximately R$ 4.97 at Friday’s close, after briefly exceeding R$ 5.60.
China suspended beef imports from MBRF’s Promissão plant in São Paulo, registered under SIF 2543. The suspension took effect on October 22, according to an update to China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) listings circulated by OIG+X. The information does not specify the reason for the suspension.
The European Commission has no plans to reopen the market to Brazilian beef, although it will move forward with a proposal to restore access for poultry meat and honey. The distinction reflects the guarantees required regarding antimicrobial use in animal production.
US feedlot placements totaled 1.777 million head in September, down 12% year-on-year. This was the lowest September total since the series began in 1996, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.
