date:Aug 25, 2014
sed by grinders and processors in making hamburger patties for foodservice, frozen dinners sold at retail or, at the high end, grass fed ground beef sold at a premium both at retail and foodservice.
We estimate total US cow slaughter for the period Jan - Aug (based on actual USDA weekly data and our forecast for the next few weeks) at 3.628 million head, down 592,232 head (-14 per cent) from the same period a year ago. The average dressed carcass weight for cows (per USDA data) so far this year