U.S. cattle producers are riding a wave of record-setting profitability into 2026, even as CattleFax analysts project a shift as the national cattle cycle begins to turn.

The annual CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held during the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention (CattleCon) in Nashville last week, detailed a market defined by historically tight cattle supplies and record-setting beef demand. 

While markets...