M & M Meats IL

10/22/2026

Never miss a sunset harvest pic… 🫶🏼

09/27/2026

➖LAST CHANCE!!!➖

〰️ This is your LAST chance to stock up on our delicious, affordable, farm raised beef with a Yorkville pick up/delivery until next spring!!

〰️ For all other beef/pork needs, until then, please contact Matt @ 217-820-5222.

〰️ Hope to see y’all back in Yorkville this spring!!

09/11/2026

09/06/2026

🦌 Deer season is right around the corner!! 🦌

You didn’t think we only ate beef & pork did you?? 😉

08/30/2026

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08/22/2026

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U.S. CATTLE REPORT 🏆 Trump Ground Beef Announcement Hits an Already Falling Feeder Cattle Market

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported for 90 days with no out-of-quota tariff, saying there is a commitment for that beef to be sold 25% below current market prices.

“Today, I concluded a deal to substantially lower the price of ground beef for working American families,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump said the move is intended to reduce beef prices for consumers while allowing the U.S. cattle herd to rebuild.

The timing of the announcement is significant for cattle producers. Feeder cattle futures were already down more than $20/cwt since August 5 before the announcement was made Friday.

That puts the cattle market in a difficult position. Producers have already watched substantial value disappear from feeder cattle futures, and now the market must digest an announcement specifically intended to bring cheaper ground beef into the United States.

Trump says the goal is to lower prices for American families while giving the American beef herd room to grow.

08/09/2026

Beautiful ladies on a beautiful summer night…

Happy mommas raise happy healthy babies…

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08/06/2026

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U.S. CATTLE REPORT ⏳ The Beef Cow Herd Continues to Get Older ⏳

According to Dr. Kenny Burdine, University of Kentucky, the U.S. beef cow herd continues to age as producers retain cows longer while very few young females enter the breeding herd. Beef cow slaughter declined more than 500,000 head (17.6%) in 2025 and is on pace to fall by another 350,000 head in 2026, resulting in historically low culling rates. Despite fewer cows being culled, the overall herd continues to shrink, signaling that replacement heifer retention remains limited.

Dr. Burdine notes that an aging cowherd will eventually require a larger share of cows to be culled, reinforcing the expectation that herd rebuilding will be gradual. He views the combination of low herd entry, declining cow numbers, and an older breeding herd as another indication that any expansion of the U.S. beef cow herd is likely to be slow.