# National Beef Says Worst Is Over for US Cattle Cycle

> National Beef Inc. says the US cattle industry is seeing a bottom in its downturn. CEO Tim Klein told journalists the company believes it is through the worst part of the cycle.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:09:38.805Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96612-national-beef-says-worst-is-over-for-us-cattle-cycle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A bottoming of the cattle cycle points to slowly tightening herd supply ahead, which would support live and feeder cattle prices over time. The comments are company outlook rather than a new supply shock, so the immediate price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/national-beef-says-worst-is-over-for-us-cattle-cycle

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