• U.S. Premium Beef posted a net loss of $7 million for first-quarter 2026, narrowing from a $10.6 million loss a year earlier, driven by a loss at National Beef.
• National Beef net loss narrowed to $43.1 million from $67.1 million in prior-year quarter as beef processing margins improved.
• Average gross premiums for cattle delivered to National Beef totaled $67 per head, with top 25% and 50% premiums at $127.23 and $105.21, respectively.
• Kansas cash cattle market set a quarterly record, averaging $37/cwt above year-ago levels, while live and carcass weights for USPB cattle also reached record highs.

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