Articles tagged under: Packers and Stockyards Division
USDA Fines Jamestown Livestock
Published March 8, 2021
Jamestown Livestock has paid a $2,500 penalty to USDA for violating the Packers and Stockyards Act. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service determined the North Dakota company failed to maintain its custodial account, resulting in shortages of nearly $58,000 on May 28th…USDA Investigates Beef Trade
Published April 9, 2020
The USDA Packers and Stockyards Division is extending an investigation into the wide separation between box beef and live cattle prices to include the current coronavirus pandemic. This investigation has been folded into a similar inquiry into beef margins following…