As consumers shop at the meat case this holiday season and into the New Year, they'll see lower retail prices on beef, including popular holiday cuts like the tenderloin and rib roast, according to CattleFax.

Cargill Inc. opened a nearly $50 million distribution center located at its Dodge City, Kan., beef processing facility.

Tyson Fresh Meats, the Lexington, Neb.-based beef and pork unit of Tyson Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., announced plans to cease beef operations at its Denison, Iowa, plant.

Seven national organizations and members of the Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group (BCEWG), Denver, Colo., signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding agreed-upon enhancements to the national Beef Checkoff Program.

North Dakota Natural Beef LLC will immediately end operations and lay off all 52 workers at its Fargo, N.D., beef and bison plant.