It really is complex, a lot depends on buyer and expected use. Thinka about it like this, cheap burgers = fillers, best steak house = better meat. Grower, buyer, where and how the beef is raised, the industry is a large club. The US market suffered under biden, as feeding prices because higher, some quit growing their herds, and downsized. Demands for flat land, tax increases, some just gave up all together. Things are starting to turn around but it is not possible or practical for large new ranches to spring up, even if land were available cheap. Like I said, complex. Adding the ability to process locally will save many struggling ranchers.
