The farmers I know have transitioned from low-profit commercial cattle to high-profit direct sales. They’re all about selling direct to the consumer where the farmer gets a lot more per steer and the consumer gets quality meat from an animal they know was raised right.
OTOH, it’s sad because that plant was once owned by friends of my family.
The silver lining might be that there were a lot of illegals working there and they MIGHT self deport.