# 2025-00534: USDA Says 'Never Mind' to Fair Livestock Markets Rule

2025-00534, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-16, effective 2025-01-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00534
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-00534
- Title: Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-16
- Effective: 2025-01-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

USDA Says 'Never Mind' to Fair Livestock Markets Rule

## Summary

The USDA has decided to stop the proposed rule called "Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets" that aimed to define and prevent unfair practices in livestock and poultry markets. This affects farmers, ranchers, and meat packers who were expecting clearer rules to protect fair competition. The withdrawal means no new changes or costs will happen right now, and the proposal is officially off as of January 16, 2025.

## Abstract

The United States Department of Agriculture's ("USDA" or "the Department") Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS" or "the Agency") is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking, the "Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets" proposed rule.

## Effects PRIA read

- Proposed Rule Withdrawn Jan 16, 2025: cost, low. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service withdrew the proposed "Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets" rule, which was published June 28, 2024, and the withdrawal is effective January 16, 2025. This means the proposed new regulation defining unfair practices under the Packers and Stocky…
- Existing P&S Act Enforcement Continues: benefit, low. The withdrawal states it does not change the Department's interpretation of its authority and does not affect existing legal requirements or policies; AMS will continue to apply existing statutory and regulatory requirements and administer the Packers and Stockyards Act on a case-by-case basis. The…

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## Sources
- [2025-00534 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00534/fair-and-competitive-livestock-and-poultry-markets)
- [2025-00534 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00534.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00534 (as of 2026-06-11).