Consumer Indirect Purchaser Beef Price-Fixing Settlement
If you bought beef at the grocery store between 2014 and 2019, you may be owed a share of an $87.5 million class action settlement against Tyson Foods and Cargill. A federal antitrust lawsuit accused these companies of secretly conspiring to limit the supply of beef and inflate prices, costing ordinary consumers millions of dollars at checkout. The judge granted final approval on May 27, 2026. No receipt is required to file. The claim deadline is June 30, 2026.
Do I Qualify?
You may be eligible if you indirectly purchased fresh or frozen beef made from chuck, loin, rib, or round primal cuts at a retail grocery store between August 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019, and lived in one of these states:
- Arizona, California, DC, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, or Wisconsin
- Ground beef, marinated beef, seasoned beef, and cooked beef do not qualify
- USDA Prime, organic, grass-fed, Wagyu, kosher, and halal beef do not qualify
- Residents of excluded states such as Texas are not eligible
No receipts are required. You certify your purchase amount on the claim form under penalty of perjury.
Claim filing closed. The deadline was June 30, 2026.
What Happened?
The lawsuit, In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation, alleges that Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS, and National Beef Packing entered into a market allocation agreement — coordinating rather than competing — keeping beef supplies artificially low and pushing up the prices consumers paid at grocery stores from August 2014 through December 2019.
Tyson and Cargill have agreed to settle for $87.5 million ($55 million from Tyson, $32.5 million from Cargill) without admitting wrongdoing. JBS and National Beef have not settled and litigation against them continues.
How to File Your Claim
- Visit overchargedforbeef.com
- Click Submit a Claim
- Create an account or log in to the Epiq claim portal
- Certify how much qualifying beef you purchased — no receipts required
- Submit online by June 30, 2026
Mail option: Consumer Indirect Beef Litigation, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 3605, Portland, OR 97208-3605
How Much Will I Actually Get?
Payments are pro rata cash based on the amount of qualifying beef you purchased during the class period. The final per-claimant amount depends on the total number of valid claims filed against the $87.5 million fund. No receipts or documentation are required to submit a claim.
Last reviewed: June 24, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.