MONDAY SALES: Joplin, Blue Grass, Central Livestock, Sioux Falls, Stockmen's, Springfield, OKC West, WNC, Russell, Central Ozarks, Gainesville, Callaway, Glasgow, Olean, Central Oregon, Cleburne Co, Pruitt's (WATCH LIVE)
Salebarn Network
U.S. CATTLE REPORT: Cattle weights up 47 lbs from last year (yes, that is jaw dropping); Funds increase net long position by 3.3K to 36.9K contracts; Daily drop down 68 cents on Fri to $10.77; Cash trade in Kansas unevenly steady from $183-5, few to $187
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: The overarching trend appears to be buyers having a stronger interest or preference towards heavier calves. Thus, many buyers are looking for 600 plus pound calves that can be marketed during the late summer and early fall time period
NBW Market Commmentary
Beef Production Unchanged From Last Week, Cattle Weights Up 47 Pounds From Last Year (ewmp)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,398 lbs., down 1 lb. from last week, up 47 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $294.57 (-0.82); Select: $284.17 (-1.59); Ch/Se Spread: 10.40; Total Loads: 155 compared to 173 on Thursday
Cattle Prices
Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 622K head, compared to 622K last week and 644K last year. YTD slaughter at 11.39 million head, down 4.4% from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $176.15 (+0.20); Feeder Cattle: $250.90 (-0.15); Hogs: $98.375 (+0.65) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $4.6975 (+0.1325); Wheat: $6.635 (+0.26); Soybeans: $12.19 (+0.105); Soybean Meal: $371.90 (-1.00) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
National Corn Wire
STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 39,512.84 (+125.08); Nasdaq: 16,340.87 (-5.39); S&P 500: 5,222.68 (+8.60) (Stocks Shake Off Mostly Negative News To Close Mildly Higher)
Market Update
ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $78.26 (-1.00); Ethanol: $1.81 (+0.00); Natural Gas: $2.255 (-0.046) (Nat-Gas Prices Jump on a Smaller-Than-Expected Build in EIA Inventories)
Market Update
Sale Results for Santa Gertrudis Breeders of the Carolinas - 51st Annual Breeders of the Carolinas Sale
DVAuction
Fort Scott Livestock Market (Fort Scott, KS) reports 28 Steers (710 lbs) @ $270.00 (05/11 3:53 PM CDT)
NBW Steer Tracker - Steers 700-899 lbs.
Fort Scott Livestock Market (Fort Scott, KS) reports 26 Heifers (518 lbs) @ $280.00 (05/11 1:34 PM CDT)
TOP 25 - Recent Largest Steer or Heifer Drafts
Lake Cumberland Livestock Market (Somerset, KY) reports 72 Steers (799 lbs) @ $218.00 (05/11 9:57 AM CDT)
NBW Steer Tracker - Steers 700-899 lbs.