LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: Packers and cattle feeders waited until the eleventh hour again this week to begin trading finished cattle. Fed cattle traded $2 higher compared to last week on a live basis. At midday Friday, the Choice cutout was $313.53 up $3.38 from Thursday and up $19.33 from a week ago
NBW Market Commmentary
CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,398 lbs., unch from last week, up 48 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $181.05 (+2.025); Feeder Cattle: $259.85 (+2.50); Hogs: $100.05 (-1.575) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $4.525 (-0.045); Wheat: $6.5125 (-0.12); Soybeans: $12.28 (+0.1175); Soybean Meal: $368.80 (+1.10) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
National Corn Wire
LIVESTOCK, DAIRY & POULTRY OUTLOOK (MAY): Tightening supplies of cattle will continue to pull down U.S. beef production in 2025, supporting a 6-percent year-over-year decline to 25.120 billion pounds
Ag Reports: Most Recent
Boxed Beef AM: $313.53 (+3.38); Select: $298.09 (+1.58); Ch/Se Spread: 15.44; Total Loads: 62
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
REAL TIME PRICES: The largest CALF string sold in the last 7 days was 89 steers (496#) from Philip, SD at $371.50 (VIEW PRICES)
National Calf Tracker
DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER: Thursday slaughter at 124K head, compared to 122K last week and 124K last year. WTD slaughter at 487K head, compared to 489K last week and 502K last year (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Trying... Open interest has increased the past two days giving this rally more credence. The easiest way to describe the action is that the market is back to the top of its trading range of the last 7 weeks (THE BEEF)
NBW Market Commmentary
The International Brangus Breeders Association seeks applicants for Executive Vice President
Cow-Calf Today