CLARA: Live cattle weights for the week held steady at 1,428 pounds, unchanged from the previous week and 2.1% higher than the 1,398 pounds observed during the same week last year. Dressed weights were similarly stable at 868 pounds, maintaining last week’s level and marking a 2.7% increase from the 845 pounds reported for the corresponding week in 2023
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
Short-Range Weather Forecast: Lake effect snow will continue into the weekend as two more quick moving systems will bring widespread snow to the Upper Great Lakes. High winds are expected across portions of Montana through the weekend
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CLARA: Kansas has seen a significant improvement in drought conditions over the past year. As of December 3, 2024, 31.27% of the state is drought-free, compared to just 10.59% a year ago, with severe drought levels (D3-D4) entirely eliminated. The overall drought intensity, measured by the Drought Severity and Coverage Index (DSCI), has dropped from 191 last year to 98 this year, reflecting a much-improved outlook for the state
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released from US prison this week after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence. Ochoa is expected to be deported to Colombia in the coming days
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The price of Bitcoin broke through the $100,000 barrier for the first time Wednesday night, reaching $103,713 before falling back to the mid-$90,000 range on Thursday.
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7.0 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California coast, tsunami warning canceled
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan in what police described as a "premeditated, targeted attack."
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CLARA: This morning, December Live Cattle is up 5 cents at $188.525. January Feeders are down $1.55 at $257.75, $3.60 below RTI ($261.43). Boxed Beef has declined $2.07 to $308.76, with Bluegrass (Mt. Sterling, KY) reporting 79 steers (702 lbs) sold for $275.00 (WATCH LIVE SALES)
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
Gas prices down 1 cent this week to $3.03, down $0.20 from last year. Diesel prices up slightly this week to $3.54, down $0.55 from last year
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US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
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Biden announces $1 billion aid package for ‘homeless Africans’ while Americans are living in tents in North Carolina.
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Some Cases of Dementia Can Be Cured, Researchers Say, Because They’re Caused by Fungus and Bacteria in Brain
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Trump Tell Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if Canada Can’t Stop Ripping Off the US, Maybe Canada ‘Should Become the 51st State’
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