NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold on Tuesday was 109 heifers (463#) from La Junta, Colorado at $199.50. The average price paid on Tuesday for the top 10 calf strings was $219.95, compared to $211.90 on Monday
National Calf Tracker
NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold on Tuesday was 195 steers (849#) from Kimball, South Dakota at $188.00. The second largest string was 150 heifers (667#) from Massena, Iowa at $176.50
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NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold on Tuesday on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 195 steers (849#) from Kimball, South Dakota at $188.00. The average price for the top 10 steer strings sold on Tuesday was $187.08, compared to $180.13 on Monday
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Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $266.09 (-2.01); Select: $252.92 (+1.40); Ch/Se Spread: 13.17; Total Loads: 118 compared to 71 on Monday
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Holding Big Gains... The severe winter weather of 2023 is at least partially responsible for kicking this market into another gear as cattle weights fall, sometimes sharply and performance in feedlots suffers. Those in this industry know a harsh January and February leads to winter weary cattle by March and that influence is unavoidable (The Beef)
NBW Market Commmentary
DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER: Tuesday slaughter at 127K head, compared to 127K last week and 123 last year. WTD slaughter at 248K head, compared to 251K last week and 242K last year (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $163.025 (-0.325); Feeder Cattle: $186.15 (+2.225); Hogs: $86.425 (-0.10)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $6.7975 (-4.00); Soybeans: $15.38 (+2.75); Wheat: $7.6125 (+8.75); Cotton: $86.22 (+1.12)
National Corn Wire
STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 34,086.04 (+368.95); Nasdaq: 11,584.55 (+190.74); S&P 500: 4,076.60 (+58.83) (Stocks Settle Higher On Fed-Friendly U.S. Economic Reports)
Market Update
ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $79.07 (+0.20); Heating Oil: $3.1362 (-0.0086); Natural Gas: $2.726 (+0.042)
Market Update
CORN MARKETS: The bulls really need to see the March contract clear $6.88 ¾ soon in order to keep control, otherwise we will go check support near $6.70 (Schwieterman)
NBW Market Commmentary
CATTLE MARKETS: Live cattle futures closed sharply higher on Monday, with April and beyond scoring new contract highs. April was up 2.55, settling just a dime off of session highs (Schwieterman)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE TRENDS (Short Term/Long Term): LIVE: Up/Up; FEEDERS: Up/Down
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
TUESDAY SALES: OKC West; Ozarks Regional; Bluegrass Lexington; Central; F&T; Beaver County; Knoxville; Bluegrass Maysville; Cleveland County; Four State (WATCH LIVE)
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U.S. CATTLE REPORT: Weather market 2023; LC jump up $2,50; OKC West closed on Tue; Boxed beef flat on light movement; Joplin receipts under 3K again this week, steers called $6-10 higher; Cattle slaughter at 126K hd
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
SHORT-RANGE WEATHER: A glancing blow of arctic air mixed with a surge in moisture is setting the stage for an extensive and very dangerous ice event.
Weather
REAL TIME PRICES: The largest STEER string (700-899#) sold on Monday was 138 steers (788#) from Joplin, Missouri at $172.75
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