NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold this week was 732 steers (951#) from Lexington, Nebraska at $211.25. The second largest string was 287 heifers (971#) from Yankton, South Dakota at $172.50
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold on Thursday was 50 heifers (482#) from Clarinda, Iowa at $268.50. The average price paid on Thursday for the top 10 calf strings was $262.95
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold last week on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 304 steers (852#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $146.00. The average price for the top 10 steer strings (700-899#) sold last week was $155.02, compared to $160.26 last week. (VIEW REPORT)
Cattle Prices
U.S. CATTLE REPORT: Weeks like this don't happen much; Feeders up a WHOPPING $20.53 since May 5th; 47 calf sales (10 hd min) at $300 or more; Boxed beef up $6 since last Friday; 20 steers (387#) from El Reno, OK at $345.00; 70 steers (766#) from Belle Fourche, SD at $261.50
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: What will not be fine is when some producers lose their shirt tail in a terribly soft market a few years down the road. It will not be an “I told you so” moment
NBW Market Commmentary
CATTLE TRADE: Prices on a live basis primarily ranged from $138 to $141 while dressed prices were mainly $224 to $226. A year ago, prices were $119.71 live and $190.56 dressed (Griffith)
NBW Market Commmentary
U.S. EXPORT SALES: nother really bad week for grains; Beef sales down slightly (18.1K mt)
Market Update
Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $309.93 (+3.49); Select: $290.93 (+4.61); Ch/Se Spread: 19.00; Total Loads: 120 compared to 147 on Thursday (Choice up $6 since last Friday)
Cattle Prices
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $172.90 (+0.525); Feeder Cattle: $241.90 (+0.25); Hogs: $84.65 (+2.60) (Aug feeders hit new contract high at $243.80
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $6.09 (+16.50); Soybeans: $13.525 (+23.00); Wheat: $6.19 (+8.25); Cotton: $86.05 (-0.37)
National Corn Wire
STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 33,762.76 (+701.19); Nasdaq: 13,242.30 (+141.32); S&P 500: 4,283.79 (+62.77) (Stocks Rally As U.S. Default Concerns Recede And Wage Pressures Ease)
Market Update
ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $71.93 (+1.83); Heating Oil: $2.3671 (+0.0524); Natural Gas: $2.179 (+0.021)
Market Update
BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 467.1 million pounds, down 8.3% from last week, down 5.3% from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 573K head, compared to 625K last week and 608K last year. YTD slaughter at 13.76 million head, down 3.4% from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,353 lbs., down 1 lb. from last week, up 7 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Weekly red meat production reported at 907.7 million pounds, down 11.3% from last week, down 3.5% from last year (EWMP)
Market Update
MEAT PRODUCTION: The United States has produced 11.3 billion pounds of beef and 11.7 billion pounds of pork so far in 2023 (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
PORK PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 437.8 million pounds, down 14.3% from last week, down 1.5% from last year (EWMP)
National Pork Wire