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NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string (700-899#) sold this week was 363 steers (890#) from Yankton, South Dakota at $233.50. The average price for the top 10 steer strings sold this week was $222.40, compared to $235.41 last week
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold this week was 480 heifers (853#) from Kimball, South Dakota at $230.35. The second largest string was 363 steers (890#) from Yankton, South Dakota at $233.50
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold this week was 202 heifers (426#) from Huron, South Dakota at $211.00. The average price paid this week for the top 10 calf strings was $290.03, compared to $285.70 last week
Cattle Prices
LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: Cattle are worth absolutely nothing! They cannot even be given away! Feedlots may as well give them their pink slip and send them packing to get them off the payroll!
NBW Market Commmentary
NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The highest price paid for a STEER string (700-899#) in KENTUCKY so far in 2023 (25 hd min) was $232.00 for 66 steers (772#) from Albany on June 7th (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold on Thursday was 229 heifers (731#) from New Cambria, Missouri at $225.10. The second largest string was 125 steers (495#) from Belle Fourche, South Dakota at $309.50
Cattle Prices
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
BEEF PRODUCTION: Beef production rose to an estimated 529.7 million pounds this week, an 18.3% increase over last week’s 447.9 million pound estimate, according to USDA data (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 635K head, compared to 538K last week and 660K last year. YTD slaughter at 29.8 million head, down 4.7% from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,385 lbs., up 3 lbs. from last week, down 3 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $297.46 (-1.56); Select: $265.49 (+0.74); Ch/Se Spread: 31.97; Total Loads: 159 compared to 181 on Thursday
Cattle Prices
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $169.125 (-2.70); Feeder Cattle: $214.425 (-5.525); Hogs: $70.10 (-1.375)
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CME GRAINS: Corn: $ 4.8475 (+2.00); Soybeans: $13.455 (-16.75); Wheat: $6.0275 (+4.75); Cotton: $79.42 (-0.64)
National Corn Wire
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ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $74.38 (-1.58); Heating Oil: $2.6687 (-0.0855); Natural Gas: $2.775 (-0.027)
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Boxed Beef AM: $298.02 (-1.00); Select: $265.91 (+1.16); Ch/Se Spread: 32.11; Total Loads: 115
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire