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CLARA LIVE: Bluegrass Stockyards Campbellsville (Campbellsville, KY) closed out Wednesday with a standout performance, posting all-time barn records for 4-, 5-, 6-, and 9-weight steers. Their top 9-weight draft not only led the nation on the day, but also secured the third-highest 9-weight price ever recorded in the country. Hats off to Campbellsville for finishing strong and delivering one of the most impressive sales days in recent memory.
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What a Day! (THE BEEF)... The woes of the red-inked packing industry are far removed from the cattle feeding industry and CME cattle futures. None of the old school yard sticks of record days on feed resulting in record yield grade 4s and 5s, record carcass weights, record prime grade are material today. In fact it is these very practices that have resulted in the cattle feeders’ accumulating the current masterful control of leverage against the packer
CLARA: Cattle Barometer
On Wednesday morning, the Choice boxed beef cutout (600–900 lbs) was quoted at $349.56, down $0.54 from the prior day. Select cutout stood at $334.23, down $0.24. The Choice/Select spread narrowed slightly to $15.33, with a total load count of 74 across cuts, trimmings, and grinds.
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CLARA LIVE: 🎉 Four State Stockyards (Exeter, MO) had a banner day Tuesday, setting new all-time barn records for 5-, 8-, and 10-weight steers. The standout sale featured 19 head at 537 lbs bringing $430.00, establishing the highest 5-weight price in the barn’s history. That was followed by 34 head at 864 lbs selling for $291.00, a new record for 8-weights, and 10 head at 1,022 lbs at $240.00, setting the top mark for 10-weights
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Watch Now! Virginia cattle producers are facing challenges and opportunities at the same time
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CLARA LIVE: For the first time in its history, Joplin Regional Stockyards opened Monday morning with its first three 7-weight steer sales (10 head or more) all topping $300/cwt. Early trades included 10 head at 750 lbs for $312.00, 10 head at 740 lbs for $308.00, and 11 head at 772 lbs for $306.00 — marking a notable milestone for the market
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LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: Moving from the cash market to feeder cattle futures, the futures market has been able to overcome the psychological barrier of $300 per hundredweight as both the August and September feeder cattle futures contracts were able to eclipse that barrier on Thursday. This was seen as a large resistance point and it proved to be a tough barrier...
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire