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Wednesday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter totaled 121,000 head, down slightly from 122,000 the previous week and 123,536 on the same day a year ago. Week-to-date cattle slaughter stands at 345,000 head, trailing both last week’s 350,000 and last year’s 358,878 pace. Year-to-date, 9.91 million head have been processed, running 5.7% below 2024 levels US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

Correction Time (THE BEEF)... This April, most active June LC rallied $19.17 or 9% over 14 trading days, reaching its new contract high yesterday of $210.97. It has been a very steep rally and today is the first meaningful pull back since April 9. Technically, the market is due a correction, even though June is discount to cash fed cattle prices and it steps into the lead spot tomorrow. CLARA: Cattle Barometer

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CLARA LIVE: Beaver County Stockyards (Beaver, OK) got off to a blistering, record-setting start on Tuesday morning, April 29. Highlights included 16 head at 376 lbs bringing $505.00, 22 head at 727 lbs selling for $331.00, 64 head at 814 lbs at $305.00, and a large draft of 115 head at 906 lbs topping at $282.00 CLARA LIVE

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CLARA LIVE: 🎉 Joplin Regional Stockyards (Carthage, MO) reported impressive sales early Monday, April 28, 2025. Highlights included 10 head weighing 502 lbs selling for $410.00 (8th highest 5-weight all-time), 17 head at 625 lbs bringing $348.00 (8th highest 6-weight), and 11 head at 719 lbs topping $336.00 to set a new all-time record for 7-weights at Joplin. CLARA LIVE

LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: No one knows how high cattle prices will go, and no one knows when cattle prices will begin to decline US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

A few live FOB trades occurred at $212.00 in the Texas Panhandle and $218.00 in the Western Cornbelt, but volumes were too limited to establish a market trend. Last week, Texas traded from $208.00–$210.00, Kansas was steady at $210.00 the prior week, and Nebraska traded from $212.00–$214.00. US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

CLARA FACTS: The top 12 highest prices ever paid for 7-weight steers have all occurred in April 2025, with 23 of the top 26 also recorded this month—making it the most aggressive market on record for that weight class. The all-time high was $350.00/cwt for 49 head at 721 lbs from Aberdeen, SD. Nebraska’s record came from Atkinson, where 115 head at 723 lbs brought $344.00/cwt—the highest price ever paid nationally for a 7-weight string of 100 head or more. US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

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CLARA FACTS: From April 8, 2020, when Choice boxed beef cutout values stood at $222.34, the market launched into a historic rally, climbing for 24 consecutive days and peaking at $475.39 on May 12, 2020. This remarkable surge was driven by pandemic-related supply disruptions and panic buying. The largest single-day increase during that stretch occurred on May 4, 2020, when Choice jumped to $410.05, rising $32.60 in one day US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire

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CLARA LIVE: Hub City Livestock in Aberdeen, SD set the pace Wednesday morning with top national sales on 7- and 8-weight steers. The 7-weights hit $328.00/cwt, ranking 10th all-time at the barn, while 8-weights brought $303.00/cwt, the 3rd highest in its history CLARA LIVE

May corn closed Tuesday at $4.7575, down 6 cents on the day. The contract posted its April low at $4.575 on April 3, then rallied for six straight sessions to reach $4.9025 on April 11. Since that peak, the market has turned lower, falling in five of the last six trading days, giving back much of its April rally as seasonal factors and demand concerns re-enter the picture. (corn futures) CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)