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
CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $160.825 (+0.30); Feeder Cattle: $183.475 (+0.625); Hogs: $86.45 (-0.55)
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BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 545.2 million pounds, up 1.9% from last week, down 1.3% from last year (EWMP)
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Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 659K head, compared to 646K last week and 655K last year. YTD slaughter at 2.53 million head, down 0.0% from last year (EWMP)
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CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,386 lbs., up 2 lbs. from last week, down 18 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
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MEAT PRODUCTION: The United States has produced 2.09 billion pounds of beef and 2.21 billion pounds of pork so far in 2023 (EWMP)
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NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold on Thursday on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 122 steers (739#) from Paris, Kentucky at $183.80. The average price for the top 10 steer strings sold on Thursday was $182.96, compared to $184.89 on Wednesday
Cattle Prices
CATTLE MARKETS: Cash trade was a bit more active in the north, with beef trade for $248 in Nebraska and the western corn belt. Trade in the south remains mostly untested thus far (Schwieterman)
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CATTLE TRENDS (Short Term/Long Term): LIVE: Down/Up; FEEDERS: Down/Down
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Cash fed cattle prices were $1.39/cwt. lower last week for an average fed steer price of $155.23/cwt. Fed prices are expected to take a seasonal pattern & trend higher later in the spring as grilling demand gains traction (@Cattlefax)
Cold Storage
BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported 3.1 billion pounds of beef so far in 2022, up 2.3% from 2021. The United States has imported the most beef from Canada so far in 2022 followed by Mexico and Brazil
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CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 1.45 million head of cattle so far in 2022, down 8.9% from 2021. The United States has imported 747K head of cattle from Mexico so far in 2022, down 26% from 2021
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CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 380K head of cattle so far in 2022, down 21% from 2021. The United States has exported the most cattle to Canada so far in 2022 followed by Mexico & Pakistan
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CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 204K head of cattle so far in 2021, up 95% from 2020 (VIEW REPORT)
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CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported the most cattle so far in 2020 to Canada followed by Mexico & Vietnam
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CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported cattle to 25 different countries so far in 2020
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CATTLE TRADE: In the Texas Panhandle live purchases have traded steady to 2.00 lower this week from 153.00-155.00. In Kansas compared to last week live purchases have traded steady to 1.00 higher from 155.00-156.00 (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
Cattle Prices
CATTLE INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2022 totaled 91.9 million head, 2 percent below the 93.8 million head on January 1, 2021 (VIEW REPORT)
Cattle Inventory