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
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)
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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)
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CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,385 lbs., up 3 lbs. from last week, down 3 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
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CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $169.125 (-2.70); Feeder Cattle: $214.425 (-5.525); Hogs: $70.10 (-1.375)
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NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold on Thursday on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 72 steers (776#) from Clarinda, Iowa at $200.75. The average price for the top 10 steer strings sold on Thursday was $215.53, compared to $230.93 on Wednesday
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The highest price paid (25 hd min) on the Steer Tracker (700-899#) so far this year was $291.50 for 35 head (717#) from Bassett, NE at $291.50 on Sept 20th (U.S. CATTLE REPORT)
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CATTLE MARKETS: Cash trade saw 6,000 reportedly sold for mostly $175. The cash index is as wild as we have seen in the past 30 years (Schwieterman)
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CATTLE TRENDS (Short Term/Long Term): LIVE: Down/Down; FEEDERS: Down/Down
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NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: In the current year, there have been a notable 75 calf sales involving 100 head or more that achieved prices of $300 or higher. Of these, a significant 21 sales occurred just this week, with a remarkable 35 of them taking place within the past two weeks
The Calf Channel
JULY CATTLE INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2023 totaled 95.9 million head, 3 percent below the 98.6 million head on July 1, 2022. The 2023 calf crop in the United States is expected to be 33.8 million head, down 2 percent
Cattle Inventory
BEEF IMPORTS: The United States has imported 956.5 million pounds of beef so far in 2023, down 2.9% from 2022. The United States has imported the most beef from Canada so far in 2023 followed by Brazil & Mexico
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CATTLE EXPORTS: The United States has exported 95K head of cattle so far in 2023, up 4.1% from 2022. The United States has exported the most cattle to Canada so far in 2023 followed by Mexico & Vietnam
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CATTLE IMPORTS: The United States has imported 498K head of cattle so far in 2023, up 5.7% from 2022. The United States has imported 317K head of cattle from Mexico so far in 2023, up 32% from 2022
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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 cattle to 25 different countries so far in 2020
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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 INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2023 totaled 89.3 million head, 3 percent below the 92.1 million head on January 1, 2022
Cattle Inventory