CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $199.325 (+1.175); Feeder Cattle: $269.80 (+1.60); Hogs: $91.025 (+0.525) (VIEW COMMODITY QUOTES)
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CLARA: Friday's cash cattle trade was light with moderate demand in the Southern Plains, with Texas and Kansas reporting a few live FOB sales at $200.00–$201.00. Nebraska held steady at $203.00 live FOB, and the Western Cornbelt's last reported trades were $200.00–$205.00 live and $320.00 dressed.
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
CLARA: Cattle slaughter for the week was estimated at 589,000 head, a 16.4% increase from the prior week's 506,000 head and up 8.1% from 545,000 head during the same week last year.
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
CLARA: Weekly beef production for the week ending January 11, 2025, was estimated at 512.1 million pounds, up 16.6% from 439.1 million pounds the previous week and up 12.5% from 455.4 million pounds during the same week last year
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
BEEF IMPORTS: The U.S. beef import market is experiencing a historic year in 2024, with total imports increasing by 22.49% compared to the same period in 2023
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE IMPORTS: U.S. cattle imports have surged in 2024, with total imports increasing by 14.85% compared to the same period last year. From January to October, imports rose from 1.58 million head in 2023 to 1.81 million head in 2024
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CLARA: CME feeder cattle futures fell on news that the U.S. could soon resume feeder cattle imports from Mexico, which had been halted over a New World screwworm case. Live cattle futures rose, supported by strong cash trade, while lean hogs gained on higher wholesale pork prices. The USDA indicated imports may restart this month following Mexico's implementation of pest-control protocols
CLARA (Cattle Livestock Analytics and Reporting AI)
CATTLE EXPORTS: U.S. cattle exports showed modest growth in 2024, with total exports rising by 1.85% year-over-year. From January to October, total exports increased from 300,608 head in 2023 to 306,174 head in 2024
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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 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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NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold on Wednesday on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 171 steers (899#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $227.00. The average price paid for the top 10 steer strings sold on Wednesday was $249.88, compared to $243.74 on Tuesday
Cattle Prices
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
CATTLE INVENTORY: All cattle and calves in the United States as of January 1, 2024 totaled 87.2 million head, 2 percent below the 88.8 million head on January 1, 2023.
Cattle Inventory
Grain Prices (This year vs last year): Corn prices averaged $4.80 per bushel in December 2023, down 27% from the $6.58 average in December 2022
US Cattle Report by National Beef Wire
CATTLE MARKETS: Cutouts remain very strong, with choice +3.46 and select +3.04. Cash trade is at a standstill. Corn scored a new contract low , closing 1.5 cents lower and a couple off of daily lows. The cash index fell again, dropping .56 to 225.87 (Schwieterman)
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