U.S. CATTLE REPORT: Boxed beef down $3.47 from last Friday, April feeders up 15 cents; $290 calves in OK, IA, MO & WY; Beef production down again to 515.3 mp; WTD slaughter at 626K, down 5K from last week; Henry Hub down to $2.04
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LIVESTOCK COMMENTS: Stocker producers have been looking for light-weight calves to place on grass this spring and summer, because the value of gain is fairly high for these cattle
NBW Market Commmentary
CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,375 lbs., down 1 lb. from last week, down 5 lbs. from last year (EWMP)
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MANKATO LIVESTOCK (NBW): The largest string sold on Friday was 82 heifers (981#) at $166.50. The largest CALF string was 20 heifers (489#) at $212.00 (NBW AUCTION REPORT)
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OZARKS REGIONAL (NBW): The largest string sold on Tuesday at Ozarks Regional Stockyard was 97 steers (557#) at $230.00. The largest CALF string was 19 steers (396#) at $233.00 (NBW AUCTION REPORT)
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EASTERN MISSOURI (NBW): The largest string sold on Friday was 77 heifers (663#) at $190.00. The largest CALF string was 21 heifers (495#) at $231.00 (NBW AUCTION REPORT)
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CATTLE TRADE: Prices on a live basis primarily ranged from $138 to $141 while dressed prices were mainly $224 to $226. A year ago, prices were $119.71 live and $190.56 dressed (Griffith)
NBW Market Commmentary
NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold this week was 210 steers (847#) from Kimball, South Dakota at $197.75. The second largest string was 209 steers (838#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $190.50
Cattle Prices
NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold this week was 112 heifers (420#) from Salina, Kansas at $224.00. The average price paid this week for the top 10 calf strings was $233.79, compared to $235.35 last reported
National Calf Tracker
NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string (700-899#) sold this week was 210 steers (847#) from Kimball, South Dakota at $197.75. The average price for the top 10 steer strings sold this week was $187.38, compared to $194.55 last week
Cattle Prices
BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 515.3 million pounds, down 0.7% from last week, down 5.6% from last year (EWMP)
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Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 626K head, compared to 631K last week and 657K last year. YTD slaughter at 7.5 million head, down 2.6% from last year (EWMP)
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MEAT PRODUCTION: The United States has produced 6.2 billion pounds of beef and 6.5 billion pounds of pork so far in 2023 (EWMP)
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Weekly red meat production reported at 1.05 billion pounds, down 1.0% from last week, down 2.3% from last year (EWMP)
Market Update
PORK PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 532.5 million pounds, down 1.3% from last week, up 1.2% from last year (EWMP)
National Pork Wire
Weekly hog slaughter reported at 2.46 million head, compared to 2.49 million last week and 2.41 million last year. YTD slaughter at 30.0 million head, up 1.6% from last year (EWMP)
National Pork Wire
NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold on Wednesday was 99 heifers (488#) from Russell Springs, Kentucky at $210.85. The average price paid on Wednesday for the top 10 calf strings was $238.94, compared to $230.50 on Tuesday
National Calf Tracker
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)
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