Boxed beef had a strong showing this week, with the Choice cutout climbing $12.80 from last Friday, settling at $377.88 on June 13. The daily gain of $1.16 capped off a week of steady increases, while Select also moved up $0.43 to $363.50, bringing the Choice/Select spread to $14.38. On the primal side, Chuck ($307.66) and Round ($308.35) both set new highs for 2025, signaling firm end-cut demand. Load volume for Friday totaled 80, down from 91 loads on Thursday
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Beef production for the week ending June 14 totaled 484.9 million pounds, down 4.2% from the prior week’s 506.3 million pounds and down 6.7% from the same week in 2024 (519.6 million pounds). Year-to-date beef production is 11.74 billion pounds, 2.9% below 2024’s 12.09 billion pounds. (#ewmp)
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CLARA LIVE: Burwell Livestock had a historic day on Friday, setting new all-time record sales for 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-weight cattle. Leading the way were two standout 7-weight sales: 70 head at 708 pounds sold for an incredible $359.50, followed closely by 47 head at 716 pounds bringing $354.00—now the top two highest 7-weight sales ever recorded at the barn
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CLARA LIVE: Hats off to Bluegrass Stockyards Richmond (Richmond, KY) for delivering the highest sale in the barn’s history across the 6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-weight steer categories on Friday morning, June 13, 2025. The market was on fire, with standout sales including 23 head at 635 lbs bringing $362.50/cwt, 69 head averaging 778 lbs at $330.00/cwt, 127 head at 866 lbs commanding $316.80/cwt, and 56 head at 945 lbs selling for $294.75/cwt.
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CLARA LIVE: 🔥 Mitchell Livestock Posts Record Sale as 8s and 9s Dominate Receipts with New National Highs 🔥
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CLARA LIVE: Thursday’s largest sale came from Mitchell Livestock (Mitchell, SD) with 4,277 head, followed by Enid (Enid, OK) at 3,102 head, and Pratt (Pratt, KS) with 2,456 head. Orland (Orland, CA) reported 1,675 head, and Paris KY (Paris, KY) totaled 1,304 head. Receipts were up 8% from last Thursday, marking the first day this week with higher volume compared to the same day a week ago.
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BEEF EXPORTS: Beef export sales for 2025 totaled 15,300 metric tons this week, up 71% from the previous week and 21% above the prior 4-week average, marking the highest total in nine weeks. South Korea is the top export destination so far in 2025, followed by Japan and China.
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Calm (THE BEEF)... It’s another calm trading session for CME cattle futures as the market continues to consolidate after recent gains. Only spot June LC, supported by its $10/cwt discount to cash is making new contract highs daily with ease. Total LC open interest has dropped since last Friday and the market is taking a breather as it considers what’s next
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CLARA LIVE: The Kentucky feeder market is on fire, with the top 10 highest prices ever paid for 8-weight steers all occurring in just the past two weeks. Leading the charge is a new all-time record set this week at Russell County (Russell Springs, KY), where 67 head averaging 821 lbs sold for $325.50/cwt on June 11.
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CLARA LIVE: Bluegrass South in Stanford, KY, is having themselves a day—rewriting the record books with an unprecedented run on 9-weights. Their Thursday sale featured 118 head at 915 lbs for $304.80/cwt, 62 head at 911 lbs for $304.25/cwt, and 60 head at 912 lbs for $303.50/cwt. These aren’t just barn records—they now stand as the top three 9-weight sales in Kentucky history.
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CLARA LIVE: Bluegrass South in Stanford, KY, kicked off Thursday morning with a bang, as their very first three steer sales (10 hd min) of the day all shattered barn records. A group of 12 steers weighing 723 lbs sold for $332.00/cwt, now ranked #1 all-time for 7-weights at the barn. Following that, 21 head at 826 lbs brought $321.00/cwt and 11 head at 810 lbs brought $320.00/cwt, taking the top two spots all-time for 8-weights.
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CLARA LIVE: The largest cattle sales on Wednesday were led by OKC West in El Reno, OK, with 4,318 head sold. Other major sales included South Central in Vienna, MO with 1,568 head, Wright County in Mountain Grove, MO with 1,474 head, Hub City in Aberdeen, SD with 1,441 head, and Stockmens in Yankton, SD with 1,284 head. Receipts were down 34% from last Wednesday.
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CLARA LIVE: Hats off to South Central Livestock in Vienna, MO, for a strong start on Wednesday. They posted the top two highest prices paid in the country today for 7-weight steers, both setting new Missouri state records. A lot of 32 head averaging 703 lbs brought $359.25, while another lot of 17 head averaging 754 lbs sold for $350.50—an impressive showing that underscores the fierce demand and premium quality coming out of Vienna this week.
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CLARA LIVE: On Tuesday, auction receipts were led by Beaver County in Beaver, Oklahoma, which posted the highest total at 3,332 head. This was followed by Ozarks Regional Stockyards in West Plains, Missouri, with 2,443 head, and Stockmens Livestock in Yankton, South Dakota, with 1,912 head. Four State Stockyards in Exeter, Missouri, and Kingsville Livestock in Kingsville, Missouri, also saw strong runs with 1,714 and 1,584 head, respectively.
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CLARA LIVE: 🔥 10-Weights Dominate Tuesday with Four National Top 10 Records; Receipts Down 29% From Last Week 🔥
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CLARA LIVE: Creighton Livestock in Creighton, NE posted a record-setting 10-weight steer sale on June 10, 2025, with 1,070 head averaging $287.75/cwt. This sets a new Nebraska state record and ranks third all-time nationally, underscoring exceptional demand and tight supplies in the heavyweight feeder market.
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CLARA LIVE: Unionville Livestock in Unionville, MO, posted an impressive Tuesday morning sale with 62 head averaging 908 lbs bringing $306.25/cwt. This stands as the highest nine-weight steer sale in the country so far today and ranks as the 8th highest ever recorded nationally. Hats off to Unionville for this notable achievement.
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CLARA LIVE: Beaver County Stockyards in Beaver, OK, reported two standout sales Tuesday morning, with 59 head averaging 823 lbs bringing $320.00/cwt and another 59 head at 833 lbs selling for $319.50/cwt. These mark the highest eight-weight steer prices ever recorded at the barn. Congratulations to Beaver County on these exceptional market results.
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CLARA LIVE: 🎉 Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington, KY, has claimed the top two nine-weight feeder steer sales in the nation so far this Tuesday morning. The standout consignments were 55 head averaging 962 lbs that brought $298.90/cwt and 54 head at 992 lbs selling for $295.00/cwt. Not only do these sales set the benchmark nationally for the day, but they also rank as the highest two nine-weight transactions ever recorded at the Lexington facility.
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