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Apr 08
Boxed Beef Continues to Slide- Choice Off $3.08 to $379.66
Boxed beef values moved lower again on Wednesday, with Choice down $3.08 to $379.66 and Select down $4.06 to $382.27, narrowing the spread to -2.61 on 122 loads. The market has now been lower in 5 of the last 6 sessions, with boxed beef down $15.83 since March 31. Across the primals, values were …
Apr 08
Beaver County Stockyards- Higher Prices on Calves and Yearlings Versus a Week Ago
Beaver County Livestock had a run of 6,945 on April 7th- compared to 7,696 a week ago. Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand moderate to active. Quality average to attractive.
Apr 08
OKC West Reports Sky High Prices for Light Weight Calves as Grass Fever Arrives
OKC West reported 2,050 head of calves on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Compared to last week: Steer calves over 500lbs steady to 5.00 higher, under 500lbs 25.00-30.00 higher, conservatively. Heifer calves 15.00 to 20.00 higher. The market has been confusing over the past few weeks, but today it turned outright erratic. Buyers had “got to …
Apr 07
Select Beef Now at a Premium to Choice by $3.59
Boxed beef values moved lower on Tuesday, with Choice dropping $5.30 to $382.74 and Select down $2.04 to $386.33, pushing the Choice/Select spread further negative to -$3.59. Loads increased to 155. Compared to Monday, all primals were lower, led by the rib which declined from $538.00 to $522.53. Chuck eased from $325.99 to $321.79, round …
Apr 07
An Oklahoma Treasure- Ron Hays Visits with Livestock Market Hall of Famer Tom Gilliam
Today’s Ag Perspectives Podcast features a Hall of Famer that has helped thousands of livestock producers in the southwest get top dollar for their animals through his sixty plus years at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays sat down with Tom Gilliam at the market known as the “World’s Largest Stocker and …
Apr 07
Early Morning Market Analysis with Ron Hays- April 7, 2026
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Apr 07
Oklahoma National Stockyards Sees Light Test After Easter- Steady to $4 Higher on Calves and Yearlings
Oklahoma National Stockyards had a light run of 2,773 on April 6th versus 7,622 a week earlier. Compared to last week: All classes lightly tested following the Easter Holiday. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Quality average to attractive with …
Apr 07
Joplin Livestock Sharply Higher in First Sale of April- Steer Calves $15 up to $50 Higher
The April 6, 2026 market at Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 7,808. compared to 10,609 a week ago. Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 15.00 up to 50.00 higher. Heavier weights sold steady to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of light …
Apr 05
Early April Rainfall Helpful in Central/Eastern Oklahoma- Expect Extreme Drought to Persist
A double shot of rainfall since the start of the month resulted in the southeastern half of the state seeing lots of two inch rainfall totals the first four days of April. According to Oklahoma Mesonet data, Pontotoc and Hughes Counties in east central Oklahoma had the highest rainfall totals from the early April rains- …
Mar 28
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Sees Rising Input Costs as Temporary at TSCRA Convention
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke to the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) during their annual convention on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Secretary Rollins says the ranchers gathered in Ft. Worth and she called them ‘Her people.” She admitted that “clearly the farm economy is still struggling- it’s going to take a …
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