Boxed beef closed higher Friday, with the Choice cutout rising $1.53 to $366.70 and Select gaining $0.95 to $360.74, widening the spread to $5.96 on 106 loads. The composite cutout is up $2.23 from last Friday. Compared to Thursday, primals were mostly higher. Rib advanced to $502.67 from $495.19, Round improved to $334.45 from …
Category: Markets
Feb 20
Friday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 19
Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 18
Wednesday Early Morning Market Analysis with Ron Hays
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster offers this early look at the livestock, grain, oilseed and cotton futures for February 18, 2026.
Feb 18
Beaver Livestock Auction Sees All Classes of Feeder and Stocker Cattle Higher as Fire Rages in the Area
Beaver Livestock had a total head count of 4,040 head on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Compared to last sale: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher. Steer calves 7.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts. Demand strong. CME live feeder futures boards closed 4.35 in the green today. Fires continue …
Feb 18
OKC West Saw Very Good Demand and Higher Steer and Heifer Calf Prices Tuesday
The Tuesday stocker and calf sale at OKC West had 2,349 head. Compared to last week: Steer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good for all classes of cattle. The spread between No. 1 and No. 2 cattle continued to narrow this week, as quality becomes less of a concern and buyers …
Feb 17
Choice Boxed Beef Drops $3.01 to $360.76 on Tuesday
Boxed beef prices moved lower Tuesday. Choice cutout closed at $364.76, down $3.01 from Monday, while Select finished at $360.22, down $1.01. The Choice/Select spread narrowed to $4.54 from $6.54 the previous day, with 119 loads traded compared to 50 on Monday. Primal values were mostly lower compared to Monday. Rib dropped to $499.70 …
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