Boxed beef values were mixed on Wednesday afternoon. Choice cutout slipped $1.35 to $405.85/cwt while Select gained $3.40 to $383.16/cwt, narrowing the Choice–Select spread to $22.69. Loads totaled 102. Primal movement was also uneven compared to Tuesday. The Rib eased to $609.92 from $611.97, while the Chuck edged higher to $358.14 from $355.45. The Round …
Category: Markets
Aug 20
Wednesday 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.
Aug 20
OKC West Sees Big Calf Run and Sharply Higher Price Trends on August 19th
USDA Market News reports “Compared to last week: Steer calves 2.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves over 500lbs 2.00-7.00 higher, under 500lbs 20.00-25.00 higher conservatively. Today OKC West had commercial quality steers and heifers from the same owner at comparable weights, with heifers selling for more dollars per pound than the steers. New buyers were in attendance …
Aug 19
The Rally Continues- Choice Boxed Beef Up Another $2.96 to $407.20 on Tuesday 8/19
Boxed beef continued its strong August run on Tuesday, with Choice up $2.96 to $407.20/cwt and Select up $2.62 to $379.76/cwt, widening the spread slightly to $27.44. This marks 11 gains in the last 13 sessions, with Choice up a total of $45.88 so far this month, the highest August rally in history. Primal …
Aug 19
Tuesday 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.
Aug 18
Choice Beef Sets Another 2025 High on Monday- Up $3.67 at $404.24
Boxed beef prices started the week sharply higher, with the Choice cutout at $404.24/cwt, up $3.67 from Friday, and the Select cutout at $377.14/cwt, up $6.38. This marks the highest Choice cutout value of 2025 and the highest overall since the COVID-era spike in 2020. The Choice/Select spread narrowed to $27.10. Monday’s load count totaled …
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