Category: Markets
Sep 02
OKC West Tuesday Calf Trade Saw Best Quality Calves Sell Well
At OKC West on Tuesday for their Calf run- they had 2,500 head. Compared to last week: Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves over 500lbs unevenly steady, under 500lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Quality wasthe primary factor driving the unevenness in today’s market. Calves with the description Value-Added are unweaned and fancy from reputation ranches and sold …
Sep 02
Choice Boxed Beef Starts September on a Lower Note- Down $1.99 to $413.42
Boxed beef prices declined on Tuesday compared to Friday, with both Choice and Select cutouts posting losses. The Choice cutout dropped $1.99 to $413.42, while Select fell $3.83 to $386.17, widening the Choice/Select spread to $27.25, up from $25.41. Load volume rose to 122 loads, up from 109. Among the primal cuts, Rib values slipped …
Aug 29
TCFA Reports Cash Cattle in Southern Plains Up Two Dollars This Week at $242 for Steers and Heifers
According to DTN- “Southern live cattle have traded at mostly $242 ($2.00 higher than last week’s weighted average) and Northern dressed cattle have traded at mostly $385 ($1.00 lower than last week’s weighted average). That $242 was reported by the Texas Cattle Feeders, who represent feedlots in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The live cattle …
Aug 29
Choice Boxed Beef Ends August With Another Record High Price for the Year at $415.41
Compared to Thursday, boxed beef prices strengthened on Friday with Choice at $415.41, up $1.00, and Select at $390.00, up $4.16, narrowing the spread to 25.41. Among primals, the chuck climbed to $380.23, setting a new high for the year, while the rib eased slightly to $637.55 from $638.32. The round slipped to $364.92 from …
Aug 29
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.
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