Category: Markets
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 …
Aug 18
Monay 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 16
Choice Boxed Beef Hits Highest Level of 2025 at $400.57, up $6.78 on Friday August 15th
On Friday, Choice boxed beef closed at $400.57/cwt, up $6.78 from Thursday, marking the first time in 2025 that Choice has topped the $400 mark. Select rose $3.88 to $370.76/cwt, widening the Choice/Select spread to $29.81 — the widest spread so far this year. Primal values were mostly higher, with the Chuck jumping to $359.16 …
Aug 15
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.
















