On Wednesday, September 17th, Choice boxed beef slipped to $388.18, down $4.44 from Tuesday, while Select dropped to $366.37, off $6.80. The Choice/Select spread widened to $21.81 compared to $19.45 the previous day. Total loads moved were 142, down from 166 on Tuesday.
Most primals traded weaker than the day before. Ribs eased to $632.12 (down $2.96), chucks fell to $340.88 (down $4.82), and rounds dropped to $335.25 (down $7.34). Loins slipped to $467.22 (down $3.88), while briskets held close to steady at $310.20 (down $0.78). Plates edged slightly lower to $254.20 (down $0.25), and flanks saw the sharpest decline, falling to $226.45 (down $4.71).
