
The drop in boxed beef prices accelerated on Thursday, with Choice Boxed Beef prices falling $5.42 to $371.97, the sixteenth straight session that choice prices have fallen, Select boxed beef was down $2.97 to $353.45, making it a $18.45 choice select spread on 158 loads, down from the 188 loads on Wednesday, which was the largest single day load total for 2025.