Boxed beef continued higher on Monday, with Choice at $408.49, up $0.58 from Friday, and Select at $385.38, up $1.72. The Choice/Select spread narrowed slightly to $23.11. The Round cut set a new all-time high at $363.59, while the Rib ($609.64) and Loin ($494.36) also pushed higher. Despite these gains, movement was thin — just …
Category: Markets
Aug 25
Monday 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 25
Superior Livestock’s Big Horn Classic Sees Demand Very Good and Prices Sharply Higher in Most Weight Categories
Feeder cattle and calf trades once again moving sharply higher and again setting records in most weight categories. Demand very good for all cattle. But a true testament to how good the market was, is noted by lack of PO’s. Cattle futures continued to soar and since the Video Royale the last week of July, …
Aug 25
Choice Boxed Beef Up a Nickel to Fresh 2025 High for August 22nd
Boxed beef prices were mostly steady on Friday, with the Choice cutout closing at $407.91/cwt, up just $0.05 from the previous day, and Select at $383.66/cwt, up $0.06. The Choice/Select spread narrowed slightly to $24.25, and total loads increased to 118, up from 74 on Thursday. Among the primals, movement was mixed: the rib dropped …
Aug 22
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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