Weekly Livestock Market Update
The Week of September 3, 2023 The Five Area weighted average for beef breed steers was $182.96/cwt last week, $2.65 lower than the prior week. Prices may be lower, but it is worth mentioning that...
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The Week of September 3, 2023 The Five Area weighted average for beef breed steers was $182.96/cwt last week, $2.65 lower than the prior week. Prices may be lower, but it is worth mentioning that...
■ Cash cattle ended last week $1-3 lower and were steady with those prices to open this week. Cattle feeders had initially turned down lower bids, but were motivated to sell as another wave of heat...
The Week of August 13, 2023 ■ Some country trade was reported in Iowa and Nebraska early this week at steady money. Fed cattle at Wisconsin and surrounding state auction markets were also called mostly steady....
■ The cattle trade was slow last week for a variety of reasons. Feedlot operators in Nebraska and Iowa were more focused on keeping cattle alive, as heat indexes rose to 116 degrees, than marketing. If...
The USDA raised its 2024 projected fed steer price by $3/cwt in its latest World Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.