Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
Beef demand climbs at a rapid pace ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, boosting Choice boxed beef prices to new records. Cattle prices, however, traded weak to lower on most classes. FULL STORY »LATEST NEWS
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How high do you expect Choice Boxed Beef prices to reach this summer?
STERLING PROFIT TRACKER
- Cattle feeding losses exceed $100, packers in the black
- Feeding margins take a step backwards, packing margins improve
- Feeding, packing margins continue improvement
- Margins improve for cattle feeders, packers
- Losses increase for cattle feeders and packers
- Cattle feeding margins improve, packer margins slip
MARKETS
- Oil slips towards $104 on demand outlook, dollar
- Nebraska Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- Oklahoma Cattle on Feed unchanged
- Texas Cattle on Feed down 6 percent
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
PROFIT TIPS
- Profit Tips: Equipment - Easy pen access
- Profit Tips: Pasture Management - Consider seeding legumes
- Profit Tips: Cow-Calf - Decisions on calf implants
- Profit Tips: Facilities - Water improvements during drought
- Profit Tips: Equipment - Easy trailer hookup
- Profit Tips: Cattle Feeding - The value of carcass gain
WEATHER
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
- Weather report: Thundershowers in the upper Midwest
- Drought far from over in western plains
- Weather report: Very warm in the Corn Belt
- Weather report: Very warm across the central Plains
- Weather report: Warm and dry in the West
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