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VAN Report: Boxed Beef Prices - Primal Rib Hits 27-Day High

Primal Rib At 227.25, Up 1.34. High This Year: 288.72; Low This Year: 178.66.

WASDE: Beef Supply & Demand Estimates

Higher fed cattle marketings in the first quarter support a higher forecast of beef production despite lower carcass weights in the first part of the year. Cow slaughter is increased for the first half of the year.

Cold Storage: Beef Drops To Lowest Levels In 27 Months

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 5 percent from the previous month and down 16 percent from last year.

Beef In Cold Storage Lowest In 27 Months

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 18 percent from last year.

Cattle Trader's Scorecard: 56.47% (Lowest In Weeks)

Cattle trade drops to lowest levels in 12 weeks.

Beef & Veal Imports By Country (2009 vs. 2010)

Beef imports down 20% year-to-date. Canada up 7%; Australia down 47%.

Cattle Trader's Scorecard: 59.22% (Trade Down Slightly)

Boxed beef up 10 weeks in a row! Cattle trade down .13 from the week prior.

Cattle Trader's Scorecard: 58.27% (Trade & Beef Up)

5-area cattle trade up $1.06 from week prior; boxed beef up 63 cents.

Cattle Trader's Scorecard: 58.57% (Trade Up; Beef Down)

Boxed beef over $170 for the third week in a row. Cattle trade up despite slight drop in beef prices.

Beef & Veal Imports By Country (2009 vs. 2010)

Beef imports down 23%. Australia down 45%; Uruguay down 66%.