February 28, 2024
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are at a standstill. Asking prices are $185 to $186 on the live basis, while asking prices on the dressed basis and bids remain unestablished. A handful of sales were reported Tuesday at $182 to $183 live and $288 dressed, just not enough to set any kind of trend. Packer inquiry […]
February 27, 2024
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. Asking prices are $185 to $186 on the live basis with asking prices on the dressed basis and bids in all the major feeding areas yet to be established. Widespread business is expected to wait until at least Wednesday. Last week’s business was light to moderate at sharply higher […]
February 26, 2024
By Brent Barnett
Cash cattle country is off to its usual quiet start on Monday with no bids or asking prices on the table. Last week, cash business started to develop just before the noon hour on Friday and it continued through the afternoon with Southern live deals marked at mostly $183, $3 higher than the previous week. […]
February 23, 2024
By Brent Barnett
Cash cattle country has a few bids on the table in Nebraska, but they are $4 below current asking prices. Those bids have been passed. Asking prices are around $184-plus in the South and $292-plus in the North. The USDA says beef export sales of 12,600 tons were below the previous week, primarily to Japan, […]
February 22, 2024
By Brent Barnett
Cash cattle country is off to yet another slow start with just a few asking prices noted around $184 plus in the South and $292 plus in the North. Just a few bids are on the table in parts of Kansas. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until late afternoon and/or Friday. Boxed beef […]
February 21, 2024
By Brent Barnett
Cash cattle country is off to yet another quiet start on Wednesday. Asking prices are around $184 to $185 in the South, but not fully established in the North. Bids remain very elusive at this time. While some packer inquiry may start to develop today, it’s looking like significant trade volume will be delayed until […]
February 20, 2024
By Brent Barnett
Cash cattle country is off to a quiet start on Monday. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until Wednesday or later. Last week, Northern dressed deals were marked at mostly $287 to $288, steady to $1 below the previous week’s business. Southern live deals were […]
February 5, 2024
By John Perkins
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. As usual for a Monday, the big feature is the distribution of this week’s show list. Bids and asking prices are not established, with widespread activity not expected until the second half of the week. Last week’s light to moderate business was at $176 to $179 live, mostly $178 […]
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