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Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 9/8/17. *Product Price Tuesday 9/5 Price Friday 9/8 Net Change Loins 82.30 83.27 .97 Butts 95.04 92.55 (2.49) Picnic 57.00 55.55 (1.45) Rib 133.16 127.52 (5.64) Ham 71.42 71.30 (.12) Belly 127.87 115.16 (12.71) Carcass Cutout 84.96 82.12 (2.84) * National Carcass Base… Read more.
Weekly Cattle Commentary 9/8/2017 This week’s cash prices saw late Friday sales of 105$, even with last week’s trades. Dressed sales topped out at 168$, 2$ higher than last week. Basis was plus 2$ the October Live board. Estimated weekly slaughter was 555K head, 26K larger than the same week last year. Box prices in… Read more.
The bulk of the week’s cash prices ranged between 119 and 120$, even with last week’s late trades. Dressed sales 189 to 190$. Basis by Friday was even with the June Live board. Estimated weekly slaughter was 638K head, 33K larger than the same week last year. Box prices in the PM report where 224.73… Read more.