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Beef Bites: Your Daily Dose of Cattle Market Moos

Beef Bites: Your Daily Dose of Cattle Market Moos

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This is your Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker with Vanessa Clark podcast.

You are listening to the Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker, and I am Vanessa Clark. Let us dive into today’s live cattle market so you can stay on top of prices, trends, and what they mean for your bottom line.

To start with the headline number, the most recent Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures close for the nearby December contract came in around two hundred twenty seven dollars per hundredweight. The February and April live cattle contracts are trading in a very similar band, just a touch above that level according to recent futures data from the United States Department of Agriculture and major market sites like Investing dot com and Barchart. Cash live cattle in the northern feedlot region have recently seen bids near two hundred twenty eight dollars live and around three hundred forty eight to three hundred fifty dollars dressed, as reported by The Ag Center Cattle Report and recent USDA market news.

So what does that mean for you if you are buying or selling live cattle right now? First, these prices confirm that we are still in a historically strong live cattle market, even though daily futures can be choppy. Packers have ramped up slaughter, with recent weekly head counts pushing back up toward six hundred thousand head, which is the largest volume in months according to The Ag Center and USDA slaughter estimates. Strong slaughter pace plus solid boxed beef demand into the holiday season are helping support live cattle values.

Carcass weights are also running heavy, with USDA data showing average combined steer and heifer weights more than forty pounds above last year. Heavier cattle mean more beef per head, which can put some pressure on prices, but good holiday beef demand is offsetting part of that weight effect for now.

Here are a few quick, practical tips if you are marketing cattle in this price environment. One, know your breakeven. With high feeder prices and firm feed costs, many closeout projections are tight or even negative, so get an honest handle on your cost of gain and financing costs before you commit to new placements. Two, use the futures market and options as risk management tools, not gambling devices. With live cattle futures near the upper end of their multi year range and showing plenty of day to day volatility, tools like hedging and buying puts can help lock in a floor while leaving upside if cash cattle move higher. Three, pay close attention to basis in your region. USDA five area weighted average reports and local auction summaries can tell you whether your cash market is running at a premium or discount to the board, which is critical for deciding when to pull the trigger on a hedge or cash sale.

If you are just following live cattle prices out of interest or as a consumer, the key takeaway is that firm live cattle and boxed beef prices are one reason steak, roasts, and even ground beef price tags at the grocery store remain elevated. As long as feed costs stay supported and supplies remain relatively tight, beef is likely to stay on the high side compared to historic norms.

That is it for today’s Daily Live Cattle Price Tracker. I am Vanessa Clark. Thanks for spending a few minutes with me to catch up on the latest live cattle prices, futures trends, and market news. Be sure to subscribe, share this with a friend who watches cattle markets, and tune in next time so you never miss an update on live cattle prices and what they mean for you.

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