Crawford Livestock Market (Crawford, NE) reports 99 Steers (638 lbs) @ $173.00 (10/22 3:41 PM CDT)

COLD STORAGE: Beef in freezers totaled 435.3 million pounds in September, up 5% from last month, down 6% from last year (VIEW REPORT)

CATTLE ON FEED: U.S. inventory reported at 11.55 million head on October 1st, down 1% from last year (2nd highest on record). The U.S. inventory has been larger than 11 million head for 47 out of the last 48 months (VIEW REPORT)

CATTLE ON FEED: U.S. placements reported at 2.16 million head, down 3% from last year (VIEW REPORT)

CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $128.325 (-1.225); Feeder Cattle: $156.90 (-2.175) Hogs: $73.325 (+0.125); Milk: $19.43 (-0.21)

CME GRAINS: Corn: $5.38 (+5.75); Soybeans: $12.20 (-3.50); Wheat: $7.56 (+14.75); Cotton: $108.26 (+2.12)

STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 35,677.68 (+74.60); Nasdaq: 15,098.79 (-116.91); S&P 500: 4,547.39 (-2.39)

MEATBOARD: Boxed Beef Choice: $281.82 (+1.16); Pork Carcass: $98.27 (-0.01); Chicken Breast: $184.96 (+6.12) (Fri pm)

Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $281.82 (+1.16); Select: $263.11 (+0.39); Ch/Se Spread: 18.71; Total Loads: 91 compared to 158 on Thursday

BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 548.9 million pounds, up 2.6% from last week, up 1.0% from last year (EWMP)

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