NATIONAL STEER TRACKER: The largest steer string sold last week on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 304 steers (852#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $146.00. The average price for the top 10 steer strings (700-899#) sold last week was $155.02, compared to $160.26 last week. (VIEW REPORT)

NATIONAL CATTLE TRACKER: The largest steer and heifer string sold this week was 547 steers (856#) from Joplin, Missouri at $170.00. The second largest string was 285 steers (840#) from El Reno, Oklahoma at $169.75

Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $267.76 (-0.99); Select: $250.5 (-0.94); Ch/Se Spread: 17.22; Total Loads: 111 compared to 120 on Thursday

CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $160.825 (+0.30); Feeder Cattle: $183.475 (+0.625); Hogs: $86.45 (-0.55)

CME GRAINS: Corn: $6.83 (+0.50); Soybeans: $15.095 (-14.00); Wheat: $7.50 (-2.50); Cotton: $86.89 (-0.61)

STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 33,978.08 (+28.67); Nasdaq: 11,621.71 (+109.30); S&P 500: 4,070.56 (+10.13) (Stocks Close Higher As Price Pressures And Inflation Expectations Ease)

ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $79.46 (-1.55); Heating Oil: $3.2679 (-0.1286); Natural Gas: $2.865 (+0.017)

BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 545.2 million pounds, up 1.9% from last week, down 1.3% from last year (EWMP)

Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 659K head, compared to 646K last week and 655K last year. YTD slaughter at 2.53 million head, down 0.0% from last year (EWMP)

CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,386 lbs., up 2 lbs. from last week, down 18 lbs. from last year (EWMP)

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