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With three-quarters of 2016 nearly in the books, we see continued expansion of the beef cow heard and continued increases in beef production.

The live cattle market should begin creeping up the next several weeks as it searches for its fall high which precedes the holiday season.

Lower finished cattle prices continue to produce red ink for most cattle feeders which continues to drain equity.

High feedlot placements in the spring might mean more beef in cold storage and lower cattle prices.

Cattle prices continue to plummet, falling below the dollar mark on Tuesday.

The seedstock industry is starting to feel the pressure of low cattle markets.

It is abnormal for live cattle prices to continue finding new summer lows this late in the summer.

The questions abound if prices are going to continue to strengthen or if they will falter heading into the fall of the year. The answer is different depending on the weight class and management provided to those animals.

The Choice cutout was $212.05 down $0.45 from Thursday and down $8.45 from last Friday, while fed cattle trade was $2 to $3 lower than a week ago on a live basis.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that the first shipment of U.S. beef recently arrived in South Africa following the reopening of the South African market earlier this year.