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The first hint of green grass was evident throughout much of the Midwest last week, and moisture across the High Plains was welcome with warmer weather on the way. Demand for grass cattle was high.
Packers came into the week bidding aggressively and the result was another week of record-high prices.
The market is well supported at the current cash price levels even though live cattle futures continue to fall.
Live cattle prices are hitting the summer wall and hitting it hard.
Market ready cattle prices were spurred by a relatively strong futures market and a strengthening in wholesale beef prices.
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 recent price pressure is not necessarily a bad thing as it may benefit packers and feedlots alike down the road.
Producers are going to have to be a little more savvy in marketing calves and feeder cattle since forward pricing opportunities appear limited.
There was little change in finished cattle prices this week which likely has feedlot managers sweating bullets.
The calf market continued to strengthen this week as the demand for lightweight calves intensified.
The market is not falling off and disappearing, but rather the market is telling the industry that beef continues to be a highly desirable meat protein.
Cattle inventory in Tennessee increased 6.4 percent to 1.83 million head while the beef cow herd increased 2.6% to 896,000 head.
Retailers are not heavily promoting beef at this time and will likely put more of their efforts into turkey and ham the next several weeks.
Prices are expected to moderate on calves this fall which means a lower upfront investment when purchasing calves this year relative to one year ago.
The summer months have resulted in softer prices for wholesale beef, finished cattle, feeder cattle, calves and slaughter cows.
Beef and fed cattle prices drop from last week.
Live cattle prices were up $2 to $3 from the previous week.