REAL TIME PRICES: The largest string sold on Friday was 150 heifers (772#) from Mankato, Kansas at $129.00 (VIEW PRICES)

REAL TIME PRICES: The largest string sold on Friday on the National Steer Tracker (700-899#) was 75 steers (750#) from Mankato, Kansas at $147.00 (VIEW PRICES)

REAL TIME PRICES: The largest CALF string sold on Friday was 47 heifers (468#) from Lexington, Nebraska at $147.00 (VIEW PRICES)

Estimated Weekly Meat Production: YTD beef production up 7% from last year; Cattle weights down 11 lbs. from last year (VIEW REPORT)

Livestock Comments: The two reasons for calf and feeder cattle prices declining the past four to five weeks was lack of follow through in the finished cattle market and higher corn prices (VIEW REPORT)

MEATBOARD: Boxed Beef Choice: $316.94 (+0.16); Pork Carcass: $115.70 (-0.49); Chicken Breast: $216.11 (+8.55) (Fri pm)

Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $316.94 (+0.16); Select: $293.19 (-2.72); Ch/Se Spread: $23.75; Total Loads: 107 compared to 106 on Thursday

CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $118.825 (-0.575); Feeder Cattle: $151.15 (-0.65) Hogs: $108.725 (-1.375); Milk: $19.58 (-0.13)

CME GRAINS: Corn: $6.4375 (-31.00); Soybeans: $15.8625 (+2.25); Wheat: $7.0725 (+5.75)

STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 34,382.13 (+360.68); Nasdaq: 13,429.98 (+304.99); S&P 500: 4,173.85 (+61.35)

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