CATTLE WEIGHTS: U.S. live cattle weights averaged 1,341 pounds in July 2022, up 2 pounds from last month and down 8 pounds from last year

BEEF PRODUCTION: Weekly production reported at 549.0 million pounds, up 0.0% from last week, up 3.5% from last year (EWMP)

CATTLE WEIGHTS: Live weights reported this week at 1,36 lbs., up 5 lbs. from last week, down 9 lbs. from last year (EWMP)

Boxed Beef PM: Choice: $243.75 (-2.33) Select: $220.13 (+0.13); Ch/Se Spread: $23.61; Total Loads: 74 compared to 150 on Thursday

CME LIVESTOCK: Live Cattle: $147.05 (-0.725); Feeder Cattle: $174.175 (-3.15); Hogs: $89.225 (-0.225); Milk: $21.75 (-0.19) (Feeders down $8.12 since 9/19)

CME GRAINS: Corn: $6.775 (+8.00); Soybeans: $13.6475 (-46.00); Wheat: $9.215 (+25.25); Cotton: $85.34 (+0.18) Soybeans down $1.14 since 9/20; Wheat up 72 cents since 9/26

STOCK UPDATE: Dow 30: 28,725.51 (-500.10); Nasdaq: 10,575.62 (-161.89); S&P 500: 3,585.62 (-54.85) (Stock Indexes End Q3 At 1-3/4 Year Lows)

ENERGY PRICES: Crude Oil: $79.49 (-1.74); Heating Oil: $3.2216 (-0.0736); Natural Gas: $6.766 (-0.108)

Weekly cattle slaughter reported at 664K head, compared to 667K last week and 640K last year. YTD slaughter at 25.4 million head, up 1.5% from last year (EWMP)

MEAT PRODUCTION: The United States has produced 20.9 billion pounds of beef and 20.0 billion pounds of pork so far in 2022 (EWMP)

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