SCHWIETERMAN CATTLE: Choice was +1.80 and select +.28, while cash trade was very active, with nearly 63,000 head trading, as high as $142.50 and $221 in the beef (VIEW REPORT)

SCHWIETERMAN GRAIN: Soybeans were the upside leader overnight and the March contract moved back above the 50-day moving average. Holding gains today would be a big step towards marking the end of this move lower (VIEW REPORT)

GRAIN TRENDS (Short Term/Long Term): CORN: Down/Up; WHEAT: Down/Up; SOYBEANS: Down/Down (VIEW REPORT)

CATTLE TRENDS (Short Term/Long Term): LIVE: Up/Up; FEEDERS: Up/Up (VIEW REPORT)

Short Range Weather: Heavy snow to impact portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest beginning Saturday morning (View Report)

OGALLALA LIVESTOCK: The largest CALF string sold on Thursday at Ogallala Livestock was 163 steers (397#) at $224.00. The average price paid on Thursday for the top 10 calf strings at Ogallala Livestock was $223.40, compared to $195.90 last reported. (VIEW REPORT)

BLUEGRASS LEXINGTON: The largest string sold on Thursday at Bluegrass (Stanford) was 150 steers (715#) at $165.00. The second largest string was 99 steers (594#) at $159.50 (VIEW REPORT)

OGALLALA LIVESTOCK: The largest string sold on Thursday at Ogallala Livestock was 163 steers (397#) at $224.00. The second largest string was 147 steers (748#) at $173.00 (VIEW REPORT)

U.S. CATTLE REPORT: Cattle trade up another $2; Boxed beef back over $270; Daily drop down 34 cents; Slaughter at full throttle, Another monster week for beef exports... (VIEW REPORT)

NATIONAL CALF TRACKER: The largest calf string sold on Thursday was 163 steers (397#) from Ogallala, Nebraska at $224.00. The average price paid on Thursday for the top 10 calf strings was $207.50, compared to $196.83 on Wednesday (VIEW REPORT)

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