Week 30 Slaughter Forecast & July 9 Export Sales

Week 30 Slaughter Forecast & July 9 Export Sales


Market Activity & Analysis

The Jacobsen Hide Index on Friday closed at $14.26 compared to $14.25 Friday the week prior. Big packer steer quotes included HNS from $24, BBS from $19.50 to $21, BS at $14, and CBS at $11 and HTS at $15 FOB plant. 

The Week’s Slaughter Forecast

The Jacobsen slaughter forecast for this week is 650,000 head, and if realized, will be 1,600 head less than the same week last year when it was 651,600.

Cattle slaughter finished last week 650,000 head, down 0.8 percent from a year ago. Over the next six weeks, slaughter is forecast at an average of 662,500 head, up an average of 2.7 percent from the prior six weeks and up 2.1 percent compared to last year. 

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