The daily read

Monday, August 17, 2026

Latest read
Beef was bid across the board, 32 quotes higher against 7 lower. Trading down to Select saves less today: the Choice/Select spread narrowed $8.75 to $15.31/cwt. Choice beef tenderloin pushed past the top of its three week range. Pork trmd sparerib - med frozen kept climbing: another higher day in a higher week. Beef and pork split: the cutout went one way and the carcass the other. 42% trim combo has closed higher five days in a row. Friday's weekly chicken report: tenders have shed 35% over 11 weeks without a single higher close.
Highlights

Cuts in this read: Loin, Tndrloin, Trmd, Heavy · Trmd Sparerib - Med, Fzn · Brisket Bones, Full Cut, 30#, Fzn · Round, Top Inside, Denuded · Chuck, Roll, Lxl, Neck/off · Loin, Short Loin, 0x1

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