The daily read

Friday, August 28, 2026

Beef printed 16 quotes higher, 23 lower, on 1.6x normal volume. Trading down to Select saves less today: the Choice/Select spread narrowed $7.02 to $15.15/cwt. Choice brisket deckle-off boneless is trading below its three week range. Pork derind belly 9-13# broke its run lower and closed up. Beef and pork split: the cutout went one way and the carcass the other. Choice eye of round has closed lower four days in a row. Friday's weekly chicken report: tenders have shed 38% over 13 weeks without a single higher close.
Highlights

Cuts in this read: Brisket, Deckle-off, Bnls · Loin, Short Loin, 0x1 · Derind Belly 9-13# · Chemical Lean, Fresh 85% · Ss Smoker Trim Picnic Vac · Chemical Lean, Fresh 90%

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